Category Archives: Canada

Calgarians vote 'no' to bidding for 2026 Winter Games, in plebiscite
CALGARY - A Calgary bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games is destined to die after the majority of voters said ‘no’ to it. In a plebiscite asking citizens if they want to ho...
Nov 13, 2018

In the news today, Nov. 13
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Nov. 13 --- IN SINGAPORE, TRUDEAU SEEKS MORE TRADE WITH ASIA Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lands in Singapore today, looking for a way to expand trade in southeas...
Nov 13, 2018

'Huge milestone:' Ceremony marks land deal for Lubicon Lake First Nation
LITTLE BUFFALO, Alta. - Their story of poverty and neglect went from northern Alberta to the world and on Tuesday decades of determination paid off when the Lubicon Lake Cree signed a long-awaited tre...
Nov 13, 2018

Trudeau lays down challenge to companies in bid to boost trade with Asia
SINGAPORE - Canadian companies doing business with a bloc of Asian nations need to stick around and do the hard work of building trade ties even after the ink dries on any government-struck trade deal...
Nov 13, 2018

Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry hailed as 'patriot' in political funeral
MONTREAL - Former Quebec premier Bernard Landry planned much of his own funeral service, held Tuesday inside Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica, and his choices ensured the ceremony would be as poli...
Nov 13, 2018
Bus maker New Flyer moves jobs to Kentucky to meet increasing U.S. content rules
WINNIPEG - North America’s largest transit bus and motor coach manufacturer says it’s moving about 90 jobs from Winnipeg to Kentucky due to increasing U.S. content requirements. New Flyer ...
Nov 12, 2018
Canadian Forces safe after attack in Mali; jihadists claim responsibility
GAO, Mali - A car-bomb explosion in northern Mali killed three civilians on Monday, and one group reportedly claimed that Canadian soldiers and other foreign forces were targeted. The Canadian Armed F...
Nov 12, 2018
The great 2026 debate, Calgary's 'yes' and 'no' sides state their cases
CALGARY - The Canadian Press asked the No Calgary Olympics and Yes Calgary 2026 organizations for five points in their arguments against and for the city bidding for the 2026 Olympic Winter and Paraly...
Nov 12, 2018
Calgary 2026 leader expects close vote in Winter Games plebiscite
CALGARY - Scott Hutcheson carries a volunteer medal from the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary with him these days. His parents Bob and Jane relocated from Ontario for a month to donate their time at th...
Nov 12, 2018

Ottawa talking with Pakistan about bringing acquitted woman to Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government is talking with Pakistan about the possibilty of bringing a Pakistani woman, who was recently released from death row, to Canada. Asia Bibi, a Christian, was sentenced ...
Nov 12, 2018