Category Archives: Canada
First day of spring brings another day of heat to many parts of B.C.
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is welcoming the first day of spring with another day of record-breaking warmth. Environment Canada says a massive ridge of high pressure is camped over the province, keep...
Mar 20, 2019
Montreal to remove crucifix from council chamber and place it in museum
MONTREAL - The City of Montreal announced Wednesday it will take down the crucifix that has hung in its council chamber for more than 80 years and move it to a new home. The issue of crucifixes in leg...
Mar 20, 2019
Prime minister defends Liberal budget measures as sales effort gets underway
OTTAWA - The Liberals will happily run on their economic record in the upcoming federal election campaign, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, despite the billions of dollars they’ve a...
Mar 20, 2019
Extra project cash for cities needed to end-run laggard provinces, Morneau says
OTTAWA - A one-time $2.2-billion windfall in the federal budget to help Canadian cities improve roads, bridges, highways and water systems won’t become an annual tradition, Finance Minister Bill...
Mar 20, 2019
In the news today, March 20
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, March 20 --- DRUG TREATMENT LACKING IN PRISON: EX-INMATE A recently released prisoner from the Atlantic Institution in New Brunswick says he filed 70 complaints...
Mar 20, 2019
Ex-prisoner says no addiction help available as he feared return behind bars
VANCOUVER - Memories of vomiting, diarrhea and unrelenting stomach pain as he withdrew from opioids in prison had Rob MacDonald repeatedly asking for addiction treatment before he left a maximum-secur...
Mar 20, 2019
No tax hikes in Saskatchewan budget, but cash for mental health
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is holding the line on taxes as it returns to a balanced budget that provides funding for mental health, volunteer firefighters and intersection safety. Finance Mi...
Mar 20, 2019
QuickQuotes on the 2019 federal budget
OTTAWA - Quick reactions to the 2019 federal budget: The opposition would like to see us make cuts very rapidly - their idea is balance the budget at any cost. Well, if we had taken that approach in 2...
Mar 19, 2019
Crash-prone Quebec ferry removed from service as inspection raises serious doubt
MONTREAL - A Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigator says a ferry that has been removed from service in Quebec after two recent collisions was already badly damaged before the accidents. Th...
Mar 19, 2019
Sen. Beyak broke Senate's code of conduct by posting racist letters
OTTAWA - The Senate’s ethics officer says Sen. Lynn Beyak violated the upper chamber’s conflict-of-interest code by posting racist letters about Indigenous people on her website. Pierre Le...
Mar 19, 2019