Category Archives: Canada
Quebec woman, 97, who loved driving and was in good health, dies in road accident
MONTREAL - Blanche Major loved to drive in and around her small town about 90 kilometres east of Montreal and her niece says the 97-year-old planned to stay behind the wheel as long as she was allowed...
Jun 09, 2018
P.E.I. passes bill banning single-use plastic bags at retail stores
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island could be the first province in Canada to ban retailers from giving out plastic bags after a private member’s bill passed third reading Friday morning. The Pl...
Jun 09, 2018
Donald Trump in his own words, after meeting with the G7 in Quebec
LA MALBAIE, Que. - Donald Trump held a free-flowing news conference as he departed the G7 summit on Saturday. It was his first visit to Canada as president of the United States, and he stayed about 24...
Jun 09, 2018
Sorry, Halifax: Theodore Tugboat enjoying its fame in Saint John
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - It’s only been in Saint John for a couple of days, but a Haligonian tugboat is already a big hit in New Brunswick. A replica of the titular main character in the children̵...
Jun 09, 2018
Bee yard to be installed at Hamilton port lands to level population
Experts say there aren’t enough bees in our ecosystem - a problem the Hamilton Port Authority is trying to solve. The organization has partnered with Humble Bee, a Hamilton-based urban beekeepin...
Jun 09, 2018
Canada raises more than $3.8 billion for poor girls' education at G7
QUEBEC - The Trudeau government announced at the G7 summit that it has raised more than $3.8 billion in an effort with other countries to send the world’s poorest girls to school. That’s i...
Jun 09, 2018
Quebec man, 54, dies on hunting trip in northwestern part of the province
VILLE-MARIE, Que. - Police say a companion of a 54-year-old man who died while on a hunting trip in northwestern Quebec could be facing charges in the death. Provincial police say the suspect could be...
Jun 09, 2018
Canada to Trump: no deal on NAFTA unless U.S. tariffs are lifted
QUEBEC - The Trudeau government has told President Donald Trump he needs to get rid of the punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum if there is any hope of successfully renegotiating the ...
Jun 09, 2018
Trump backs out of fragile joint communique after leaving Canada
LA MALBAIE, Que. - Leaders of the G7 alliance produced a carefully crafted communique Saturday that struck a fragile consensus on difficult issues like Russia and trade - only to have Donald Trump res...
Jun 09, 2018
Anti-G7 protesters, unions and environmentalists march in Old Quebec
QUEBEC - Amid a sea of banners and multi-coloured flags, several hundred anti-G7 protesters were joined by labour unions and environmental groups in a raucous march through the streets of Quebec City ...
Jun 09, 2018