Category Archives: Canada

Energy group calls for better tax and regulation to restore competitiveness
Investment in Canada’s oil and gas industry is expected to fall again this year as higher taxes and regulatory uncertainty persuade investors to spend elsewhere, says the head of a group that re...
Feb 26, 2018

Fans greet Olympians returning from Pyeongchang Games at airports across Canada
Hundreds of fans filled up the tiny arrival section of the airport in London, Ont., singing the national anthem and waving Canadian flags to welcome ice dancers Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. The pair s...
Feb 26, 2018

'It's actually heartbreaking': No baby right whales seen in calving grounds
HALIFAX - Not one North Atlantic right whale calf has been spotted in the species’ usual breeding grounds, raising fresh concern over the long-term fate of the endangered mammals following a rec...
Feb 26, 2018

How many new millionaires? Newfoundlanders' $60M lotto win to be confirmed soon
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - We’ll soon know exactly how many small-town Newfoundlanders have become instant millionaires with a history-making Lotto Max jackpot. The massive $60 million windfall is...
Feb 26, 2018

MEC not rushing to drop gun-linked company as it weighs membership feedback
VANCOUVER - The head of Mountain Equipment Co-op says the company isn’t rushing to make a decision about its supply chain after consumers on social media connected brands sold at its stores to a...
Feb 26, 2018

More than 250 Quebec doctors come out against proposed pay increases
MONTREAL - More than 250 doctors and residents in Quebec have asked the provincial government to backtrack on plans to give them and other physicians substantial pay hikes, saying the money should ins...
Feb 26, 2018
New research finds hiring disabled Canadians could boost economic growth
TORONTO - New research suggests that failing to make accessibility for people with disabilities a higher priority for Canadian businesses would cost the country billions of dollars in lost economic gr...
Feb 26, 2018

Forecaster says spring temperatures to be delayed in much of Canada
Spring will arrive a little late and showcase rather volatile weather this year, one of Canada’s most high-profile forecasters predicted Monday. In its spring outlook, the Weather Network said t...
Feb 26, 2018

Courtroom erupts with cheers after Millard, Smich sentenced for Babcock murder
A packed Toronto courtroom erupted into cheers and a standing ovation Monday after the judge announced two men convicted of murdering a young woman would not be eligible for parole for 50 years. Delle...
Feb 26, 2018

Songwriter finds new calling in advocating for sexual assault survivors
When singer-songwriter Kinley Dowling released a song two years ago detailing her prom night rape, she didn’t set out to become an advocate for survivors of sexual assault. But Dowling said her ...
Feb 26, 2018