Category Archives: Canada
Medically assisted deaths in last half of 2017 up almost 30 per cent
OTTAWA - Almost 4,000 people have chosen medical assistance to end their lives since the practice became legal in Canada two years ago. That includes 1,525 in the last six months of 2017 - a 29 per ce...
Jun 21, 2018
Tribunal orders Quebec crane operators ordered back to work
MONTREAL - Quebec’s crane operators are being ordered back to work. A labour tribunal hearing ruled Thursday evening in favour of an order sought by the province’s construction commission,...
Jun 21, 2018
Bill to expunge gay-sex criminal records takes effect in Canada today
OTTAWA - Legislation that will make it easy to tear up the criminal records of Canadians convicted of homosexual acts is now law. Bill C-66 allows Canadians, or family members of Canadians who have di...
Jun 21, 2018
First Nations and federal government collaborate on B.C. north coast protections
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - A new federal framework giving Indigenous communities a partnership in protecting and supervising Canada’s north and central Pacific coast is a positive step toward reconci...
Jun 21, 2018
Doug Ford wants consultations on cannabis sales in Ontario
PICKERING, Ont. - With the legalization of recreational cannabis now months away, Ontario’s incoming premier said he wants to consult further with municipalities, stakeholders and his caucus bef...
Jun 21, 2018
Bombardier pouring millions into creation of GTA aerospace hub
TORONTO - Bombardier says it will be pouring millions of dollars into various projects aimed at creating an aerospace hub in the Greater Toronto Area. The aerospace giant says the funding strengthens ...
Jun 21, 2018
Father of Quebec City mosque shooter says Crown demonizing his son
QUEBEC - Prosecutors have demonized Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette and want to put him away for 150 years for political reasons, the killer’s father said Thursday at the conclu...
Jun 21, 2018
Canada focusing on existing climate plan, has no current plan to raise targets
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada has no immediate plans to follow Europe’s lead and increase its target for cutting emissions. McKenna is in Belgium this week for the ...
Jun 21, 2018
B.C. government intends to crack down on hidden ownership of real estate
VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is taking steps to end opportunities to anonymously invest and hide wealth in real estate. Finance Minister Carole James says a new, publicly accessible regi...
Jun 21, 2018
Saskatchewan MP 'hopeful' bill marking Indigenous Peoples Day a holiday passes
OTTAWA - A Saskatchewan MP isn’t giving up in her bid to make National Indigenous Peoples Day a statutory holiday. A private member’s bill introduced by NDP MP Georgina Jolibois was stuck ...
Jun 21, 2018