Category Archives: Canada

O'Toole launches Conservative leadership bid as Raitt edges closer
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Erin O’Toole has joined the growing number of candidates to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper as party leader, a list that is becoming increasingly heavy with...
Oct 14, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 14
Seven stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 14 --- PM TRUDEAU STUMPS IN ALBERTA BYELECTION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was greeted by a couple of thousand enthusiastic supporters last evening at a by...
Oct 14, 2016

Non-hydro renewable power share grows from 2% to 11%, says NEB report
CALGARY - The National Energy Board says a building spree in non-hydroelectric renewable power projects between 2005 and 2015 took its share of overall capacity in Canada from two per cent to 11 per c...
Oct 14, 2016
French PM wraps up two-day Canadian visit with Quebec City events
QUEBEC - French Prime Minister Manuel Valls is wrapping up his two-day Canadian visit with several events today in Quebec City. Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard is hosting Valls and the two will hold...
Oct 14, 2016

Trudeau stumps for Liberal byelection candidate in Tory stronghold
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was greeted by a couple of thousand enthusiastic supporters Thursday evening at a byelection campaign event in Medicine Hat, a southeastern Alberta ...
Oct 13, 2016
Alberta union prepares for biggest round of contract talks with right to strike
EDMONTON - Alberta’s largest union is in no hurry to use its newly won right to strike to squeeze a big raise from the cash-strapped NDP government. The Alberta Union of Provincial Employees (AU...
Oct 13, 2016
Five things on radar of federal government's economic growth council
OTTAWA - Dominic Barton, chair of the federal government’s growth council, gave an update this week on what these economic advisers have on their radar as they look for ways to improve long-term...
Oct 13, 2016
Daring thieves switch pricey diamond with a fake at New Brunswick jewelry store
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Daring thieves stole a $10,000 diamond in a split-second switch with a fake, a New Brunswick jeweller says. “These were pros,” said Wayne Smith, owner of W. Smith and Co...
Oct 13, 2016

The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Oct. 13 FRENCH PM VISITS CANADA, SUPPORTS CLINTON: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been very guarded in commenting on the American election but his French...
Oct 13, 2016
Manitoba politician says opponent told her to take her pants off
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba cabinet minister says she was told to take her pants off in the middle of question period by a male NDP opponent, but the NDP are firmly denying the accusation. Rochelle Squires,...
Oct 13, 2016