Category Archives: Canada
Tory MPs looking for ideas to shield jobs, economy from U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA - Seven Conservative MPs plan to spend the summer travelling the country in search of ideas on how best to protect the economy and jobs from crippling tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump....
Jun 26, 2018

Ottawa invests $125 million for domestic art programs and cultural exports
MONTREAL - Ottawa is getting ready to invest $125 million over five years for the Canadian arts by increasing existing budgets for domestic programs, expanding the eligible sectors that can receive mo...
Jun 26, 2018

Toronto's CN Tower unveils new upgrades aimed at accessibility
Toronto’s CN Tower has unveiled upgrades that it says are aimed at making the attraction more accessible to visitors. It says the renovations are the most significant in the national landmark...
Jun 26, 2018

Radio host outspoken about Surrey, B.C., violence says bullets fired at her car
SURREY, B.C. - A talk show host in Surrey, B.C., says bullets were fired at her car and her opinions on gang violence might be to blame. Ashiana Khan is CEO of Media Waves Communications, an internet ...
Jun 26, 2018

Feds help hatch plan to move plover, four eggs holding up Ottawa music festival
OTTAWA - A plan hatched by an Ottawa music festival to relocate a tiny plover and its egg-laden nest has received the go-ahead from federal environmental authorities. Environment and Climate Change Ca...
Jun 26, 2018

Indigenous protesters to meet with Saskatchewan cabinet ministers
REGINA - Indigenous protesters who set up teepees outside the Saskatchewan legislature to press the government for a meeting are to hold discussions Monday with a group of cabinet ministers. The Justi...
Jun 26, 2018

Hometown friends celebrate selection of Willie O'Ree to Hockey Hall of Fame
FREDERICTON - A packed Fredericton diner erupted in joyous cheers Tuesday as a prominent son of New Brunswick - Willie O’Ree, the first black player in the National Hockey League - was named to ...
Jun 26, 2018
Toxic shock syndrome killed B.C. teen and tampon use can't be ruled out: coroner
COURTENAY, B.C. - A coroner has concluded a 16-year-old British Columbia girl died of toxic shock syndrome while on a school trip last year. Coroner Courtney Cote says Sara Marie Manitoski was wearing...
Jun 26, 2018
A timeline of polygamy in Canada
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Here is a timeline of polygamy in Canada: 1890: Wilford Woodruff, president of the Mormon church, ends the religion’s long-standing practise of plural marriages, paving the pat...
Jun 26, 2018

Indigenous man questions expulsion from restaurant after racist encounter
RED DEER, Alta. - A McDonald’s restaurant in central Alberta is reaching out to an Indigenous man to tell him he’s welcome there after he was ordered to leave following a racist and profan...
Jun 26, 2018