Category Archives: Canada
Provinces set stage for tough round of health funding negotiations
OTTAWA - Provincial officials are setting the stage for a tough round of negotiations when they meet the federal health minister this week in Toronto to discuss the future of health-care funding. Spea...
Oct 16, 2016
Lack of black box makes probe into fatal plane crash difficult: expert
KELOWNA, B.C. - An aviation expert says determining what caused a fatal plane crash near Kelowna, B.C., will be especially difficult because the aircraft didn’t have flight recording devices. In...
Oct 16, 2016
Wikileaks highlights: What's in those hacked emails Trump is talking about
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is fuming at the media. He’s upset they’re focusing on his sexual conduct, instead of the emails being posted to the Wikileaks site. His erratic response to gropi...
Oct 16, 2016
Quebec City police investigating alleged sexual assaults at Laval University
Quebec City police say they’re investigating several reports of sexual assaults that allegedly took place in Laval University residences over the weekend. Police spokesman Jean Pelletier says au...
Oct 16, 2016
Researchers in N.L. have new theory in debate about fossils
MISTAKEN POINT, N.L. - Researchers in Newfoundland and Labrador say they may have have unlocked a 575-million-year-old “enigma” embedded in the sea floor at the southeast tip of the Avalon...
Oct 16, 2016
Justice minister expected to reveal plans for victim surcharge this week
OTTAWA - The Liberals are moving towards changing the controversial mandatory victim surcharge brought in by the previous Conservative government, with the federal justice minister expected to introdu...
Oct 16, 2016
Winnipeg police warn two 17-year-olds after multiple creepy clown reports
WINNIPEG - Two teenaged boys in Winnipeg escaped with only a warning after police say they responded to a report of clowns chasing people. Police say the report claimed one of the clowns was armed, an...
Oct 16, 2016
Some of the dozens of federal consultations currently underway
OTTAWA - Some of the dozens of current federal consultations: Canada Post: A review of the post office - battered by a steep drop in letter mail - to ensure Canadians receive quality services at a rea...
Oct 16, 2016
A year later, Liberals are busy consulting, but are they truly listening?
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s Liberals swept to power last October with a promise of a more open government that better reflects the values and expectations of Canadians. A year later, they’re...
Oct 16, 2016
China's billionaires club of entrepreneurs embarks on cross-Canada tour
OTTAWA - A group of powerful Chinese business leaders set off on an eight-day Canadian tour Sunday that will connect them with Canada’s corporate and political elite, including Prime Minister Ju...
Oct 16, 2016