Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau booked as guest for 'Live With Kelly and Ryan' in Niagara Falls, Ont.
TORONTO - Justin Trudeau will help TV morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest kick off their visit to Canada on Monday. “Live With Kelly and Ryan” has booked the prime minister as ...
Jun 02, 2017
Supreme Court denies P.E.I. crab fishers leave to appeal dispute over catch
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from a group of Prince Edward Island snow crab fishers in a dispute over catch allowances. They argued that they were entitled to compen...
Jun 02, 2017
Vancouver Island man survives lightning strike, now hopes for super powers
VICTORIA - A propane delivery driver on Vancouver Island may be the luckiest man in British Columbia, but he says he’s not a super hero - yet. Twenty-four-year-old Sean Ramsay was filling propan...
Jun 02, 2017
Housing plan looks to close equality gap; CMHC head
OTTAWA - The head of the federal agency crafting a national housing strategy says the plan will be far more ambitious than just building homes and is looking to close the equality gap between the have...
Jun 02, 2017
Multibillion-dollar warship replacement plan 2.4 times over budget: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal government’s multibillion-dollar effort to replace the navy’s warship fleet could cost taxpayers 2.4 times more than first expected, Ottawa’s budget watchdog war...
Jun 02, 2017
Couillard says little desire for national unity debate, wants one anyway
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Thursday he is fully aware there is currently little appetite across the country to re-open the Canadian Constitution. His government is nevertheless going in th...
Jun 02, 2017
Court won't hear appeal from investors including former NHLer Lanny McDonald
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a challenge over a business dispute from a group of investors led by former hockey star Lanny McDonald. At issue is how Birch Mountain Resources Ltd....
Jun 02, 2017
New MLA carries on after wife's death: 'You got to keep busy. You got to work'
HALIFAX - A newly elected Nova Scotia politician is tapping into personal grief and frustration when he takes on his new role. Tim Halman won the Dartmouth East riding for the Progressive Conservative...
Jun 02, 2017
Baloney Meter: Do young workers suffer first from increased payroll taxes?
OTTAWA - “The first people who suffer when payroll taxes go up are young Canadians and new entrants into the workforce.” - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer. - Newly minted Conservative Le...
Jun 02, 2017
Winery owners' arrest a warning for Canadians doing business in China: daughter
OTTAWA - The daughter of two Canadian winery owners being held by Chinese authorities over an alleged customs valuation dispute says the case should serve as a warning for other Canadians hoping to do...
Jun 02, 2017