Category Archives: Canada
Prices easing but Canada's housing market still 'highly vulnerable': CMHC
OTTAWA - Real estate prices may be showing signs of easing but Canada’s housing market remains “highly vulnerable,” according to the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation. The fe...
Oct 25, 2018
Supreme Court won't hear appeal of Quebec legislature's kirpan ban
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada refused on Thursday to hear the appeal of a Sikh man and woman who were prohibited from entering Quebec’s legislature while wearing kirpans. The refusal to h...
Oct 25, 2018
Youth found Manitoba pot ads boring, prompted changes: government documents
WINNIPEG - Before going public with its cannabis awareness ad campaign, the Manitoba government turned to experts for advice - teens and young adults. Three different focus groups with participants fr...
Oct 25, 2018
Countries look to convince Trump to buy into World Trade Organization reforms
OTTAWA - Canada’s trade minister says a small group from the World Trade Organization hope to convince the two biggest economies on the planet to save the beleaguered body, but gave no timeline ...
Oct 25, 2018
Not enough fruits, veggies grown to feed global population a healthy diet: study
The world’s agriculture producers are not growing enough fruits and vegetables to feed the global population a healthy diet, according to new Canadian-led research. The study, published this wee...
Oct 25, 2018
Pot industry players weigh benefits of cross-border travel after latest U.S. statement
TORONTO - Shifting statements from U.S. border officials have prompted some Canadian cannabis industry players to think twice about travelling south of the border, just weeks before a significant pot ...
Oct 25, 2018
Netherlands PM Mark Rutte tells Parliament Brexit is a 'terrible idea'
OTTAWA - Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed shared concern Thursday over the current fate of the international order that both their countries help to create a...
Oct 25, 2018
Federal government confirms new Champlain Bridge won't be ready until 2019
MONTREAL - The new Champlain Bridge slated to open later this year now won’t welcome traffic until sometime in 2019, the federal government confirmed Thursday. Infrastructure Minister Francois-P...
Oct 25, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 25
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 25 --- ROTATING CANADA POST STRIKES CONTINUE Canada Post employees will continue rotating walkouts today in Calgary, Kelowna, B.C., and Sherbrooke, Que. But...
Oct 25, 2018
B.C. man who killed parents and two others as teen granted full parole
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who murdered four people as a teenager and left his two-month-old niece in a room with her dead mother has been granted full parole. James Ruscitti is serving a life...
Oct 25, 2018