Category Archives: Canada
Canada can avoid offending U.S. by pursuing sectoral trade with China: report
OTTAWA - Dozens of experts are urging Canada to choose a surgical, sector-by-sector approach when it comes to expanding its trading relationship with China rather than a sweeping free trade deal that ...
Oct 10, 2018
Montreal police can smoke pot on personal time, must show up to work 'fit for duty'
Montreal police will be allowed to smoke cannabis during their time off as long as they show up to work “fit for duty,” according to the city’s new marijuana policy, which is one of ...
Oct 10, 2018
First Nation sues tug firm, B.C., Canada over fuel spill that caused 'chaos'
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia First Nation whose fishing grounds were soiled by a diesel spill when a tug boat ran aground is suing the owner of the vessel for alleged negligence and the federal and ...
Oct 10, 2018
Ontario government to allow Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets
TORONTO - Ontario will soon allow turban-wearing Sikhs to ride motorcycles without helmets, joining three other provinces in providing the exemption. The Progressive Conservative government said Wedne...
Oct 10, 2018
Toronto election enters home stretch as contenders offer two starkly different visions
TORONTO - A municipal election nearly derailed by a city-province power struggle entered the home stretch on Wednesday as advance polls opened in Toronto, signalling the beginning of the end of a frau...
Oct 10, 2018
Cannabis forbidden for federal prison guards in the 24 hours before a shift
OTTAWA - Federal prison guards and other front-line correctional workers will not be allowed to use cannabis in the 24-hour period before reporting to work. The Correctional Service of Canada’s ...
Oct 10, 2018
Privacy czar asks Federal Court to settle 'right to be forgotten' issue
OTTAWA - A man who says a Google search reveals outdated and highly personal information about him will be the test case that helps a judge decide whether the search engine must remove the links from ...
Oct 10, 2018
Most residents allowed home after pipeline explosion near Prince George, B.C.
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Most residents of a northern B.C. community are being allowed back into their homes after a gas pipeline ruptured, sparking a massive blaze. RCMP say the explosion happened at ab...
Oct 10, 2018
Humboldt officials share lessons from 'overwhelming' hours, days after crash
WINNIPEG - The manager of a Saskatchewan city that lost 16 people in a hockey team bus crash says community officials everywhere need to be trained in how to deal with trauma and mental-health needs f...
Oct 10, 2018
Oil discounts grow as CEOs complain of Canada's competitiveness gap
CALGARY - Discounts on Canadian crude oil widened to multi-year highs on Wednesday as oil and gas executives took turns at a conference pointing out Canada’s competitiveness gap in attracting en...
Oct 10, 2018