Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba NDP runs into trouble over Passover pic that shows family baking bread
WINNIPEG - A “Happy Passover” tweet by Manitoba’s NDP caucus became a problem for the party when the photo appeared to show a family baking bread, and the staffer with access to the ...
Apr 01, 2018

Hudson's Bay Co. says Saks Fifth Avenue stores affected by data breach
TORONTO - Hudson’s Bay Co. is the latest Canadian company to be hit with a data breach, saying that customer payment card information may have been stolen from shoppers at certain Saks Fifth Ave...
Apr 01, 2018

Halifax pastor shocked by obscene graffiti on church Easter Sunday
HALIFAX - A Halifax pastor says he felt “violated” after the front doors of his parish were vandalized. St. Agnes Church was one of two Catholic churches in the Nova Scotia capital that we...
Apr 01, 2018
Investment outflow from Canada already underway in 'real time': RBC head
OTTAWA - The head of one of Canada’s largest banks is urging the federal government to stem the flow of investment capital from this country to the United States - because, he warns, it’s ...
Apr 01, 2018

Canadian helicopters in Mali could support multinational counter-terror mission
OTTAWA - The six military helicopters that Canada plans to send to Mali could be used to move more than peacekeepers: they could be called upon to support a multinational counter-terrorism force also ...
Apr 01, 2018

Female-centred ride-hailing apps on the rise in spite of hurdles, women say
The women behind the slowly growing number of ride-hailing apps catering to female passengers and drivers say the hurdles they’ve had to overcome to get their services on the road demonstrate ex...
Apr 01, 2018
Quebec City mosque shooting survivor thanks Canadians for their support
MONTREAL - A man who lost the use of his legs in last year’s Quebec City mosque shooting is thanking Canadians for the support they’ve shown him in recent months. Aymen Derbali received th...
Apr 01, 2018
Police say deaths of father and son in Steinbach, Man. are 'suspicious'
STEINBACH, Man. - Police are investigating what they call the “suspicious” deaths of a father and son whose bodies were found in a home on a quiet cul-de-sac in Steinbach, Man., on Saturda...
Apr 01, 2018
Minimum wage workers in Atlantic Canada to earn a little bit more
Minimum wage workers in all four Atlantic provinces will see a small bump in their earnings starting today. Nova Scotia’s minimum wage for experienced workers raised from $10.85 to $11 an hour. ...
Apr 01, 2018

Dad says N.S. restorative justice helped heal after son's jail cell death
A series of restorative justice meetings between the father of a man who died in a holding cell and staff who oversaw the inmate’s last hours is being praised for bringing reforms and moments of...
Apr 01, 2018