Category Archives: Canada
Garneau To Unveil Renewed Campaign Against Pointing Lasers At Planes
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to launch a social media campaign to shine a light on the ongoing problem of people pointing lasers at planes. Transport Minister Marc Garneau is expected to unv...
May 23, 2016
Hearing Loss Awareness Highlighted Throughout May
CANADA – “Sorry you’ll have to repeat that.” A phrase not to be taken lightly for the thousands of Canadians with poor personal hearing habits in an ever increasing noisy world...
May 23, 2016
War Amps Key Tag Service Celebrates Platinum Anniversary
ALBERTA – The War Amps Key Tag Service has reached a major milestone this year. The service entered its 70th year, providing Canadians with a secure method of having lost keys returned to them. ...
May 22, 2016
Don't Forget Palliative Care In Discussing Future Of Assisted Death: Experts
TORONTO - With the intense focus on the looming legalization of physician-assisted dying, the kind of help most Canadians facing death will actually seek for easing their suffering seems to have quiet...
May 22, 2016
New Research Raises Questions About Liberal Plans To Change Parental Leave
OTTAWA - New research shows Canada’s parental leave program leaves out two-fifths of mothers, many of them low-income, and points to a stark divide between families that are “parental-leav...
May 21, 2016
Canada's Inflation Rate Rises to 1.7% in April
CANADA – The annual pace of inflation picked up in April as the impact of lower energy prices moderated. Statistics Canada said Friday that its consumer price index climbed 1.7 per cent in April...
May 20, 2016
Delinquency Rates and Non-Mortgage Debt Are Going Up
OTTAWA - Delinquency rates for non-mortgage loans are on the rise in Canada and it appears the problem can be linked to trouble in the oilpatch, according to credit monitoring agency TransUnion. Trans...
May 18, 2016
Lyme Disease Cases Growing In Canada; Climate Change Cited As Probable Factor
CANADA – An Ottawa conference on Lyme disease has been told the tick-borne illness is on the rise across the country, and global warming is likely partly responsible. Federal Health Minister Jan...
May 16, 2016
Heritage and Culture Minister Seeks to Overhaul CanCon Laws
May 11, 2016
Ghomeshi Sex Assault Case Expected to End Today with Peace Bond, Apology
TORONTO - Jian Ghomeshi is expected to return to a Toronto courtroom today to face another woman who has accused him of sexual assault. However, a source has said the case is expected to end with the ...
May 11, 2016