Category Archives: Canada

Liberal MP asks Twitter to look at parody account she believes is spewing hate
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP who was targeted with hate mail and death threats last year over a motion to condemn Islamophobia and systemic racism has asked Twitter to investigate a parody account she believ...
Jul 13, 2018

In the news today, July 13
Five stories in the news for Friday, July 13 --- PRAIRIES, B.C. TO MEET ON TRUCKING REGULATIONS Officials from the four western provinces plan to meet next week to discuss standardized trucking regula...
Jul 13, 2018
Donald Trump showdown at the NATO summit, a journalist's perspective.
BRUSSELS - It was only a matter of time. Among the 2,000 or so reporters, photographers, producers, camera operators and other media professionals from across the world who attended this week’s ...
Jul 13, 2018

Canada-U.S. ferry service proposes moving from Portland to Bar Harbor
HALIFAX - An international ferry service that links Canada with the United States could move to a new port in Maine, a change that could see Nova Scotia paying for upgrades to an American town’s...
Jul 12, 2018
NATO emerges battered, bruised but still alive after tense summit
OTTAWA - After two days spent serving as a soapbox for Donald Trump, the 69-year-old military alliance known as the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has come out battered, bruised - but still breath...
Jul 12, 2018
Canada Post mail carrier seen on video munching pilfered tomatoes
MONTREAL - Canada Post says it has spoken to a Montreal mail carrier who can be seen on video on four separate days pilfering tomatoes from a hanging basket outside a home. Spokesman Jon Hamilton says...
Jul 12, 2018
Croatian-Canadians look forward to World Cup final with pride
TORONTO - Canadians of Croatian descent are eagerly anticipating the World Cup final that will see Croatia go up against France, saying the game will mark a moment of immense pride for fans of the tea...
Jul 12, 2018
Five things to know about the Ontario government's throne speech
Ontario’s new Progressive Conservative government played up key campaign promises Thursday in its first throne speech, which also included more recent policy pledges but no new announcements. He...
Jul 12, 2018

Spraying pesticides on your lawn won't prevent ticks: N.S. chief medical officer
HALIFAX - As the number of reported Lyme disease cases in Canada continues to rise, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health is cautioning against spraying lawns with pesticides to protect ...
Jul 12, 2018

Quebec Revenue Department targets Montreal World Film Festival for unpaid taxes
MONTREAL - The fate of the long-beleaguered Montreal World Film Festival is unclear as Quebec’s Revenue Department targets the event and its founder for unpaid taxes. Revenu Quebec filed a motio...
Jul 12, 2018