Category Archives: Canada
In the news today, June 19
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 19 --- CANNABIS BILL HEADS BACK TO SENATE A federal bill to legalize recreational cannabis was bounced back to the Senate on Monday, where the governmentR...
Jun 19, 2018
Remaining protesters at Regina camp arrested, and teepee will come down
REGINA - Police have arrested protesters who remained at a camp on the lawn outside the Saskatchewan legislature, but said they would allow a sacred fire to burn down before removing a teepee from the...
Jun 18, 2018
Tories win Quebec byelection in first test of Scheer's appeal to nationalists
OTTAWA - The Conservatives have stolen a Quebec riding away from Justin Trudeau’s ruling Liberals, in the first test of Andrew Scheer’s effort to recreate the nationalist-conservative coal...
Jun 18, 2018
Canada can end dairy trade dispute with U.S. by ending pricing irritant: Saputo
MONTREAL - Canada can preserve its dairy supply management system and resolve its trade dispute with the United States over dairy subsidies by ending its domestic milk ingredient pricing system, the h...
Jun 18, 2018
Company appeals Churchill rail ruling in year-long attempt to restore service
WINNIPEG - The company that owns a broken rail line into Churchill, Man., says it is appealing a federal regulatory ruling that requires it to repair the track. Hudson Bay Railway Co. was ordered last...
Jun 18, 2018
Human remains found near Ucluelet, B.C., police major crimes unit investigates
UCLUELET, B.C. - Police are investigating after the remains of two people were found near Ucluelet, B.C., late last week. The RCMP say it’s too early to determine if the remains are of two men w...
Jun 18, 2018
Manitoba Liberal wants ban on chamber talk about NDP leader's criminal past
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician wants to ban members of the Tory government from discussing Opposition NDP Leader Wab Kinew’s criminal convictions and other brushes with the law inside the legi...
Jun 18, 2018
Auto tariffs would have long-term chill on economic output says TD report
TORONTO - A new analysis by TD Economics says that if the United States goes ahead with tariffs on auto imports it could cut Canadian economic growth by half a percentage point and threaten up to one ...
Jun 18, 2018
Border officials argue B.C. man's Facebook posts threat to Canada's security
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man’s Facebook posts allegedly threatening violence in support of the Islamic State group provide enough evidence to suggest he poses a security risk to Canada and...
Jun 18, 2018
Crown wants two-year prison term for Quebec man who sexually assaulted student
MONTREAL - A Crown prosecutor has recommended that a schizophrenic Quebec man who pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a female university student be sentenced to two years in prison. Sylvie Lemieux ...
Jun 18, 2018