Category Archives: Canada
Montreal borough votes to restrict Airbnb-style rentals in downtown core
MONTREAL - A Montreal borough is bringing in new rules aimed at limiting the number of short-term rentals in the city’s downtown core in the hopes of preventing conflicts between tourists and re...
Jun 13, 2018

Canadian politicians welcome opportunity to host World Cup games
TORONTO - The chance to co-host the 2026 World Cup is an opportunity to put Canada on the world stage, politicians said Wednesday after soccer’s international governing body voted in favour of a...
Jun 13, 2018

Student plus near-perfect attendance equals free truck at Manitoba high school
DAUPHIN, Man. - Students at a Manitoba high school have a major incentive to show up for class - they could start their summer driving a truck. Kids with 90 per cent attendance at Dauphin Regional Com...
Jun 13, 2018
Complexities treating opioid addicted B.C. youth prompt new guidelines
VANCOUVER - New guidelines aimed at improving treatment for opioid-addicted young people have been released by the British Columbia Centre on Substance Use, which says a lack of youth-focused treatmen...
Jun 13, 2018
Toronto mayor says chance to co-host World Cup a 'good investment'
TORONTO - The mayor of one of the Canadian cities expected to co-host the 2026 World Cup says the opportunity to take part in the event represents a good investment. Toronto Mayor John Tory says Canad...
Jun 13, 2018

Prison psychological tests must be fair to Indigenous inmates: high court
OTTAWA - The federal prison service has failed to ensure its psychological assessment tools are fair to Indigenous inmates, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a ruling that could open the door to a w...
Jun 13, 2018

Government rejects 13 Senate changes to pot bill, including ban on home growing
OTTAWA - The federal government set the stage Wednesday for a possible showdown with the Senate over legalization of cannabis after it rejected 13 amendments approved by the upper house - including on...
Jun 13, 2018
Prince Edward Island poised for battle over '18th century' voting system
CHARLOTTETOWN - A referendum law that could see the cradle of Confederation become the birthplace of proportional representation passed Tuesday, more than a year after Justin Trudeau struck the option...
Jun 13, 2018

North American bottom line translates into winning 2026 World Cup bid
In the end, money talked. FIFA’s member associations had 11 billion reasons to say yes to the joint bid from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to host the 2026 World Cup. Morocco could only offer the ...
Jun 13, 2018

N.L. premier invites Trump to 'Come from Away' show, discuss trade
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier has invited Donald Trump to the hit Broadway musical “Come from Away,” saying he hopes “to discuss the virtues of a...
Jun 13, 2018