Category Archives: Canada

Plastic makers say goal is no plastic in landfills by 2030
OTTAWA - The country’s plastics makers have set their own targets for keeping all plastic out of Canadian landfills by 2030. The announcement comes just days before the federal government asks o...
Jun 03, 2018
Toronto to replace impromptu van attack memorials with permanent display
TORONTO - Thousands of cards, photos and flowers dedicated to the victims of a deadly van attack were dismantled by city staff at an event in Toronto on Sunday, to be replaced with a permanent memoria...
Jun 03, 2018

A taste of the East Coast: King of Donair bringing N.S. favourites out West
HALIFAX - They’re spicy, they’re sweet, and now, they’re moving West. Traditionally, the donair wrap - a beloved Nova Scotia delicacy consisting of a warm pita piled high with spiced...
Jun 03, 2018

Trump and the G7: stakes to stay high for Trudeau Liberals during key stretch
WHISTLER, B.C. - As one week packed with major economic and political developments comes to a close, another begins for the Trudeau government. Over a span of just a few days, the Liberals announced a...
Jun 03, 2018

Lemur allegedly taken from Ontario zoo found safe; two other animals outstanding
Police say a lemur who disappeared from an Ontario zoo following an alleged break-in is safe, but the hunt is still on for his compatriots - a tortoise and a gibbon. Provincial police Sgt. Peter Leon ...
Jun 03, 2018

N.S. man who rescued elderly woman from fire to be honoured in Ottawa
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man lauded for saving his neighbour from a devastating house fire last year says he’s overwhelmed by the attention he’s received. Travis Wolfe, 26, of Port Joli, N....
Jun 03, 2018

Industry players wary of tariff war, in spite of potential benefits
Canada’s tariffs on imported U.S. goods - everything from strawberry jam to sleeping bags - could steer consumers to seek out cheaper, made-in-Canada alternatives, but domestic industry players ...
Jun 03, 2018

Public inquiry sparked by Wettlaufer case to get underway in Ontario
A public inquiry examining the circumstances that allowed a long-term care nurse to kill elderly patients in her care is set to get underway this week. The probe will examine the systemic factors that...
Jun 03, 2018

Families of deceased military college students demand answers from Ottawa
OTTAWA - The mothers of three Royal Military College students who died two years ago say they are angry and frustrated that the Department of National Defence has not released the results of an intern...
Jun 03, 2018

Bloc Quebecois members reject Martine Ouellet in leadership confidence vote
MONTREAL - Bloc Quebecois members resoundingly rejected the leadership of Martine Ouellet in a confidence vote over the weekend, even as they chose to support her vision of a party that focuses on Que...
Jun 03, 2018