Category Archives: Canada
Doug Ford says he would open up Greenbelt for some development
TORONTO - Doug Ford said Monday he would allow some development in the Greenbelt - the world’s largest permanently protected green space - if elected premier this spring, to ease the housing cri...
Apr 30, 2018
Toronto mayor considering permanent memorial to van attack victims: spokesman
TORONTO - A week after 10 people were killed and another 16 injured in a van attack in north Toronto, there’s word there may be a permanent memorial of the tragic incident. Thousands have visite...
Apr 30, 2018
Second son of Russian spies wins legal battle over Canadian citizenship
OTTAWA - Timothy Vavilov, a Toronto-born son of Russian spies, has won a court victory that effectively affirms his Canadian citizenship, four years after the government rebuffed an attempt to renew h...
Apr 30, 2018
Lobster season kicks off amid worries right whales could close some zones
HALIFAX - The spring lobster season began in the Gulf of St. Lawrence Monday, amid worries the arrival of endangered right whales could interrupt the lucrative fishery. The lobster season extends from...
Apr 30, 2018
Real estate association calls for moratorium on homegrown recreational cannabis
TORONTO - Canada’s real estate industry organization is calling for a moratorium on growing recreational marijuana at home until the government sets out nationwide regulations for the practice. ...
Apr 30, 2018
Provincial permits don't consider Species at Risk Act: Environment Canada
OTTAWA - Recovery of Canada’s declining caribou herds is being hampered because provincial agencies that license development on the habitat of the threatened species aren’t required to fol...
Apr 30, 2018
Health Canada says sale of rabid dog saliva homeopathic remedy unauthorized
VANCOUVER - A homeopathic remedy made with the saliva of rabid dogs will no longer be available in the country, Health Canada says, although it continues licensing similar products by other brands. Th...
Apr 30, 2018
Newfoundland town stands by contentious vote against rainbow crosswalk
SPRINGDALE, N.L. - A Newfoundland town is standing by its decision to vote down a rainbow crosswalk despite intense criticism from across Canada. The Town of Springdale said Monday it denied the reque...
Apr 30, 2018
Tories trounce Liberals, have momentum following first-quarter fundraising race
OTTAWA - If money equals momentum, the federal Conservatives appear to be chugging along with a strong head of steam heading into next year’s federal election. New fundraising numbers show the T...
Apr 30, 2018
Keep potent, boozy drinks out of young hands, substance abuse experts urge
OTTAWA - Substance abuse experts, medical professionals and industry leaders kicked off what they hope will become a national conversation Monday about keeping pre-mixed drinks loaded with alcohol, ca...
Apr 30, 2018