Category Archives: Canada
Hamilton church to move hundreds of graves to make room for condo complex
TORONTO - A Hamilton church says it’s hoping to move hundreds of centuries-old graves in order to make way for modern-day condo dwellers. Christ’s Church Cathedral, more commonly known as ...
Sep 10, 2017
Adjournment expected as trial starts for aides to Ontario ex-premier McGuinty
TORONTO - A trial of two former top political aides in the Ontario premier’s office is slated to begin in Toronto today. David Livingston and Laura Miller are charged with breach of trust, misch...
Sep 10, 2017
Ontario legislature resumes amid two Liberal trials; focus on labour and pot
TORONTO - Major labour law changes, including a $15 minimum wage, and marijuana will be on the front burner as Ontario’s legislature returns from its summer break on Monday. But the business of ...
Sep 10, 2017
'I'm not dying today:' Teen who lost mom to grizzly has run-in with bear herself
CANMORE, Alta. - The daughter of an Alberta woman who died in a grizzly bear attack in 2005 says she now has a better sense of how her mom felt in the moments before she died thanks to her own run-in ...
Sep 10, 2017
Securities commissions defend name-and-shame lists despite long list of unpaid penalties
CALGARY - It turns out that publicly shaming violators of provincial securities laws is an exceptionally poor way of collecting unpaid penalties but some Canadian regulators say they will continue to ...
Sep 10, 2017
'This was not a career soldier': Fallen reservist honoured with living memorial
CALGARY - Rachel Herbert’s two children never had a chance to meet their uncle before he was killed in Afghanistan nearly a decade ago. Her brother, Cpl. Nathan Hornburg, a 24-year-old reservist...
Sep 10, 2017
Union vows to have employees trained and ready for Ontario pot store openings
The head of the union tapped to represent workers in Ontario cannabis stores says his members will be well-trained and ready to go by next July, the target date for federal legalization of recreationa...
Sep 10, 2017
Federal government sends assessment team to look at helping hurricane victims
TORONTO - The Canadian government and aid agencies were setting the wheels in motion Sunday to come to the aid of Caribbean islands who suffered damage by hurricane Irma. Defence Minister Harjit Sajja...
Sep 10, 2017
B.C. budget update likely just an appetizer for next year's main course: experts
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s New Democrat government is expected to unveil its first budget on Monday following last week’s ambitious throne speech, but experts expect the financial upda...
Sep 10, 2017
Medical students urge Ottawa to help Canadians stranded in St. Maarten
Some Canadian medical students who managed to escape St. Maarten before hurricane Irma pummelled the Caribbean island are urging the federal government to help bring home their fellow students who wer...
Sep 09, 2017