Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia launching immigration program aimed at luring daycare workers
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia says it has arranged to make use of a fast-track federal immigration program to help it recruit qualified childcare workers. Lena Diab, the minister responsible for the province&...
Aug 02, 2018
Ontario launching constitutional challenge of federal carbon tax plan
TORONTO - Ontario is launching a legal battle against the federal government over its carbon tax plan, a costly move critics say has little chance of succeeding. Environment Minister Rod Phillips and ...
Aug 02, 2018
NDP's Singh urges feds to immediately allow cities to ban handguns
OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is urging the prime minister to immediately give cities the leeway to ban handguns. In a lengthy letter Thursday to Justin Trudeau outlining a long-term appro...
Aug 02, 2018
Winnipeg's Belgian Club takes year off from festival after controversial meeting
WINNIPEG - A cultural club in Winnipeg that hosted a meeting of an organization which touts reducing immigration, deporting asylum seekers and banning burqas has pulled out of the city’s annual ...
Aug 02, 2018
Case of Inuk woman missing six days after release from custody subject of probe
MONTREAL - The disappearance of an Inuk woman for six days after she was released from Montreal police custody at about midnight is raising questions about whether authorities followed proper procedur...
Aug 02, 2018
N.S. police to review drink-tampering response as another woman comes forward
HALIFAX - The last thing she remembers is buying a drink. Hours later she was found unconscious, alone on a dark sidewalk. The 19-year-old has spent weeks trying to piece together what happened after ...
Aug 02, 2018
Boat was on autopilot in fatal ramming: 'No time for either vessel to manoeuvre'
BEACH POINT, P.E.I. - A fishing boat that rammed into another vessel - landing on top of its deck and killing two people - was on autopilot, according to the Transportation Safety Board. The board say...
Aug 02, 2018
In the news today, Aug. 2
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Aug. 2 --- TRIAGE FOR BORDER CROSSERS DELAYED AGAIN A long-promised triage system aimed at redirecting irregular border crossers from crowded shelters in Montreal...
Aug 02, 2018
Vancouver walks tightrope between protecting panoramas against housing needs
VANCOUVER - Paris has its Eiffel Tower, Chicago has its architectural skyline and Vancouver has its sweeping ocean and mountain views. But the housing crunch in the city has prompted debate about the ...
Aug 02, 2018
Triage system for border crossers won't be in place until late September
OTTAWA - A long-promised triage system aimed at redirecting irregular border crossers from crowded shelters in Montreal and Toronto will not be in place until as late as the end of September. The fede...
Aug 02, 2018