Category Archives: Canada
'Prayed for this:' Honduras police make arrest in Saskatchewan man's death
MARTENSVILLE, Sask. - Verna Martens has amassed a thick file folder of notes and documents and hounded government officials in Canada and Honduras with letters and phone calls since her son was shot a...
Nov 01, 2016
Infrastructure bank a keystone in Liberal economic plan
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are banking on the creation of a new, arm’s-length lending machine that could leverage billions in public money and turn it into new highways, bridges and transit p...
Nov 01, 2016
Highlights from Tuesday's economic statement by Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA - Some highlights from Tuesday’s economic statement, delivered in the House of Commons by federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau: - The deficit for 2016-17 is expected to be $25.1 billion,...
Nov 01, 2016
Feds turn to infrastructure bank for economic help amid deeper deficit outlook
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s latest update on federal finances shows that slow growth is taking a toll on the books - but they say they have a cure: a long-term plan to attract billions in ...
Nov 01, 2016
Former Richmond warden leaves N.S. Liberal job amid expense, donation scandal
HALIFAX - A key figure in a political contribution and municipal expense scandal has been fired by the Nova Scotia Liberal caucus amid questions about how the McNeil government is handling an issue no...
Nov 01, 2016
Bad weather could delay impending efforts to lift sunken tug from B.C. coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - The Heiltsuk Nation on British Columbia’s central coast says salvage crews are ready to begin the process of raising a sunken tug for removal from Seaforth Channel. But a rel...
Nov 01, 2016
Canada Post replacing locks on thousands of community mailboxes
TORONTO - Canada Post is replacing the locks on thousands of community mailboxes after an “unacceptable” number of customers had their mailboxes frozen shut last winter. Spokesman Jon Hami...
Nov 01, 2016
Tracking of journalist highlights need for guidance to courts: privacy czar
OTTAWA - Police surveillance of a Montreal journalist’s smartphone suggests a need for clearer federal guidance to the courts, Canada’s privacy czar says. Parliament has a role to play in ...
Nov 01, 2016
Attempt to avert potential N.S. teachers strike falls apart over 'preconditions'
HALIFAX - An attempt to avert a potential teachers strike in Nova Scotia hit a dead end after the government and union couldn’t agree on terms for conciliation by the Tuesday deadline. The conci...
Nov 01, 2016
TD Bank raises prime rate for variable-rate mortgages to 2.85 per cent
TORONTO - TD Bank (TSX:TD) raised the interest rate it charges customers with variable-rate mortgages amid the changes to the mortgage insurance rules announced by Ottawa last month. The big Canadian ...
Nov 01, 2016