Category Archives: Canada
Campbells to Remove BPA Chemical from its Cans by Mid-2017
CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY: Campbell Soup Co. will stop using the chemical Bisphenol A in its canned products by the middle of next year to reassure consumers worried that the substance may harm their health....
Mar 29, 2016
9-1-1 Emergency Phone Service in Early Stage of Upgrade - CRTC Invites Comment
OTTAWA; The Canadian public is being invited to comment on changes for the next generation of 9-1-1 phone service for emergencies. Features under consideration include text messages, photos and videos...
Mar 29, 2016
Police Say No 'Obvious Signs' Of Foul Play In The Discovery Of Missing Boy
AUSTIN, Man. - Days of searching by hundreds of volunteers for a missing Manitoba toddler have ended with the tragic discovery of the boy’s body in a creek. RCMP Sgt. Bert Paquet told reporters ...
Mar 27, 2016
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