Category Archives: Canada
Canadian tax-evasion fight zeros in on transactions involving Israeli bank
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is seeking information from three Canadian banks about customer transactions linked to a major Israeli financial institution as part of a federal crackdown on offsho...
Nov 13, 2017
Quebec optimistic World Anti-Doping Agency will vote Thursday to remain in Montreal
Quebec’s international relations minister says she is optimistic the World Anti-Doping Agency will accept Canada’s offer on Thursday to keep the organization’s headquarters in Montre...
Nov 13, 2017
McKenna uses Twitter to troll coal from Bonn during U.S. event promoting it
OTTAWA - A U.S. effort to stoke the fires of coal-powered electricity didn’t escape the attention of Canada’s environment minister Monday as Catherine McKenna used her Twitter account to t...
Nov 13, 2017
Report recommends ending program that puts cops in some Toronto schools
TORONTO - A report by staff at Canada’s largest school board recommends eliminating a controversial program that placed police officers in certain Toronto schools after finding the scheme left s...
Nov 13, 2017
Canada seeks updated climate change predictions for new building codes
OTTAWA - The National Research Council says Canada’s homes and highways were built with assumptions about weather patterns that are no longer relevant, thanks to climate change. Now the NRC is a...
Nov 13, 2017
Home-schooler, religious groups cautiously optimistic about Quebec school bill
MONTREAL - A Quebec education bill that gives the province greater powers to enforce compulsory school attendance is getting a passing grade from the communities it most affects. Representatives from ...
Nov 13, 2017
VerticalScope confirms user information stolen from six hacked websites
Toronto-based VerticalScope Inc. says six of the community websites it administers were hacked last month in the latest of a recent series of data breaches affecting Canadian online user information. ...
Nov 13, 2017
3 missing Chinese students, believed to be victims of ransom scam, found: police
TORONTO - Police say three people believed to be victims of a scam targeting Chinese students have been located. Toronto police say they believe the disappearances were linked to a scam in which Chine...
Nov 13, 2017
Liberals delay $2.14 billion they couldn't spend on infrastructure last year
OTTAWA - The federal government failed to spend $2.14 billion that was earmarked last year to rebuild roads, bridges and other large-scale projects aimed at helping people in their day-to-day lives, n...
Nov 13, 2017
Winnipeg Jets security dog Lenny named after superfan Len Kropioski
Winnipeg Jets fans have chosen “Lenny” as the name for the final member of the National Hockey League team’s in-house security dog squad. It’s a tribute to superfan Len (Kroppy...
Nov 13, 2017