Category Archives: Canada
Maintaining cultural exemption a priority for Quebec as NAFTA talks loom
MONTREAL - Although culture isn’t on the table as the NAFTA talks loom, Quebec’s economy minister and the province’s chief negotiator sounded out industry stakeholders Tuesday to ens...
Aug 01, 2017
The difficult tenure of women politicians in Canada: 'I became a target'
Joanne Bernard recalls the shock she felt when she left Nova Scotia’s non-profit sector to work in provincial politics, and suddenly became the target of the worst kind of online vitriol, includ...
Aug 01, 2017
Over 300 buildings gone as B.C. wildfires expected to grow amid smoky conditions
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Wildfires have destroyed more than 300 buildings across British Columbia as smoke creates visibility problems for crews expecting to fight more fires in the coming days, officials say...
Aug 01, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Aug. 1 --- TRUDEAU ‘REGRETS’ COMMENTS IN ROLLING STONE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “regrets” comments he made about Sen. P...
Aug 01, 2017
A glimpse at the careers of the new hosts of 'The National'
TORONTO - CBC has selected a diverse foursome to oversee its flagship news program “The National.” Adrienne Arsenault, Rosemary Barton, Andrew Chang and Ian Hanomansing will share the host...
Aug 01, 2017
Letter accuses St Mike's college president of dishonouring school
TORONTO - A number of faculty and staff at a college within the University of Toronto are accusing their president of misrepresenting the school and shaming students in remarks made at an internationa...
Aug 01, 2017
Census data likely to show that fewer Canadian couples are getting married
MONTREAL - In a 37-year relationship that has seen them have three children together, Helene Gauvin and her partner, Andre Jauvin, have never formally tied the knot. While they’ve talked about g...
Aug 01, 2017
The big holdup in a Canada-U.S. lumber deal? Russian, German, Brazilian wood
WASHINGTON - Canada and the United States must chop down one big, remaining impediment to a deal on softwood lumber and this obstacle involves wood from neither country but from other places: Germany,...
Aug 01, 2017
Thunder Bay, First Nations leader pledge to fight racism in Ontario city
The city of Thunder Bay, Ont., and First Nations leaders in the region have signed a pledge to fight racism in the northern Ontario community, which has been plagued by tensions between Indigenous res...
Aug 01, 2017
York University says it will appeal federal court ruling on copyright fees
TORONTO - One of Canada’s largest universities says it will appeal a Federal Court ruling that found it was circumventing copyright fees in reproducing materials being handed out to students. To...
Aug 01, 2017