Category Archives: Canada
List of ministers named to N.S. Premier Stephen McNeil's 17-member cabinet
HALIFAX - The list of ministers named to Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil’s 17-member cabinet: Stephen McNeil - premier, minister of intergovernmental affairs, aboriginal affairs, regulatory a...
Jun 15, 2017
Gord Downie, indigenous activist Sylvia Maracle to receive Order of Canada on Monday
OTTAWA - Gord Downie and indigenous activist Sylvia Maracle will be appointed to the Order of Canada on Monday, while Downie’s Tragically Hip bandmates will also receive one of the country’...
Jun 15, 2017
'Only fair': McKenna on excluding Saskatchewan, Manitoba from $2B carbon fund
OTTAWA - Manitoba and Saskatchewan have been given until the end of December to sign on to the federal government’s national climate change agreement to avoid losing out on millions of dollars t...
Jun 15, 2017
CRTC bans cellphone unlocking fees, clarifies rules for so-called family plans
OTTAWA - Cellphone companies will soon no longer be allowed to charge customers to unlock their devices, Canada’s telecom regulator said Thursday as it unveiled sweeping changes to the wireless ...
Jun 15, 2017
Worker fired for breaching policy, not over drug problem, Supreme Court rules
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal in a case involving an Alberta worker who was fired by a mining company after testing positive for drug use. In an 8-1 ruling, the court sa...
Jun 15, 2017
Kevin Loring to lead National Arts Centre's new indigenous theatre department
Award-winning Canadian playwright, actor and educator Kevin Loring has been named the first-ever artistic director of indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre. The new department’s inaugur...
Jun 15, 2017
Trudeau commits $1.28 billion toward major Montreal transit project
MONTREAL - Ottawa is committing $1.28 billion toward a major Montreal rail project that will connect the city to its suburbs and to its international airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursd...
Jun 15, 2017
Man found not criminally responsible for killing cop now living in community
TORONTO - The widow of a Toronto police officer killed in a rampage six years ago is outraged the man deemed not criminally responsible for her husband’s death has been living in the community s...
Jun 15, 2017
Brand of granola recalled due to potential Listeria contamination
OTTAWA - Nature’s Path Foods Inc. is recalling Nature’s Path brand Coconut & Cashew Butter Crunchy Granola from store shelves due to possible Listeria contamination. The 720-gram packa...
Jun 15, 2017
RCMP commissioner tells N.B. trial he worried about militarization of the force
MONCTON, N.B. - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson testified Thursday that arming Mounties with high-powered carbine rifles raised concerns for him over the possible militarization of the force and needed ...
Jun 15, 2017