Category Archives: Canada
No winning ticket for Friday night's $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. However, there were also 20 Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs and two of them ...
Nov 24, 2018
Former CRA employee charged with accepting bribe from Tony Accurso
MONTREAL - Another former Canada Revenue Agency employee has been charged with taking bribes from one-time Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso, the RCMP announced Friday. Antonio Girardi, 54, a f...
Nov 23, 2018
Private medical clinics win injunction against B.C. law that banned them
VANCOUVER - Private clinics embroiled in a decade-long legal battle against the British Columbia government have scored a victory after a judge ordered an injunction against provisions in a law bannin...
Nov 23, 2018
A timeline of events in an RCMP investigation at the B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A timeline of events surrounding an investigation by the RCMP into staff at the B.C. legislature: January: Alan Mullen is hired by Speaker Darryl Plecas as a special adviser to work on issu...
Nov 23, 2018
PMO says gambling problem prompted Brampton MP's sudden resignation
OTTAWA - Raj Grewal’s sudden resignation as a Liberal MP was prompted by a gambling problem, according to the Prime Minister’s Office. Grewal, who represented the riding of Brampton East, ...
Nov 23, 2018
Ontario creates new French commissioner job after days of backlash over cuts
TORONTO - After days of backlash over its cuts to institutions serving francophones, Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government says it’s making changes meant to recognize the “si...
Nov 23, 2018
Safety board tells Champlain Bridge builders to provide clean toilets for workers
MONTREAL - The workers building the new $4.2-billion Champlain Bridge toil in difficult conditions, high above the St. Lawrence River. But one of their biggest challenges has been to find a clean - an...
Nov 23, 2018
A look at Canada Post's history of strikes, lockouts and a few quiet contracts
OTTAWA - A timeline of Canada Post job action: Between 1965 and 2005: -19 strikes, lockouts and walkouts -Workers legislated back to work in 1987, 1991 and 1997 2007: -No labour disruptions as CUPW st...
Nov 23, 2018
A by-the-numbers look at the federal government's new social finance fund
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is promising almost $800 million for an experimental way to pay for charitable work, charging into the world of “social financing” to help charities and no...
Nov 23, 2018
Alberta premier disappointed with Ottawa's response to oil bottleneck
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she’s disappointed with Ottawa’s lukewarm response to the province’s plan to ease oil bottlenecks by buying more rail cars. She says it&...
Nov 23, 2018