Category Archives: Canada
Former MP Paul Dewar says his brain cancer is terminal
OTTAWA - A former NDP member of Parliament says his brain cancer is terminal. Paul Dewar, who represented Ottawa Centre from 2006 until 2015, announced in February that he was undergoing treatment for...
Jun 12, 2018
Mom sparks debate by detailing daughter's 'extreme' punishment on social media
A Newfoundland mom is being both praised and panned for what some say are extreme measures to punish her daughter for apparent bullying behaviour - and then discussing it all on social media. Amanda M...
Jun 12, 2018
Many employers not ready for legal weed, World Cannabis Congress told
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Many Canadian workplaces aren’t nearly ready for the fast-approaching legalization of marijuana, the World Cannabis Congress has been told. Jason Fleming, vice-president of hu...
Jun 12, 2018
Feds invoke British wartime spirit as they stay on high road with Trump
OTTAWA - As Canada teeters on the brink of a potential trade war with the United States, the Trudeau government has adopted the same motto invoked by the British as they braced for the Second World Wa...
Jun 12, 2018
In the news today, June 12
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 12 --- TRUMP, KIM HOLD HISTORIC SUMMIT IN SINGAPORE U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un concluded an extraordinary nuclear summit...
Jun 12, 2018
Saskatchewan premier wondered if military could help with Broncos autopsies
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s premier wondered whether the military could help with autopsies following the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash. Emails obtained by The Canadian Press show provincial cor...
Jun 12, 2018
Stigma a major issue for many young people with Type 1 diabetes, study finds
TORONTO - At 16, Michael Wright was shocked to learn he had developed Type 1 diabetes. Not only did he have to learn how to manage the condition with frequent blood-sugar checks and insulin injections...
Jun 11, 2018
Trump economic adviser Kudlow suffers heart attack days after G7 Summit
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump says his top economic adviser has suffered a heart attack, just days after joining the U.S. president in Quebec for the G7 Summit that ended with increased trade tensions bet...
Jun 11, 2018
Quebec offers $100M to small firms affected by U.S. tariffs on aluminum, steel
MONTREAL - Quebec is offering $100 million in loans and loan guarantees to the smallest companies in the province’s steel and aluminum industries. Economy Minister Dominique Anglade made the ann...
Jun 11, 2018
Former PM Mulroney predicts Trump rage at Justin Trudeau a passing storm
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney predicts Donald Trump’s unprecedented diatribe against Justin Trudeau is a passing storm. Mulroney, who has a personal relationship with Trump and h...
Jun 11, 2018