Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa to run bigger-than-expected deficits over coming years: budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal government is on track to run slightly deeper deficits than it’s been predicting for each of the next few years, says a new analysis released Tuesday by the parliamentary bu...
Oct 23, 2018
Feds face calls to open Saudi deal after PM says cancelling would cost taxpayers
OTTAWA - The controversy surrounding Canada’s $15-billion deal to sell armoured vehicles to Saudi Arabia got deeper on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed that taxpayers would pay...
Oct 23, 2018
One-day Toronto strike has 'significant impact' on operations, says Canada Post
OTTAWA - A 24-hour strike at two of Canada’s busiest postal sorting plants Tuesday forced delays in shipments of tens of thousands of letters and parcels across the country as Canada Post employ...
Oct 23, 2018
Luxury home sales drop 35% in Toronto and Vancouver; high-end condo sales up
TORONTO - Sales of luxury homes in two of Canada’s most expensive cities fell this year, as the high-end real estate market continued to feel the impact of foreign buyers taxes. Realty brokerage...
Oct 23, 2018
Fisheries minister meets with stakeholders to discuss right whale protections
HALIFAX - The federal fisheries minister met with fishermen, industry representatives and marine scientists Tuesday to discuss the impact of restrictions put in place to protect North Atlantic right w...
Oct 23, 2018
Federal carbon tax rebates will exceed the cost for most people affected
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged more than $2 billion in annual carbon tax rebates Tuesday as his Liberal government tried to persuade Canadians that putting a price on pollution is the ...
Oct 23, 2018
N.B. Liberals seek 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s minority Liberal government has presented a throne speech with a bit of something for everyone, but it may not be enough to survive a confidence vote in the coming ...
Oct 23, 2018
Coast Guard planning to use 'interim' icebreakers from Davie for decades
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard says three “interim” icebreakers that were recently purchased without a competition will be used for the next 15 to 20 years. Coast guard officials reveal...
Oct 23, 2018
Woman testifies ex-gymnastics coach kissed her on the lips when she was 12
A woman who accused her former gymnastics coach of sexual assault told his trial on Tuesday that the man controlled every aspect of her life when she was training with him as a teenager. The complaina...
Oct 23, 2018
'Reduce costs at all costs:' Child welfare agencies worried about block funding
WINNIPEG - Some child-welfare agencies in Manitoba are worried they will be pushed into a new provincial funding model they say will put vulnerable Indigenous children at risk. “The block fundin...
Oct 23, 2018