Category Archives: Canada
Martin Luther King: 50 years later, his mission not quite accomplished
WASHINGTON - Just across the street from the scene where Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered 50 years ago Wednesday, a woman has stood vigil, day after day, for several decades, protesting against the...
Apr 03, 2018
Five things to know as Catherine Tait prepares to take over helm of CBC
OTTAWA - Five things to know about Catherine Tait, named Tuesday as the new incoming president of CBC/Radio-Canada: 1. Tait was one of several names an advisory panel forwarded to the government for r...
Apr 03, 2018
Bombardier plant gets $54-million Via contract to upgrade 17 train cars
LA POCATIERE, Que. - Bombardier Transportation’s plant northeast of Quebec City has obtained a $54-million contract from Via Rail to upgrade 17 train cars that date back to the 1950s. Federal Tr...
Apr 03, 2018
N.S. premier hopes for a common Atlantic minimum wage as early as next spring
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier says he hopes the Atlantic provinces can land on a common minimum wage as early as next spring - but he maintains the goal will not be $15 an hour. Stephen McNeil...
Apr 03, 2018
Symbolic NAFTA win possible, but hard work is nowhere near done: trade insiders
OTTAWA - Trade insiders say a token win on NAFTA may soon be possible - but the substantive work is nowhere near complete. A report by Bloomberg this week said the White House wants leaders from Canad...
Apr 03, 2018
Better safeguards, compensation coming for residents of B.C. trailer parks
PENTICTON, B.C. - British Columbia wants to make it harder to evict trailer park residents and give them more protection from redevelopment under proposed legislative changes. The government also want...
Apr 03, 2018
Auditor again flags pension fund for military reservists as 'problematic'
OTTAWA - A pension fund for Canadian military reservists is once again being flagged by Canada’s auditor general as being “problematic.” In a recent commentary on the federal governm...
Apr 03, 2018
B.C. researcher's identification of scorpionfly shows Canada-Russia connection
VANCOUVER - It seems Canada and Russia have a prehistoric connection of the “beautiful” but “cockroachy” kind involving a 53-million-year-old insect fossil called a scorpionfly...
Apr 03, 2018
Sealers' group calls for increased seal hunt - and even a possible cull
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Hungry East Coast seal populations have surged in recent decades, spurring calls for an increased seal hunt - and even a possible cull - to protect fragile caplin and northern...
Apr 03, 2018
A few quick facts about the next president of the CBC, Catherine Tait
OTTAWA - Some personal and professional details about Catherine Tait, the newly appointed president and chief executive of CBC/Radio-Canada. Age: 60 Education: Attended the University of Toronto for h...
Apr 03, 2018