Category Archives: Canada
Survey finds growing disconnect between Canadians and nature
TORONTO - A survey for the Nature Conservancy of Canada indicates Canadians feel happier when they are connected to nature, but fewer are making the effort to get out of the house. The online survey o...
Sep 27, 2018
In the news today, Sept. 27
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 27 ___ TRUMP LETS LOOSE ON NAFTA, FREELAND, TRUDEAU U.S. President Donald Trump let Canada know how he really feels Wednesday - sharpening his tariff threa...
Sep 27, 2018
Feds try to pull cloak of secrecy over court case on pipeline spy allegations
OTTAWA - Federal lawyers want closed-door hearings in a high-profile court case about allegations of Canadian Security Intelligence Service spying on anti-pipeline activists. The civil liberties group...
Sep 27, 2018
Ontario could see up to 1,000 private pot shops after cannabis legalization
TORONTO - Ontario could have up to 1,000 private pot shops after recreational cannabis is legalized, the province’s Progressive Conservatives said Thursday, significantly more stores than planne...
Sep 27, 2018
Former Saskatchewan deputy premier, senator Eric Berntson dead at 77
SASKATOON - Eric Berntson, a former Saskatchewan and federal politician who served jail time for fraud, has died. He was 77. Berntson first entered provincial politics in 1975 when he won the Souris-C...
Sep 26, 2018
Toronto firm sues Ticketmaster over alleged "double-dip commissions"
TORONTO - A Toronto-based law firm has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against Ticketmaster, alleging the ticket-selling giant has been taking “double-dip commissions” on the resa...
Sep 26, 2018
Plan in place to move homeless campers from provincial park to housing: Minister
LANGFORD, B.C. - The B.C. government says a plan is in place to provide shelter and housing for all homeless campers currently staying at Goldstream Provincial Park, and those who remain past Tuesday ...
Sep 26, 2018
A brief look at provincial approaches to recreational marijuana sales
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative government has unveiled more details on its plan to sell recreational cannabis. Here’s a look at provincial and territorial plans to date. – Britis...
Sep 26, 2018
Trudeau pleads for more decorum as debate in House of Commons reaches new lows
OTTAWA - As grisly details of the rape and death of eight-year-old Tori Stafford were being recounted by a Conservative MP during question period Wednesday, some MPs reacted with gasps of revulsion. B...
Sep 26, 2018
'Jackhammer' wire helps crack open fully blocked coronary arteries: researchers
TORONTO - In what’s being touted as a world first, Montreal researchers have been able to bust open coronary arteries completely blocked with calcium deposits using an innovative device that pro...
Sep 26, 2018