Category Archives: Canada
Feds analyse implications for Canada if 'Dreamers' program in U.S. ends
OTTAWA - An internal government analysis of U.S. immigration policy suggests significant implications for Canada if a program offering protections for people who came to the U.S. illegally as children...
Nov 09, 2017
Liberals consider amending Arms Trade Treaty bill in face of criticism
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland wants to re-examine Canada’s legislation to join a global arms control treaty after criticism that it gave her too much power, says the Libera...
Nov 09, 2017
Legal marijuana: N.S. to release minimum age and retail model by year's end
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s justice minister says the province will release its recreational marijuana plans - including minimum age and the retail model - by the end of this year. Mark Furey says h...
Nov 09, 2017
RCMP announces major bust with links to organized crime in Canada and U.S.
TORONTO - Nine people from southern Ontario with alleged ties to organized crime in the United States have been arrested in a major weapons and drug bust, the RCMP announced Thursday. Authorities seiz...
Nov 09, 2017
Pregnant woman without doctor 'not the norm' in Nova Scotia: health minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s health minister is sidestepping questions about whether he thinks it’s acceptable that a Cape Breton woman who is halfway through her pregnancy still doesn’t ...
Nov 09, 2017
Open flames, space heaters pose major fire risks for homeless: officials
VANCOUVER - A fire that left a woman with serious injuries has raised concerns about safety for homeless people as temperatures dip in British Columbia. Chilliwack Mayor Sharon Gaetz said fire crews w...
Nov 09, 2017
'On life support:' Research shows common pesticides starve, disorient birds
SASKATOON - Newly published research says two of Canada’s most commonly used pesticides cause migrating songbirds to lose weight and their sense of direction. “This is very good evidence t...
Nov 09, 2017
MPs move to keep religious protections in Criminal Code clean-up efforts
OTTAWA - Disrupting a religious service is likely to remain a crime, since MPs on the House of Commons justice committee have agreed to change a controversial part of proposed legislation aimed at mod...
Nov 09, 2017
WestJet wants B.C. court to toss proposed class action that alleges harassment
VANCOUVER - WestJet says a proposed class-action lawsuit that accuses the company of failing to provide a harassment-free workplace for female employees is an abuse of process that should be thrown ou...
Nov 09, 2017
CRTC report shows Canadians using more broadband, and paying more for it
GATINEAU, Que. - The country’s telecom regulator says Canadians are demanding more, and faster, Internet access, especially on mobile devices. But critics complain that broadband speeds are not ...
Nov 09, 2017