Category Archives: Canada
Into the orange sunset: Alberta NDP MP Linda Duncan won't run again in 2019
EDMONTON - Alberta’s lone NDP member of Parliament is calling it quits. Linda Duncan, the three-term representative for Edmonton Strathcona, announced Tuesday she will not run in next year’...
Aug 28, 2018
Supreme Court asked to hear appeal seeking faster trial on assisted dying
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court is being asked to hear an appeal seeking a faster trial on the constitutionality of Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying. The British Columbia Civil Liberties A...
Aug 28, 2018
Panel to call for 'fund of funds' in Liberals' social finance plan: Documents
OTTAWA - A government-struck expert panel will push the Liberals to craft a new spending tool to fund an experimental pillar in federal social policy to better connect private investors - and their mo...
Aug 28, 2018
Lawyers to set preliminary date next month in case of Quebec gymnastics coach
MONTREAL - Lawyers are expected to set a date next month for a lengthy preliminary hearing in the case of a former gymnastics coach charged with sexual assault. Neither Michel Arsenault nor the main l...
Aug 28, 2018
Shane Doan set to serve as pallbearer at Sen. John McCain's memorial service
PHOENIX - A longtime National Hockey League player from Alberta will serve as a pallbearer at Sen. John McCain’s memorial service. Shane Doan of Halkirk, Alta., who retired after the 2016-17 NHL...
Aug 28, 2018
Canada, U.S. see common ground on autos as three-way NAFTA talks resume
WASHINGTON - Canada and the U.S. agreed Tuesday that one of NAFTA’s most significant hurdles - defining the content rules of North American autos - may have been resolved by Monday’s side ...
Aug 28, 2018
New Brunswick Tories say election will be 'a referendum on carbon tax'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Tory leader is aiming to make the federally mandated carbon tax the defining issue of the campaign for the Sept. 24 provincial election. “I think this electio...
Aug 28, 2018
In the news today, Aug. 28
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Aug. 28 --- FREELAND BACK IN WASHINGTON FOR NAFTA TALKS Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will be back in Washington today to rejoin negotiations amid fr...
Aug 28, 2018
Ontario judge rules in favour of Tesla's push for equal treatment in rebates
Tesla Inc. has secured a minor legal victory in Ontario in its push for equal treatment as the company looks to defend its direct-to-consumer business model in numerous markets. The Ontario case comes...
Aug 27, 2018
Bruin retreats from attack after biting can of bear spray in woman's hand
KANANASKIS, Alta. - Conservation officers say a bear that seriously injured two hikers in a southern Alberta park retreated after biting into a can of bear spray that one of the people was holding. Of...
Aug 27, 2018