Category Archives: Canada
Six stories in the news today, Sept. 7
Six stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- CANADIANS FINDINGS IT HARD TO SAVE: SURVEY A new poll suggests that about half of working Canadians would be hard-pressed to meet their financ...
Sep 07, 2016
Half of working Canadians living paycheque to paycheque, says survey
TORONTO - A new poll suggests that about half of working Canadians would be hard-pressed to meet their financial obligations if their paycheque was delayed for a week. The survey released Wednesday by...
Sep 07, 2016
Toronto area's home sales, average prices hit record highs in August
TORONTO - Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area hit a record last month as fewer homeowners put their properties up for sale, the city’s real estate board said Wednesday. The Toronto Real Estat...
Sep 07, 2016
Bank of Canada raises concerns about economy, holds interest rate at 0.5%
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada struck a note of caution Wednesday as it held its key interest rate target steady at 0.5 per cent and raised concerns after the export sector disappointed earlier this year...
Sep 07, 2016
Ottawa to invest $93.7 million in ocean research centre headquartered in Halifax
HALIFAX - Ocean research on Canada’s East Coast received a major boost Tuesday when the federal government announced nearly $94 million in funding over seven years for a new institute based at D...
Sep 06, 2016
Saskatchewan miners briefly stuck underground after small earthquake
ROCANVILLE, Sask. - Some people were shaken awake and some miners stuck underground in southeast Saskatchewan when a magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit early Monday morning. Earthquakes Canada said it happe...
Sep 06, 2016
Wrong fuel caused northern Manitoba plane to crash, injuring eight
WINNIPEG - A new report by the Transportation Safety Board of Canada found use of the wrong fuel and inadequate supervision were to blame for a small plane crash near Thompson, Man., that injured eigh...
Sep 06, 2016
Northwest Territories gets $69M to upgrade transit, sewer, water infrastructure
EDMONTON - The federal government is giving $69 million to improve public transit, sewer and drinking water in the Northwest Territories. Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi made the announcement Tu...
Sep 06, 2016
B.C. government will not reconsider tax on foreign homebuyers, says premier
VANCOUVER - The plunge in real estate sales and deceleration in price increases in the Vancouver area last month were exactly what the government was trying to manoeuvre, and Premier Christy Clark say...
Sep 06, 2016
Government to stop using ISIL, will refer instead to Daesh
OTTAWA - The Liberal government will no longer refer to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and will instead call the group by a different, potentially insulting name: Daesh. Public Safety Minist...
Sep 06, 2016