Category Archives: Canada

Trudeau says he's surprised, puzzled by Wilson-Raybould's resignation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he was “surprised and disappointed” by Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation Tuesday from his cabinet - one day after he’d touted her c...
Feb 12, 2019
Budget watchdog says federal deficit this year to be $16.1 billion
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog is projecting the federal deficit this fiscal year will come in $2.1 billion lower than the Liberals have predicted. Yves Giroux’s office chalks up the...
Feb 12, 2019
Small-business lobby group sharpens criticism of Liberals' carbon-tax program
OTTAWA - An organization of small-business owners that helped spearhead a public campaign against the Trudeau government’s tax-change proposals for private corporations is sharpening its critici...
Feb 12, 2019

RCMP says dismantled network laundered tens of millions in drug money
MONTREAL - A sophisticated money laundering ring with international tentacles was behind hundreds of millions of dollars in transactions until it was dismantled this week, federal authorities said Tue...
Feb 12, 2019

In the news today, Feb. 12
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 12 --- BISSONNETTE SENTENCE TOO HARSH: PARENTS The parents of a man behind the deadly Quebec City mosque attack have issued an open letter questioning the se...
Feb 12, 2019
Smaller companies fear they'll be unable to pass on carbon tax costs: poll
OTTAWA - A large proportion of small- and medium-sized businesses soon to be subjected to Ottawa’s carbon tax worry they’ll be unable to pass along the bulk of the extra costs to their cus...
Feb 12, 2019

Alexandre Bissonnette's parents issue open letter calling sentence too harsh
QUEBEC - The parents of a man behind the deadly Quebec City mosque attack have issued an open letter questioning the severity of the minimum 40-year sentence handed down to their son last week. Alexan...
Feb 11, 2019

Quebec government creates guidelines to control problem hockey parents
MONTREAL - Parents of minor hockey players in Quebec will now be required to make sure their conduct in the stands measures up to new guidelines set by the provincial government. The Education Departm...
Feb 11, 2019

National youth policy a matter of 'managing expectations'
OTTAWA - Three years after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised a national youth policy, the federal government is still trying to determine what it should include. Trudeau appointed himself the min...
Feb 11, 2019
Doctors launch organization to fight for stronger gun laws in Canada
TORONTO - A group of doctors has launched a new organization to fight for stronger gun laws in Canada, arguing that gun violence is devastating their patients and communities. Canadian Doctors for Pro...
Feb 11, 2019