Category Archives: Canada
B.C. ministers discuss investigation of money laundering in real estate
VICTORIA - British Columbia Attorney General David Eby says terms of reference are being discussed as the province moves ahead with the second phase of its battle against money laundering. The first p...
Jul 03, 2018

Canada seeks intensive NAFTA talks, even if Trump's in no rush to sign
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government is determined to rekindle intensive talks on a new continental trade pact this summer - even though President Donald Trump says he won’t sign a renegotiat...
Jul 03, 2018

Humboldt Broncos name former NHLer Nathan Oystrick as head coach after bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - The new head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos junior hockey team says he’s excited to get started but will never forget the tragic circumstances that brought h...
Jul 03, 2018
Patrick Brown attempts political comeback in fall municipal election
TORONTO - The embattled former leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservative party is attempting a political comeback in the fall municipal election. Patrick Brown has officially thrown his hat i...
Jul 03, 2018

Ford takes step to dismantle cap and trade, officially winds down green programs
TORONTO - Ontario’s new premier has taken a step in his plan to dismantle the province’s cap-and-trade system, a move some observers say leaves businesses involved in the program grappling...
Jul 03, 2018

Trudeau, NATO leaders gearing up for debate with Trump over defence spending
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders are gearing up for what already promises to be a lively debate on defence spending at the upcoming NATO summit in Brussels next week. On ...
Jul 03, 2018
O No Canada!: U.S. team apologizes for botching Canadian anthem
LOWELL, Mass. - A minor league baseball team in Massachusetts is apologizing for a botched rendition of the Canadian national anthem at a recent game. The Lowell Spinners in a social media statement M...
Jul 03, 2018
Manitoba judge says fatal police shooting of machete-wielding man was justified
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba provincial court judge has ruled that the fatal police shooting of a man wielding a machete in public was a justified use of force. In an inquest report, Judge Sandra Chapman say...
Jul 03, 2018

Housing affordability reaches crisis level in Vancouver, says RBC report
Housing affordability in Greater Vancouver reached a “crisis level” in the first quarter, with additional interest rate hikes expected to take another bite out of Canadian housing affordab...
Jul 03, 2018
N.S. Human Rights Commission holds inquiry to examine restaurant washroom access
HALIFAX - Several people with physical disabilities will argue at a human rights hearing that the Nova Scotia government has effectively discriminated against them by failing to enforce a regulation t...
Jul 03, 2018