Category Archives: Canada
Liberals detail homelessness program, set to unveil anti-poverty law
OTTAWA - Cities looking for more federal cash and a more regular flow of money to tackle poverty are being told that they will be able to tap into $1.25 billion over the next nine years through the Li...
Nov 05, 2018
Elgar Petersen, namesake for the Humboldt Broncos' home rink, dies at 82
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Elgar Petersen was famous in Humboldt, Sask., for his love and support of the Broncos hockey team, but it was in the wake of the tragic bus crash in April that his name suddenly beca...
Nov 04, 2018
Puppies stranded on cliff in B.C. find 'forever' homes with rescue crew members
MISSION, B.C. - Two St. Bernard-cross puppies who spent four days on a cliff in a rural area of British Columbia’s Fraser Valley have landed what the local SPCA branch manager says are their bes...
Nov 04, 2018
Ontario Proud's arrival on federal scene renews fears about third party collusion
OTTAWA - A conservative political advocacy group that was instrumental in taking down the Liberals in Ontario is going national, aiming to do to Justin Trudeau what it did to Kathleen Wynne. But the a...
Nov 04, 2018
How the First World War upended Canada's political, social and economic norms
OTTAWA - The legacy of the First World War will be omnipresent when Canadians stop on Sunday - the 100th anniversary of the end of the War to End All Wars - to pay tribute to those who sacrificed for ...
Nov 04, 2018
One dead after 2 planes crash in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Paramedics say one person is dead after two small planes crashed mid-air in Ottawa on Sunday morning. Ottawa police say the collision occurred over the west end of the city just after 10 a.m....
Nov 04, 2018
Indigenous people worry Saskatchewan trespassing plan may stoke racial tensions
A Saskatchewan grandmother who was confronted by a farmer with a gun says changing trespassing laws probably won’t stop crime but could increase racial tension. Angela Bishop, a Metis lawyer, wa...
Nov 04, 2018
Quebec's first male midwife feeling at home in uncharted territory
MONTREAL - While the word “midwife” seems to suggest a feminine-only practice, the first Quebec man to enter the profession is adamant that he doesn’t need a different title. Louis M...
Nov 04, 2018
All-consuming midterm battles heat up as U.S. campaigns near the end
COLUMBUS, Ohio - It’s hard to blame America’s body politic - shaken by pipe bombs in the mail, a synagogue shooting and Donald Trump’s unrelenting torrent of angry campaign invective...
Nov 04, 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 04, 2018