Category Archives: Canada
Ouellet facing more opposition as Bloc members prepare to vote on her leadership
MONTREAL - Martine Ouellet is facing more stiff opposition as Bloc Quebecois members get ready to vote on her leadership. Some of those who want Ouellet to quit sent an email to party members Thursday...
May 31, 2018
Cost questions abound as work set to start on navy's new support ships
OTTAWA - The cutting of steel for the navy’s long overdue support ships will begin next month in Vancouver, even though the federal government doesn’t know how much the two vessels will ul...
May 31, 2018
Pesticides do harm to bees and should be phased out, Health Canada says
OTTAWA - Health Canada is sticking with its proposal to phase out most outdoor and agricultural uses of a common pesticide, even though a recent study found bees are only affected by the substance in ...
May 31, 2018
Man charged in Edmonton robbery ordered extradited to U.S. on terrorism charges
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has granted an extradition order for a man facing terrorism charges in the United States after he allegedly helped pay for his relatives to travel to Syria. Abdullahi Ahmed...
May 31, 2018
Trudeau describes cancelling U.S. visit over demands for NAFTA sunset clause
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he abandoned a proposed meeting with Donald Trump in Washington this week after the White House insisted that the prime minister first agree to a five-year “sunset c...
May 31, 2018
No Viking presence in southern Newfoundland after all, American researcher finds
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - It looks like the Vikings may not have spent time in an area on Newfoundland’s south coast, as had been posited by one American researcher. An archaeological report pres...
May 31, 2018
How various Ontarians are faring in the province's housing market
Housing affordability is a major issue for many Ontarians getting set to cast their ballots in the provincial election. The governing Liberals brought in measures last year that, along with higher int...
May 31, 2018
Trump's 'absurd' tariffs central to Morneau's event for already embattled G7
WHISTLER, B.C. - The Trump administration’s “absurd” tariffs on steel and aluminum sent protectionism rocketing to the top of Bill Morneau’s G7 agenda Thursday as he and his fe...
May 31, 2018
Sentencing hearing rescheduled for man who killed off-duty police officer
HALIFAX - A sentencing hearing for a Halifax man who killed an off-duty police officer and used a green bin to dispose of her body has been rescheduled. Christopher Garnier, 30, faces an automatic sen...
May 31, 2018
Cost of living top of mind for those in the Greater Toronto Area
Jahangir Bhatti used to eat out three or four times a week, but had to scale back when restaurants near his home in Mississauga, Ont., raised menu prices to keep up with a higher minimum wage. At home...
May 31, 2018