Category Archives: Canada
Fentanyl crisis coming to Ontario, police and community groups warn
Ontario police and community groups are raising the alarm that a fentanyl crisis could be looming as synthetic versions of the drug appear across the province. An advisory released Monday by the Ontar...
Aug 29, 2016
Libs looking at foreign workers for liquefied gas projects
OTTAWA - The federal labour minister was told earlier this year to give a positive signal to liquefied natural gas companies on the use of temporary foreign workers, but only if Canadians were conside...
Aug 29, 2016
Fentanyl crisis coming to Ontario, police and community groups warn
Ontario police and community groups are raising the alarm that a fentanyl crisis could be looming as synthetic versions of the drug appear across the province. An advisory released Monday by the Ontar...
Aug 28, 2016
Canadian workers at Detroit Three automakers give union strike mandate
TORONTO - The union representing workers at the Canadian operations of the major American automakers has received a strike mandate from its members as it prepares to negotiate contracts. Unifor says i...
Aug 28, 2016
Bangladeshi Canadian community disavows alleged militant killed over weekend
OTTAWA - Members of Canada’s Bangladeshi community disavowed an Ontario resident killed over the weekend who Bangladesh police say masterminded a terrorist attack last month. Tamim Chowdhury was...
Aug 28, 2016
MP accuses comedian of "triggering" her with mocking photo of Stephen Harper
Comedian Mark Critch has removed a photo mocking former prime minister Stephen Harper from his Instagram account following a barrage of tweets from a Conservative MP that included obscenities. Calgary...
Aug 28, 2016
Postal workers delay possible job action for 24 hours as contract talks continue
OTTAWA - The threat of possible job action by Canada Post workers has been placed on hold for 24 hours. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers made the announcement in a statement issued late Sunday nig...
Aug 28, 2016
China seeks to ease human rights worries amid 'new opportunity' with Trudeau
OTTAWA - With Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to embark on his first official visit to China, the Chinese government is trying to ease concerns about its human rights record as a way to encourage a ...
Aug 28, 2016
No tailings ponds, but in situ oilsands still release toxic contaminants: study
The first study of pollution from unconventional oilsands mines has concluded that so-called in-situ techniques also introduce contaminants into the environment. The results, which are from a Universi...
Aug 28, 2016
Tories twice rejected rule change that could have opened doors for more refugees
OTTAWA - In spite of relentless pressure to help Syrians flee the perils of civil war, Canada’s former Conservative government twice rejected a proposal last year to make it easier for Canadians...
Aug 28, 2016