Category Archives: Canada
P.E.I. government announces Summerside as location for centre to offer abortions
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Almost six months after a final capitulation on its long-standing refusal to provide abortions to women in-province, the government of Prince Edward Island has - with minimal fanf...
Sep 16, 2016
Ottawa to pay $24 M in decades-long dispute over Citadel Hill's value
HALIFAX - A decades-long dispute involving a historic fortress in the heart of downtown Halifax has ended with a multimillion-dollar payout from Ottawa to the municipality. The municipality says Ottaw...
Sep 16, 2016
Dolphins rescued after mass-stranding on Prince Edward Island shores
SAVAGE HARBOUR, P.E.I. - Officials with Fisheries and Oceans and Parks Canada will patrol the coastline of Prince Edward Island for the next few days after a stranding of five dolphins there Thursday....
Sep 16, 2016
Compressed timetable for achieving new voting system in time for 2019 election
OTTAWA - Consultations on electoral reform are shifting into high gear as the clock ticks down on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise that the 2015 federal election would be the last conduct...
Sep 16, 2016
Consultations on new voting system move into high gear, consensus elusive so far
OTTAWA - Canadians may not agree on the kind of voting system they want but Maryam Monsef says they do agree on some common principles they want to see in any electoral reform. The democratic institut...
Sep 16, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Sept. 16
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- DOUBTS EXPRESSED OVER TRAVIS VADER VERDICT The long road to a conviction in the deaths of an elderly Alberta couple may take another twist to...
Sep 16, 2016
Trudeau challenges world to pledge more money for AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis
MONTREAL - Canada is challenging the world to step up and pledge money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday on the first day of an international donor con...
Sep 16, 2016
Alberta approves three oilsands projects worth potential $4 billion in investments
CALGARY - The Alberta government has approved three oilsands projects that it says represent about $4 billion of potential investments, though it’s unclear whether any of the projects will go ah...
Sep 15, 2016
Federal defence minister backs off on comments over military and First Nations
WINNIPEG - The Winnipeg Free Press is reporting that federal Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is backing off on comments his office made suggesting he might consider giving direct power to First Nations...
Sep 15, 2016
Shooting sends people scurry from mall in northern Alberta community
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A manhunt was underway late Thursday after two people were injured during a shooting inside a busy shopping mall in Grande Prairie, Alta. RCMP Cpl. Ronald Bumbry confirmed that...
Sep 15, 2016