Category Archives: Canada
Toronto home sales to slip, but remain vulnerable to overvaluation: experts
TORONTO - Continued signs of overheating in some cities leaves Canada’s housing market highly vulnerable for the sixth straight quarter, the federal housing agency said Tuesday as the country...
Jan 30, 2018
Judge rules RCMP don't have to share records from ammonia leak in B.C.
FERNIE, B.C. - A judge says police do not have to turn over records that were seized during an investigation of a fatal ammonia leak at an ice rink in southeastern British Columbia. The City of Fernie...
Jan 30, 2018
No endangered listing for Labrador caribou as Innu hunt continues
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador won’t list two caribou herds as endangered while it continues talks with Indigenous groups. That’s despite a recommendation last fall fro...
Jan 30, 2018
Politicians scrambling to adapt to new environment on sexual harassment: PM
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau concedes that he, like all political leaders, is struggling to figure out how best to deal with allegations of sexual misconduct against members of his own caucus. “I don...
Jan 30, 2018
Health scare prompts B.C. member of Parliament to review key goals
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A British Columbia Conservative member of Parliament says the memory of his stricken wife’s face as a medical crisis nearly killed him is his motivation for a heartfelt mes...
Jan 30, 2018
Supervisor's conviction, prison term upheld in deadly scaffolding collapse
TORONTO - A supervisor jailed for a scaffolding collapse in which four men were killed and another was seriously hurt lost his bid on Tuesday to challenge his criminal-negligence conviction and 3 1/2-...
Jan 30, 2018
Former Young Canadians worker admits to sex offences on Calgary group's students
CALGARY - A man who had many roles in his 36 years with a Calgary young people’s performance group has admitted to eight sex-related charges. Philip Heerema’s trial on 20 charges was alrea...
Jan 30, 2018
Canada in middle of pack on polar bear protection: World Wildlife Fund
Canada’s polar bear protection is getting good marks from an international conservation group, but the World Wildlife Fund says the country could better protect important habitat and minimize th...
Jan 30, 2018
Ontario has work to do to meet long-term climate change goals: report
TORONTO - Ontario’s first year of carbon pricing went well but more work is needed if the province wants to meet its long-term goals for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the province’s e...
Jan 30, 2018
Ont. Tories to 'root out the rot,' says interim leader who won't run for permanent job
TORONTO - The newly appointed interim leader of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives vowed Tuesday to clean up the party, “root out the rot” and ensure a fair leadership contest follo...
Jan 30, 2018