Category Archives: Canada
Recommendations from the Transportation Safety Board on fishing vessels
RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board issued recommendations to the Transport Department on Wednesday aimed at the commercial fishing industry after the capsizing in September 2015 of a ves...
Dec 14, 2016
Judge delays ruling for police officers in shooting of New Brunswick businessman
BATHURST, N.B. - Two police officers charged in the fatal shooting of a New Brunswick businessman they mistakenly thought was involved in the drug trade won’t find out until next year whether th...
Dec 14, 2016
N.S. to resume talks with teachers union, as NSGEU reject tentative deal
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government made a bid for peace with the province’s teachers union Wednesday, while another labour battle was brewing with public servants. Premier Stephen McNeil asked...
Dec 14, 2016
Ashley Madison's parent company pays US$1.6M in settlements with U.S. government
TORONTO - The Toronto-based parent company of the infidelity dating site Ashley Madison said Wednesday it hoped to have turned the page after reaching settlements in an investigation led by the U.S. F...
Dec 14, 2016
Scientists unsure what killed tens of thousands of herring: 'A bit of a mystery'
HALIFAX - Scientists remain baffled by what has caused tens of thousands of dead herring to wash ashore along Nova Scotia’s southwestern coast, despite a battery of tests. “What it is, is ...
Dec 14, 2016
New food labels to group sugars in ingredients list, aid comparison shopping
OTTAWA - New food labelling amendments announced Wednesday by Health Canada are designed to make it easier to compare serving sizes on different products while shopping. With the new labels, Canadians...
Dec 14, 2016
Liberal campaign set up volunteers in office rented from Canada 2020
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party of Canada temporarily expanded its campaign headquarters during the federal election last year by renting office space from Canada 2020, a not-for-profit organization founde...
Dec 14, 2016
Phoenix pay system plays role in donation shortfall in workplace campaign
OTTAWA - One of the biggest workplace fundraising campaigns in Canada will fall short of its $19-million goal this holiday season - and the Grinch in the works is the federal pay system that handles m...
Dec 14, 2016
Privacy watchdog recommends better privacy protection in electoral reform survey
OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog has opened a formal investigation into the Trudeau government’s much-maligned online survey on electoral reform, which asks participants to disclose detaile...
Dec 14, 2016
'Grinch' steals donations from Christmas display on Prince Edward Island
NORTH RUSTICO, P.E.I. - A P.E.I. couple who collect charitable donations from people visiting their elaborate Christmas display says the donation box has been stolen. The box containing an undisclosed...
Dec 14, 2016