Category Archives: Canada
Expats watch U.S. midterms unfold at viewing parties across Canada
TORONTO - American expatriates and political junkies crowded a university library, pubs and other venues across Canada on Tuesday to watch the incoming results of the crucial U.S. midterm congressiona...
Nov 06, 2018
Prime Minister Trudeau dodges questions about mission of absent Liberal MP
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau remained tight-lipped Monday about the mysterious mission of Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio. Di Iorio has not been seen in Ottawa since Parliament resumed sitting Se...
Nov 05, 2018
B.C. attorney general doesn't name Drake, but says casino rules apply to all
VICTORIA - New rules to fight money laundering at provincial casinos will apply universally, British Columbia’s attorney general says. David Eby said Monday he can’t comment on private iss...
Nov 05, 2018
Some of the states and storylines worth watching as U.S. voters head to polls
WASHINGTON - States and storylines for Canadian observers to keep an eye on Tuesday as voters in the U.S. head to the polls for midterm elections: WOMEN: He’s not on the ballot, but Donald Trump...
Nov 05, 2018
Business leaders meet with Trudeau to discuss corporate tax reform, pay equity
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau vaunted his government’s new legislation on pay equity at a conference of female business leaders in Montreal on Monday, and was pressed about how Canada...
Nov 05, 2018
CUPW launches new rotating strikes in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - The union representing Canada Post employees has launched a new round of rotating strikes in Ontario and Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the latest Ontari...
Nov 05, 2018
Rare Mandarin duck at park in Burnaby, B.C., could be an escaped pet
BURNABY, B.C. - A rare duck native to East Asia is making a splash in a lake east of Vancouver and experts believe he is an escaped pet. The Mandarin duck, with his vibrant golden, green and blue plum...
Nov 05, 2018
Saskatchewan to let police release domestic violence records to people at risk
REGINA - Police in Saskatchewan could soon be allowed to release information about someone’s abusive past if they believe that person’s partner may be at risk. Dubbed Clare’s Law, th...
Nov 05, 2018
Irving Pulp and Paper in New Brunswick fined $3.5 million for dumping effluent
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Irving Pulp and Paper Ltd. has been hit with one of largest penalties ever imposed in Canada for an environmental violation. The company, based in Saint John, N.B., was fined $3.5 m...
Nov 05, 2018
Progressive Conservatives set to take power Friday in New Brunswick
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick will get its next minority government on Friday, one week after the Liberals fell on a confidence vote in the provincial legislature. Premier-designate Blaine Higgs, leader...
Nov 05, 2018