Category Archives: Canada
Bank of Canada raises rate, predicts economic resilience despite trade risks
OTTAWA - Undaunted by expanding trade risks, the Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz raised the interest rate Wednesday and signalled the economy’s resilience is keeping him on a hiking trajec...
Jul 11, 2018
Trudeau, Trump talk trade during sideline meeting at NATO summit in Brussels
BRUSSELS - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau managed to steer clear of Donald Trump’s blast radius Wednesday as the two leaders converged for the first day of the NATO leaders’ summit, opting ...
Jul 11, 2018
Corpse flower set to unleash putrid scent at Vancouver conservatory
VANCOUVER - Stop and smell the flowers - if you dare. A rare, exotic tropical plant known as a corpse flower is set to unleash its putrid scent inside the Bloedel Conservatory in Queen Elizabeth Park ...
Jul 10, 2018
Controversial Quebec slave play to continue run across province in 2019
MONTREAL - The artistic director of a Quebec theatre says he doesn’t want to cancel a play that sparked protests and accusations of racial insensitivity that prompted the Montreal jazz festival ...
Jul 10, 2018
Canada expected to spend less on defence in 2018 than last year: NATO report
OTTAWA - Even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares to defend against U.S. President Donald Trump’s demands that Canada invest more in defence, a new NATO report suggests Canadian military s...
Jul 10, 2018
Buddhist leader facing sexual misconduct allegations apologizes to community
HALIFAX - International Buddhist leader Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche is apologizing for the “pain, confusion and anger” sweeping through the Shambhala community amid sexual misconduct allegatio...
Jul 10, 2018
Stratford mayor encourages Justin Bieber to hold wedding in his hometown
TORONTO - Justin Bieber’s hometown of Stratford, Ont., is prepared to host the pop star’s wedding - should he decide to hold it there. Dan Mathieson, mayor of the southwestern Ontario city...
Jul 10, 2018
Patients seek to sue Quebec over alleged mistreatment in long-term care facilities
MONTREAL - Allegations of patients being forced to unnecessarily wear diapers, a lack of air conditioning and not being offered basic items such as shampoo, soap and toothpaste, form part of a class-a...
Jul 10, 2018
Curriculum writing session cancellation sparks concern in Ontario
TORONTO - Ontario’s sudden cancellation of curriculum writing sessions designed to fulfil findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has Indigenous leaders and others expressing concern...
Jul 10, 2018
Alien visits? UFO survey says 1,101 sightings across Canada in 2017
Manitoba-based Ufology Research has released its most recent UFO sightings survey and analysis. Eight per cent of the 1,101 reported eye-witness accounts across Canada in 2017 could not be explained. ...
Jul 10, 2018