Category Archives: Canada
Venezuela: Canada bans expat voters from casting ballots
CARACAS, Venezuela - Venezuela says Canada is blocking its citizens living there from voting in the South American nation’s weekend presidential election. Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza on Wedne...
May 16, 2018
Ford gasoline tax cut may be camouflaged by rise in crude prices, say experts
Ontario Progressive Conservative leader Doug Ford’s election promise to lower gas taxes might not go very far, considering the price of crude oil - the most crucial element in determining prices...
May 16, 2018
Up to 9,000 police officers on hand for G7 Summit in Quebec on June 8-9
QUEBEC - There will be between 8,000 and 9,000 police officers on hand to provide security for the G7 Summit, Quebec City’s police chief said Wednesday. The police presence includes officers in ...
May 16, 2018
Yukon sets marijuana price at $8 per gram, announces lone retail location
WHITEHORSE - The Yukon minister in charge of marijuana says the government hopes to displace more of the illegal market by setting the base price for pot at $8 per gram. John Streicker, the minister r...
May 16, 2018
Morneau's pledge to backstop pipeline expansion draws criticism
OTTAWA - The federal government is prepared to backstop investors to get the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion built, even if Kinder Morgan, the project’s original sponsor, wants to back out, Fi...
May 16, 2018
Hundreds of Fort McMurray insurance claims unresolved two years after wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Deadlines have been extended for hundreds of insurance claims that remain unresolved more than two years after a wildfire dubbed “The Beast” tore through Fort McMurr...
May 16, 2018
United Conservative leader stands by calling prime minister empty, clueless
EDMONTON - Alberta United Conservative Leader Jason Kenney is standing by his personal attack on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, whom he called empty and clueless. Kenney says, from his experience, Tru...
May 16, 2018
Business group calls for lower tax rate for women-controlled companies
OTTAWA - A cross-border council on women in business recommends that companies controlled by women should get lower tax rates. The Canada-United States Council for Advancement of Women Entrepreneurs a...
May 16, 2018
Halifax police seize pot after medical marijuana dispensary reports break-in
HALIFAX - Another marijuana dispensary has found itself the target of Halifax police after being the victim of a crime. Officers seized a large amount of cannabis and drug paraphernalia from Coastal C...
May 16, 2018
Nova Scotia Liberals block attempt to have bureaucrats discuss web breach
HALIFAX - Liberals on the Nova Scotia legislature’s public accounts committee have again blocked attempts to have officials from the Internal Services Department appear to discuss what the gover...
May 16, 2018