Category Archives: Canada
Saskatchewan legislature resumes with new faces leading the government and Opposition
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s legislature resumed Monday with new leaders on both sides of the house, and a new Speaker to act as a referee in their debates. Premier Scott Moe told reporters on Monday...
Mar 12, 2018

Montreal seniors' residence holds birthday party for its 20 centenarians
MONTREAL - In many ways, the birthday party at a Montreal seniors’ home on Sunday was like any other, complete with balloons, gifts and cake. But there was no way to fit enough candles on the ca...
Mar 11, 2018

#LoveWins concert for LGBTQ community postponed after criticism from community
TORONTO - A critic of an event billed as “part vigil, part celebration” in the wake of the arrest of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur said she’s relieved that the event is being ...
Mar 11, 2018
No adverse effects from 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster on BC coast: researchers
VANCOUVER - Seven years after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan released radioactive elements into the environment, researchers say those elements pose minimal risk to human or salmon health alo...
Mar 11, 2018

Christine Elliott concedes Ontario Tory leadership to Doug Ford after a review
TORONTO - The newly crowned leader of Ontario’s beleaguered Opposition is no longer being challenged by his main rival, who refused to concede for nearly a day. Christine Elliott met with Doug F...
Mar 11, 2018

Vancouver police investigate alleged parental abduction of boy, 9
Vancouver Police are looking for a woman who allegedly abducted her nine-year-old son on Friday, contrary to a court-imposed custody order. Shawana Chaudhary may be travelling with her son, Emerson Cu...
Mar 11, 2018

Canada will not bend to U.S. steel tariff pressure in NAFTA talks, says Freeland
OTTAWA - As the United States tries to light a fire under NAFTA negotiations, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada will not be bullied or pressured by the United States as p...
Mar 11, 2018

Insurance company uncovers 'pervasive' auto body shop scams; urges action
TORONTO - Workers at auto body shops deliberately damaged cars, installed used parts but billed for new ones, or invoiced for phantom repairs, according to an investigation by a Canadian insurer that ...
Mar 11, 2018

Montreal Molson brewery workers vote to accept contract from employer
MONTREAL - Workers at Montreal’s Molson plant voted on Sunday to accept a new contract offer from their employer. Union spokesman Stephane Lacroix said 55 per cent of employees voted in favour o...
Mar 11, 2018

No update to system tracking Manitoba kids in care despite calls for change
WINNIPEG - A commissioner who investigated the death of a girl who died after falling through the cracks of Manitoba’s child-welfare system says he is disappointed the province still hasn’...
Mar 11, 2018