Category Archives: Canada
Indigenous cross-country motorcycle journey brings attention to Indian day schools
WINNIPEG - Four motorcycles roared out of Winnipeg on Friday at the start of a journey across the West to draw attention to the plight of former Indian day school students. Indigenous lawyer and activ...
Jul 20, 2018
Spooked horses bring quick, jarring end to evening wagon ride in Saskatchewan
ESTERHAZY, Sask. - Several people have been injured in a bizarre accident in Saskatchewan involving a horse-drawn wagon. RCMP say about 20 youths were in the wagon that was being pulled by two horses ...
Jul 20, 2018
'I can do great things': Toronto refugees and asylum seekers want voices heard
TORONTO - Inside a large brick home in midtown Toronto, people pore over documents needed to file refugee claims, discuss the legal aid system, and work through the challenges of finding housing. The ...
Jul 20, 2018
Nova Scotia government adds HIV prevention drug to pharmacare program
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government said Friday that it will add a drug that helps prevent HIV to the provincial pharmacare program, though some activists are still calling on the province to provide...
Jul 20, 2018
Ottawa announces $26M for noise reduction research to help right whales
HALIFAX - Sound-seeking gliders will cruise the habitats of North Atlantic right whales in a bid to capture their calls and learn more about how noises in the ocean may affect the health of the endang...
Jul 20, 2018
Here's a list June inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and La...
Jul 20, 2018
Here's a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada’s national annual inflation rate was 2.5 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated...
Jul 20, 2018
Economy shows resilience as inflation reaches 2.5% and retail sales grow
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy displayed its staying power in a pair of reports Friday that showed a spring boost in retail sales and inflation at its fastest annual pace in more than six years. Inflat...
Jul 20, 2018
Remains of all eight Bruce McArthur victims now identified: Toronto police
Toronto police are hopeful they have found all the victims allegedly murdered by Bruce McArthur now that an eighth set of human remains has been recovered and identified in the case, a senior detectiv...
Jul 20, 2018
From hot to not? The Baloney Meter weighs in on Scheer's economy claims
OTTAWA - “Justin Trudeau inherited a booming economy, but he’s squandering it. His uncontrolled spending and tax hikes is making life harder for Canadians. It’s time for a Prime Mini...
Jul 20, 2018