Category Archives: Canada

Interim leader says he cleaned up Ontario Tory ranks ahead of election
TORONTO - As he prepares to hand over the reins of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives this weekend, the party’s interim leader said he’s managed to clean up the mess left by his pre...
Mar 06, 2018

Airbus wants to make C Series profitable by lowering supplier prices
TOULOUSE, France - Airbus intends to pressure suppliers for Bombardier’s C Series jets to lower their prices in an effort to make its new partnership with the Quebec aircraft manufacturer profit...
Mar 06, 2018

Greater Montreal home sales up 5% from February 2017, as active listing drop
MONTREAL - The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board says home sales in the region grew five per cent year-over-year in February, as the number of active listings dropped 17 per cent. A total of 4,081 re...
Mar 06, 2018

Oland has pre-trial conference ahead of second murder trial in death of father
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The case against Dennis Oland has been put over until next week for more pre-trial conferences ahead of his retrial for the murder of his father. Oland was charged with second-degre...
Mar 06, 2018

Bugs in the grocery aisle; Loblaw adds cricket powder to its PC line
Canada’s largest grocer believes Canadians are ready to cook with crickets and is bringing the alternative protein ingredient to grocery shelves under its President’s Choice label. A numbe...
Mar 06, 2018

Brother objects as man who killed grandparents, mother in 2015 gains more freedom
HALIFAX - A mentally ill Nova Scotia man who killed his mother and two grandparents in 2015 has been granted unescorted day passes from a secure hospital, despite family pleas that he wasn’t rea...
Mar 06, 2018

Toronto-area home prices, sales volume in February down from 2017 record highs
TORONTO - The number of Toronto-area homes sold last month fell nearly 35 per cent and the average selling price dropped more than 12 per cent from historically high levels set last year, the Toronto ...
Mar 06, 2018
In the news today, March 6
stories in the news for Tuesday, March 6 --- TRUMP, TRUDEAU TALK TARIFFS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has told U.S. President Donald Trump that his threatened tariffs on steel and aluminum imports wi...
Mar 06, 2018

Canada will meet climate targets despite emissions gap: Environment minister
EDMONTON - Federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada is committed to meeting its climate change targets despite a growing gap between promises and emissions projections. “WeR...
Mar 06, 2018

Extreme weather, forest loss behind sharp drop in monarch butterfly spottings
OTTAWA - Right about now, the kings of the butterfly world are emerging from hibernation in Mexico looking for love and ready to make more butterflies. But scientists Monday said the number of monarch...
Mar 06, 2018