Category Archives: Canada
Netflix tells Canadian Heritage it makes 'substantial' investments in Canada
TORONTO - Netflix makes “substantial” investments in film and TV productions in Canada and should not face regulation, argues the streaming company in a submission to Canadian HeritageR...
Nov 24, 2016
Toronto mayor wants tolls on major highways into Canada's most populous city
TORONTO - The mayor of Canada’s most populous city announced a plan Thursday to impose tolls on two major highways in and out of Toronto’s downtown core - a move experts said could pave th...
Nov 24, 2016
Federal agency approved Chinese wall of privacy for visiting delegation
OTTAWA - Public inconvenience and traffic flow - not the rights of protesters - were the deciding factors when a federal agency approved a visiting Chinese delegation’s request for a privacy fen...
Nov 24, 2016
Business executives urge 'bold leadership' on climate policy from PM, premiers
OTTAWA - Canadian corporate executives whose companies together employ more than a million people are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers to press ahead with collective climate actio...
Nov 24, 2016
Thieves targeting crack pipes and copper wire drive oilpatch crimes spike: RCMP
CALGARY - When it comes to protecting thousands of remote oil and gas well sites scattered across Alberta’s prairies and foothills, RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters is more concerned about crack addicts ...
Nov 24, 2016
Eight stories in the news Thursday, Nov. 24
Eight stories in the news for Thuesday, Nov. 24 --- TRUDEAU BEGINS AFRICA TRIP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Liberia Thursday as he begins a trip to Africa that will also take him to the su...
Nov 24, 2016
PM Trudeau in Africa recognizes different pace in respecting human rights
MONROVIA, Liberia - Africa and the rest of the world will never achieve peace and stability without empowering women and girls - and encouraging men to support them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said...
Nov 24, 2016
Anti-poverty groups calls on Liberals to make immediate changes to child benefit
OTTAWA - An anti-poverty group is calling on the federal government to make a small change to its key measure to combat child poverty rates to ensure families aren’t left behind as the cost of l...
Nov 23, 2016
Pediatrician group wants government to protect youth when recreational pot legalized
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging the federal government to take steps to protect children and youth should it follow through on its plan to legalize recreational marijuana next year...
Nov 23, 2016
Opposition says billion-dollar Saskatchewan deficit can be blamed on government
REGINA - The Saskatchewan economy has dominated debate in the Saskatchewan legislature for a second day. Opposition critic Warren McCall said Wednesday the billion-dollar deficit is due to mismanageme...
Nov 23, 2016