Category Archives: Canada
Confront mercury crisis on northern Ontario First Nation, chief urges Trudeau
OTTAWA - Ontario took another step Tuesday on the long road towards cleaning up mercury contamination upstream from the Grassy Narrows First Nation - a community that also wants the federal Liberal go...
Nov 14, 2017
Ontario offering small businesses relief to ease transition to higher min wage
TORONTO - Ontario will slash small business taxes and offer millions in incentives aimed at easing the transition to an increasing minimum wage as the province’s Liberal government heads for a s...
Nov 14, 2017
Vancouver limits short-term Airbnb rentals in laneway houses, basement suites
Vancouver has banned owners of basement suites and laneway houses from listing them on Airbnb after a heated debate in which some city councillors warned that homeowners would not be able to pay their...
Nov 14, 2017
Education minister says she regrets confusion; supports treaty education
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s education minister is apologizing for referencing her son’s homework in a speech which appeared to question how treaty education is taught in schools. Bronwyn Eyre ...
Nov 14, 2017
Canadian 'Arrow' star Stephen Amell speaks out amid allegations against producer
VANCOUVER - Canadian “Arrow” star Stephen Amell is offering to help “in any way, shape or form” as Warner Bros. Television Group investigates allegations of sexual harassment a...
Nov 14, 2017
New Brunswick man facing two first-degree murder charges after house fire
TRACADIE, N.B. - New Brunswick RCMP say a 19-year-old Tracadie man is facing first-degree murder charges after two bodies were found following a weekend house fire. Police say Benoit Bertin appeared i...
Nov 14, 2017
Calgary-area man charged after social media photo of dog tied to flatbed truck
CALGARY - A Calgary-area man is facing charges after a photo of dog tethered to a flatbed trailer began circulating on social media. Calgary police, the Calgary Humane Society and Rocky View County be...
Nov 14, 2017
P.E.I. to take steps to boost population, 'help newcomers feel at home'
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island - Canada’s smallest but fastest-growing province - is promising measures to get more immigrants to come, and stay. The Island’s population topped 152,0...
Nov 14, 2017
Ottawa files lawsuit in dispute over broken northern Manitoba rail line
Ottawa filed a lawsuit against the owners of a broken rail line in northern Manitoba on Tuesday, hours after the company said it would file a complaint against the federal government under the North A...
Nov 14, 2017
Lawyer for accused in Edmonton attack says there may be mental-health issues
EDMONTON - A man facing several counts of attempted murder after a police officer was hit with a car and stabbed by an assailant is to face two psychiatric assessments. The reviews are to determine Ab...
Nov 14, 2017