Category Archives: Canada
Going public: A look at some of the biggest Canadian IPOs by value since 2000
TORONTO - Rarely has an IPO drawn as much political attention as Kinder Morgan’s sale of its Canadian unit, a deal designed to fund the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. At $1.75 billion, the p...
Jun 02, 2017
Federal government announces funding for Lyme disease research framework
OTTAWA - The federal government is hoping a new research framework will help doctors better diagnose and treat the ballooning number of Lyme disease cases across Canada. Health Minister Jane Philpott ...
Jun 02, 2017
Ontario to raise minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2019, ensure equal pay for part-time workers
TORONTO - Ontario will increase minimum wage to $15 an hour over the next 18 months as part of sweeping changes to labour laws, the province’s Liberal government announced Tuesday, satisfying a ...
Jun 02, 2017
B.C. shakeup brings new doubts for Kinder Morgan Canada as shares fall on debut
CALGARY - British Columbia’s NDP and Greens are vowing to bring the Trans Mountain expansion to a halt should they form government, one of several promises that could have widespread ramificatio...
Jun 02, 2017
15-year-old girl shot in stomach outside metro station north of Montreal
MONTREAL - A 15-year-old girl is recovering in hospital after being shot in the stomach shortly after midnight Tuesday morning. Police say the girl was with friends outside a metro station in Laval, n...
Jun 01, 2017
Tragically Hip strikes partnership with medical marijuana company
TORONTO - A soon-to-be publicly traded medicinal marijuana producer has partnered with the Tragically Hip in anticipation of the drug’s legalization and a burgeoning recreational market. Newstri...
Jun 01, 2017
Trudeau stands by Kinder Morgan despite changing politics in B.C.
ROME - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing by the Kinder Morgan pipeline project, even as the New Democrats and Greens in B.C. are teaming up to fight it. “The decision we took on the Tran...
Jun 01, 2017
Nova Scotia Liberals win their second straight majority government
HALIFAX - After a long night of hard-fought election battles, Nova Scotia’s Liberal government won a second straight majority victory early Wednesday, marking the first time the province has see...
Jun 01, 2017
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, June 1
Seven stories in the news for Thursday, June 1 --- WETTLAUFER EXPECTED TO PLEAD GUILTY TODAY A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors in her care is expected to plead guilty to first-de...
Jun 01, 2017
Quebec government defends against claims back-to-work law gives it too much power
QUEBEC - The Quebec Liberals defended their back-to-work bill Tuesday from accusations the law gives to much power to the government regarding negotiations between unions and private-sector constructi...
May 31, 2017