Category Archives: Canada
Famed anti-poverty activist Harry Leslie Smith dies in Ontario hospital at 95
The son of internet-famed anti-poverty activist Harry Leslie Smith, a war veteran who campaigned to ensure that the sins of the past were not repeated by future generations, is vowing to lead his late...
Nov 28, 2018
In the news today, Nov. 28
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 28 --- UNION HEAD CALLS FOR TARIFFS ON GM CARS The head of the union representing workers at General Motors’ car plant in Oshawa, Ont., says the comp...
Nov 28, 2018
Saskatchewan, PEI best places to install solar panels on your home, NEB says
OTTAWA - Installing solar panels already makes sense for most homeowners in Saskatchewan and Ontario but the National Energy Board says the abundance of cheap hydroelectricity in Quebec and Manitoba m...
Nov 28, 2018
Trudeau campaigns for byelection candidate in tough eastern Ontario riding
KEMPTVILLE, Ont. - A byelection candidate Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau stumped for in eastern Ontario Tuesday says she believes their party is gaining momentum in territory the Conservatives have own...
Nov 27, 2018
Premier defends B.C. Speaker, says his 'impartiality not in question'
VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he has confidence in legislature Speaker Darryl Plecas even though he wishes the events of the last week at British Columbia’s legislature had unfolded differ...
Nov 27, 2018
Conviction quashed for Manitoba man who spent 23 years behind bars
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man who spent 23 years in prison for first-degree murder had his conviction quashed by the province’s Court of Appeal Tuesday. A panel of three judges ruled that Frank Ostr...
Nov 27, 2018
Conviction quashed for Manitoba man who spent 23 years behind bars
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man who spent 23 years in prison for first-degree murder had his conviction quashed by the province’s Court of Appeal Tuesday. A panel of three judges ruled that Frank Ostr...
Nov 27, 2018
How an extra EI benefits program from 2016 could affect how feds help GM workers
OTTAWA - The federal government finds itself being asked to consider extra employment insurance benefits to help cushion the blow for workers at the General Motors plant in Oshawa, Ont., that GM plans...
Nov 27, 2018
New tax credit could pay for two months access to online news sites
OTTAWA - A tax credit Ottawa is promising to encourage more Canadians to pay for online news will roughly cover two months of a digital subscription fee. The tax credit is one of three components of a...
Nov 27, 2018
Goodale hints prison needle programs could be changed
OTTAWA - Prison needle-exchange programs that guards say will endanger their health and safety could get another look with an eye to changes, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale signalled Tuesday. Th...
Nov 27, 2018