Category Archives: Canada
Giant rubber duck wades into Toronto after causing a flap
TORONTO - A giant rubber duck that caused a flap for weeks before its arrival has settled into its temporary new home on Toronto’s waterfront. The six-storey-tall, 13,600-kilogram yellow duck wa...
Jun 30, 2017
Interac taking e-Transfer service off-line temporarily to address technical issue
TORONTO - Interac says it has temporarily taken its e-Transfer service off-line to address an “internal technical issue” that has seen service disruptions for a number of customers trying ...
Jun 30, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, June 30 --- OFFICIALS PUT FINISHING TOUCHES ON CANADA 150 CELEBRATIONS: Officials in Ottawa are preparing for a flood of half a million people expected to jam...
Jun 30, 2017
Manitoba Tories dump Steven Fletcher from caucus saying he wasn't a team player
WINNIPEG - A high-profile backbench member of the Manitoba legislature who recently spoke out against some of his own government’s policy has been dumped from caucus. The Progressive Conservativ...
Jun 30, 2017
Mature, less mature and incremental: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - There’s so much Canada-red and white on Parliament Hill that when the hundreds of thousands of bleary-eyed partygoers finally finish toasting the country’s 150th birthday this wee...
Jun 30, 2017
A list of five B.C. New Democrats with cabinet potential
VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan has a group of political veterans to choose from for his New Democrat cabinet, a team that is bound to be tested by an experienced Liberal opp...
Jun 30, 2017
Canadian pulse exporters get six-month waiver on pest treatment for India
CALGARY - India has issued a six-month extension allowing Canadian peas and lentils to be exported to the country without first being treated for pests. Pulse Canada CEO Gordon Bacon said the notice i...
Jun 30, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at the main Canada Day celebration on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - The Canada Day stage on Parliament Hill (the biggest one ever) is set for 150th birthday celebrations on Saturday in the nation’s capital. Here’s a by-the-numbers look at preparat...
Jun 30, 2017
Ottawa Canada 150 cevent has unprecendented security, performances, fireworks
OTTAWA - Tens of thousands of Canadians - and more than a few wannabe Canadians - are expected to descend on the national capital this weekend to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. Here are five...
Jun 30, 2017
Violence against LGBTQ Russians prompts change in policy around deportation
OTTAWA - Canada is giving some failed asylum seekers from Russia a chance to stave off deportation, saying conditions in that country have changed. The Immigration Department says reports of violence ...
Jun 30, 2017