Category Archives: Canada
Doug Ford launches independent inquiry into Ontario's finances
TORONTO - An independent inquiry led by a former British Columbia premier will look into Ontario’s finances, newly elected Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday as he accused the former Liberal governm...
Jul 17, 2018
Trudeau poised to shuffle, retool cabinet with focus on Liberals' team for 2019
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will shuffle his front benches Wednesday to install the roster of ministers that will be entrusted with leading the Liberal team into next year’s election. The changes wi...
Jul 17, 2018
Invasive species known as the zombie plant present in waterways of five provinces
MONTREAL - An invasive plant species that has become a worrisome problem in Quebec lakes and rivers is also present in four other provinces as well as in almost every U.S. state. Barbara King, executi...
Jul 17, 2018
Court orders CRA to stop setting political limits on charities' activities
OTTAWA - An Ontario Superior Court judge is telling federal tax authorities they can’t set limits on how much a charity devotes to political activity in a new ruling that grants a win to a natio...
Jul 17, 2018
Vancouver's corpse flower bloom fades, along with its rotting flesh smell
Vancouver’s rare corpse flower, dubbed Uncle Fester because of its overwhelming stench, is no longer raising a stink. The Vancouver Park Board says the titan arum, a plant native to Sumatra and ...
Jul 17, 2018
People in all 124 Ontario ridings will be consulted on sex ed, says Doug Ford
TORONTO - People across Ontario will be consulted before a new sex-education curriculum is drafted, Premier Doug Ford said Tuesday in an attempt to quell concerns over his government’s controver...
Jul 17, 2018
Toronto police suspend officer after alleged leak during 'potential risk' probe
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer has been suspended after allegedly leaking information about a “potential risk” in the Greater Toronto Area that was investigated last week, authorities ...
Jul 17, 2018
Studying suicide notes can help with prevention, research suggests
TORONTO - Powerlessness, battling with mental illness and self-blame are common themes found in suicide notes, according to a study from Canadian researchers that recommends health-care professionals ...
Jul 17, 2018
Canada's premiers to talk issues around trade at New Brunswick meeting
ST. ANDREWS, N.B. - Canada’s First Ministers should stand united in the face of a mounting trade war with the United States, New Brunswick’s premier said ahead of this week’s meeting...
Jul 17, 2018
Forgotten hero in marine disaster honoured by Red Cross in St. John's, N.L.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Forty-six years ago, Leo Bullen gave up his life when he offered his life-jacket to a small child as a fire raged around them on the schooner Delroy, sinking the ship and clai...
Jul 17, 2018