Category Archives: Canada

Newfoundland government urged to offer universal coverage of abortion pill
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is being pressured to provide universal coverage for the abortion pill amid complaints the province is one of the worst when it comes to access to ab...
Mar 05, 2018

Quebec Liberal stalwart Jean-Marc Fournier won't seek re-election
QUEBEC - Jean-Marc Fournier, longtime Quebec Liberal who held a series of prominent positions in the party including as interim leader, announced Monday he won’t be seeking re-election when Queb...
Mar 05, 2018

Growing frequency, height of Nova Scotia storm surges worries mayor
LIVERPOOL, N.S. - Another weekend of storm surges in Nova Scotia has a south shore mayor calling for provincial help to cope with the rising impact of climate change on waterfronts. The mayor of the R...
Mar 05, 2018

Edmonton mayor tells UN conference cities can fight climate change alone
EDMONTON - Cities can do a lot to fight climate change on their own even if the levels of government they answer to aren’t interested, the mayor of Alberta’s capital told an international ...
Mar 05, 2018
Cops' probe of Indigenous man's death in Thunder Bay shoddy: review
TORONTO - A decision by police officers in Thunder Bay, Ont., to rule out foul play just hours after the body of an Indigenous man was found floating in a river was the result of a grossly inadequate ...
Mar 05, 2018
New Brunswick working on technology to ease damage in flood season
FREDERICTON - Flood forecasters in New Brunswick are using new technology to track snow loads and ice movement, hoping more information leads to less damage. Jasmin Boisvert, a water services speciali...
Mar 05, 2018

Montreal visual effects producers celebrate 'Blade Runner 2049' win
TORONTO - Visual effects producer Adam O’Brien-Locke wasn’t going to let another potential “La La Land” mix-up dampen his neighbourhood Oscar party in Montreal. When “Bla...
Mar 05, 2018
A timeline of key events in the case of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur
A timeline of key events in the case of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur based on information released by Toronto police: ___ September 2010 _ Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, disappears from TorontoR...
Mar 05, 2018
Another 'technical glitch' temporarily shuts down access to worker pay stubs
OTTAWA - Federal civil servants are being told they’ll have to wait this week to see the details of their paycheques after a “technical glitch” forced a shutdown of the Phoenix pay a...
Mar 05, 2018
Morneau says Canada should be exempt from new U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum
TORONTO - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says Canada should be exempted from the aluminum and steel tariffs U.S. President Donald Trump is weighing. He says Canada is a “staunch ally” of th...
Mar 05, 2018