Category Archives: Canada
Greater Toronto home sales in March down 39.5 per cent from year ago
TORONTO - The Toronto Real Estate Board says home sales in the Greater Toronto Area in March fell 39.5 per cent compared with a year ago. The board says there were 7,228 home sales through its MLS sys...
Apr 04, 2018
'I want to use my voice to help others:' Manitoba politician reveals sex assault
WINNIPEG - After decades of silence and frequent self-blame, Manitoba’s minister for the status of women has come forward about being a survivor of sexual assault so she can help others realize ...
Apr 04, 2018
In the news today, April 4
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, April 4 --- CABINET MINISTER SHARES SEXUAL ASSAULT STORY Manitoba’s minister for the status of women says she was raped at the age of 13, and is telling he...
Apr 04, 2018
'I am a survivor:' Victim says vicious sexual assault changed her life
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A woman who was so badly beaten during a sexual assault that she had to learn how to walk and talk again says there have been times when she wished her attacker had “finished...
Apr 04, 2018
Even strong climate change believers don't get carbon pricing, survey shows
OTTAWA - More than four in 10 Canadians surveyed about climate change last month said there is conclusive evidence climate change is real, that it is being caused by people and that they believe addre...
Apr 03, 2018
Calgary city council committee recommends no recreational public pot use
CALGARY - A Calgary city council committee is recommending a recreational cannabis policy that would largely ban anyone from lighting up anywhere but in their own homes. The committee says cannabis us...
Apr 03, 2018
Jackhammers, fumes turn B.C. family's Panama Canal cruise into construction zone
VICTORIA - The noise of pounding jackhammers and the smell of fumes are the unwanted memories of a spring-break cruise through the Panama Canal for a woman and her family from the Victoria area. Cecil...
Apr 03, 2018
Arts education funding unequal across Ontario's schools: report
TORONTO - Students across Ontario have unequal access to arts programing because of inconsistent funding that’s often dependent on parent efforts, a lack of space in schools, and fewer qualified...
Apr 03, 2018
Alberta premier heads to Toronto, U.S. to build support for pipelines
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says she will soon head to Toronto and New York to rally support among business leaders for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion. Notley says she will als...
Apr 03, 2018
Ex-Quebec deputy premier Normandeau wants separate trial on fraud-related charges
QUEBEC - Former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau is seeking a separate trial on her fraud-related charges. Her lawyer’s comment in a telephone interview Tuesday came after he found out ...
Apr 03, 2018