Category Archives: Canada
Canada and U.K. form alliance to phase out coal to combat climate change
OTTAWA - Canada and the United Kingdom have enticed 18 other nations to adopt their mutual goal of weaning themselves off coal-fired power - but at least two provinces are trying to negotiate their wa...
Nov 16, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, Nov. 16
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 16 --- CANADA OFFERS PEACEKEEPING TROOPS, EQUIPMENT TO UN Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered the UN soldiers, equipment and $21 million to help boost ...
Nov 16, 2017
Security detainee Mohamed Harkat seeks more freedom to go online, travel
OTTAWA - The wife of terror suspect Mohamed Harkat told a court Thursday her husband wouldn’t hurt a bug - literally - as she argued for fewer federal restrictions on his everyday activities. Au...
Nov 16, 2017
Quebec felt heavy public pressure to table strict marijuana law: stakeholders
MONTREAL - Public pressure on the Quebec government was so strong it had little choice but to table a strict bill on marijuana legalization that will give the province full control over the industry, ...
Nov 16, 2017
Valerie Plante sworn in as Montreal's first female mayor
MONTREAL - Promising to be a “happy warrior” for Montrealers, Valerie Plante was sworn in on Thursday as the city’s first female mayor in its 375-year history. Plante received a stan...
Nov 16, 2017
Cyber Insecurity: the high stakes of data protection in an interconnected world
TORONTO - What is nearly imperceptible, leaks important secrets and can keep Canada's top bankers up at night? A cyberattack. It’s not a punch line but a seriously haunting prospect for those in...
Nov 16, 2017
Five things about Canada's Walk of Fame
TORONTO - Six people were inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame Wednesday - sprinter Donovan Bailey, actress Anna Paquin, environmentalist David Suzuki, civil rights leader Viola Desmond, country ...
Nov 15, 2017
RCMP informant testifies at triple-murder trial in Red Deer, Alberta
RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta man accused of killing his family told an RCMP informant about a spirit who had information about the deaths and by a visit he had from a mysterious black woman. Ja...
Nov 15, 2017
Homeowner arrives home, finds man drunk and asleep on bathroom floor
SIMCOE, Ont. - Police are reminding people to be vigilant about locking their doors after a homeowner in Simcoe, Ont., came home to discover a drunken stranger. Ontario provincial police say they were...
Nov 15, 2017
World Anti-Doping Agency keeping headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031
OTTAWA - The World Anti-Doping Agency is keeping its headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031. Officials in the federal Transport Department made the announcement Wednesday night. It came after a ...
Nov 15, 2017