Category Archives: Canada

Body of Missing 2 Year Old Boy Found in Creek
Austin, Manitoba: The body of Chase Martens, a two-year-old boy who went missing from his rural Manitoba home earlier this week, was found in a nearby creek on Saturday afternoon, RCMP confirm. The to...
Mar 26, 2016

Finance Minister Morneau says Review of Federal Tax Breaks is Coming
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the Liberal government has only begun to clean up the tax code with his first federal budget and that a more detailed review is coming. Morneau’s big-...
Mar 25, 2016

Liberals' maiden 'sunny ways' budget showers spending, deficits to spur growth
OTTAWA - The new Liberal government delivered a sunny ways budget Tuesday brimming with optimism and billion-dollar spending increases spread across a wide spectrum of society. But the bold effort to ...
Mar 23, 2016

Some highlights from the federal Liberal government's 2016 budget
OTTAWA - Some of the highlights of the federal budget tabled Tuesday by Liberal Finance Minister Bill Morneau: - A deficit of $29.4 billion in 2016-17, nearly three times the $10 billion promised duri...
Mar 22, 2016

Some Canadians turn off the lights for 10th edition of Earth Hour
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was one of many Canadians who joined millions around the world Saturday night in turning off their lights for Earth Hour. Government buildings and monuments ac...
Mar 21, 2016

Keeping retirement age at 65: PM shares some budget plans with New York audience
NEW YORK - Next week’s federal budget will restore the eligibility for old-age security to 65 as promised, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Thursday, committing to undo one of his predece...
Mar 18, 2016

Father of Terry Fox Dies at Age 80
VANCOUVER: It’s a name known and remembered arond the world. Terry fox became an icon of courage and stamina as he tried to outrun cancer. Unfortunately, his cross Canada erun was cut short, whe...
Mar 08, 2016

Consumers Offered New Viewing Options as CRTC-Mandated Pick-and-Play Take Effect
OTTAWA: As of March 1st, Canadian TV viewers have a choice between their beefy cable or satellite services or a slimmed-down service dubbed “skinny basic.” Cable and satellite TV companies...
Mar 01, 2016

Blood Donation Challenge to Share Personal Stories
CANADA – Canadian Blood Services is looking for 20,000 people to take part in its Giving Life Challenge. The challenge utilizes social media to share personal stories from those who have had to ...
Feb 27, 2016
NewsAlert: Help Dying Should Be Widely Available, With Few Restrictions: Report
OTTAWA - A special parliamentary committee says medical assistance in dying should be made available with few obstacles to Canadians who are suffering from grievous and irremediable medical conditions...
Feb 25, 2016