Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau criticized for tweet to Trevor Noah pledging $50M charity gift
OTTAWA - Canada will contribute $50 million to a global charity for children’s education, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tweeted to comedian Trevor Noah, a pledge that quickly drew criticism both...
Dec 03, 2018
How 2019 could bring Canada's first Green government - on tiny P.E.I.
Tiny Prince Edward Island has long embraced the politically unusual: it had the first premier of non-European heritage, the first elected woman premier and the first openly gay male premier. Now, poll...
Dec 03, 2018
Canadians should be concerned democracy is under threat in Hungary: Ignatieff
The political machinations that have recently forced an American university to cease operations in Hungary should serve as a warning about the growing global threat of authoritarian regimes, current s...
Dec 03, 2018
Canadian astronaut Saint-Jacques 'astounded' by voyage to space station
LONGUEUIL, Que. - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques boarded the International Space Station Monday afternoon, declaring himself “astounded” by the journey and excited for the discover...
Dec 03, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 3
Three stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 3 --- ALBERTA SLASHING OIL PRODUCTION TO HELP DEAL WITH LOW PRICES Premier Rachel Notley is ordering a cut to oil production to deal with a price crisis that...
Dec 03, 2018
Newly discovered cave in B.C. park might be the largest in Canada
VANCOUVER - A newly discovered cave in a remote valley in British Columbia’s Wells Gray Provincial Park might just be the country’s largest. The feature was spotted by a helicopter crew fr...
Dec 03, 2018
Mother, CFL players weep: Trial hears how Calgary Stampeder Mylan Hicks died
CALGARY - Players with the Calgary Stampeders wiped away tears Monday as they relived the shooting death of a teammate outside a nightclub more than two years ago. Derek Dennis was the first witness a...
Dec 03, 2018
People in Halifax consume the most cannabis, wastewater testing suggests
HALIFAX - A new study from Statistics Canada draws data from an unexpected source to suggest Halifax has the highest rate of cannabis consumption per capita among five urban centres across the country...
Dec 02, 2018
Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques set to blast off to space on Monday
MONTREAL - Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques won’t be carrying much with him when he leaves Earth to blast off to the International Space Station on Monday. If all goes according to plan, h...
Dec 02, 2018
Car quotas and labour rights: Two key changes in the newly signed USMCA
OTTAWA - Initial analysis on the final text of the new North American trade pact Canada signed on Friday is pointing to two changes - one potentially helpful for the auto sector, the other potentially...
Dec 02, 2018