Category Archives: Canada
Head of NEB welcomes overhaul recommendations as way to keep up with times
CALGARY - The head of the National Energy Board says a proposed overhaul of how the federal regulator consults, operates and is organized will make it better prepared to respond to modern expectations...
Jun 28, 2017
Europe learning from Canada on dealing with Trump 'novelty': Italian president
OTTAWA - Italy’s visiting president says Europe is learning much from Canada on how to engage with the “novelty” that is the Donald Trump administration. President Sergio Mattarella ...
Jun 28, 2017
Rhode Island Governor says Trudeau to attend governors' summit
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo says she expects Justin Trudeau to meet with the U.S. governors at a summer summit in Rhode Island, but the Prime Minister’s Office couldn̵...
Jun 28, 2017
B.C. Liberals tout $2.8B surplus, reduced debt on eve of expected defeat
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s finance minister has painted a rosy picture of the province’s finances a day before his government is expected to be defeated in a confidence vote, saying a $...
Jun 28, 2017
Medical instrument left inside Quebec woman after cancer surgery
MONTREAL - Quebec’s health minister is blaming human error after a medical instrument 33 centimetres long was forgotten inside a woman who had a hysterectomy at a Montreal hospital last March. B...
Jun 28, 2017
$1.185B flood protection project to lead to Toronto waterfront makeover: officials
TORONTO - A portion of Toronto’s waterfront is set to undergo a nearly $1.2 billion flood protection project that will lead to a makeover of the area. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Prem...
Jun 28, 2017
Record-breaking sniper shot saved Iraqi lives, special forces general says
OTTAWA - The sniper who shattered the record for the longest confirmed kill also saved lives, the deputy commander of Canadian special forces said. Brig.-Gen. Peter Dawe told The Canadian Press on Wed...
Jun 28, 2017
Insights collected from sources invaluable to central bank decisions: official
OTTAWA - Intelligence collected from industry sources helped the Bank of Canada navigate the oil-price collapse and a top bank official says invaluable nuggets of information like that will continue t...
Jun 28, 2017
Man drunk and speeding before crash that killed B.C. Mountie: Crown
COLWOOD, B.C. - A man who sped his truck through a red light and rammed a RCMP cruiser, killing the officer inside, had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit, the Crown said Wedn...
Jun 28, 2017
Health Canada to allow importation of drugs needed to treat opioid addiction
TORONTO - Provinces and territories are now able to import urgently needed medications that are not available in Canada to treat the growing incidence of opioid dependence under new Health Canada regu...
Jun 28, 2017