Category Archives: Canada
Air Canada Flight 624: Timeline of a crash landing
HALIFAX - On March 28, 2015, an Airbus A320-211, operating as Air Canada Flight 624, flew from Toronto to Halifax with 133 passengers and five crew members. Here is how the Transportation Safety Board...
May 18, 2017
'A way forward:' Alberta PCs, Wildrose to form United Conservative Party
EDMONTON - Alberta’s two conservative parties have taken the first step toward ending a decade of bitter feuding by signing a proposal to merge and become the United Conservative Party. Wildrose...
May 18, 2017
NAFTA checklist: A handy guide to key issues, as formal process set to start
WASHINGTON - The formal process in renegotiating the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement has begun. The U.S. administration served notice Thursday that it will enter discussions with Canada and M...
May 18, 2017
Conservatives merge old, new tactics to pressure Liberals over autism funding
OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives will seek today to find out why a request for $3.8 million a year to help families with autism is being ignored by the Liberals. The Tories are set to use time set aside...
May 18, 2017
U.S. fires starter's pistol on NAFTA; length of negotiation ahead: undetermined
WASHINGTON - The United States has officially served notice of its intention to renegotiate the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement, triggering a 90-day consultation window before talks begin lat...
May 18, 2017
Liberals want infrastructure cash to reduce impacts of flooding, Sohi says
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are looking to push more of the billions they plan to spend on infrastructure in the next decade directly into flood mitigation, hoping to avoid repeats of disasters in Q...
May 18, 2017
Sexual assault education now required for new Ontario judges
TORONTO - Training on sexual assault issues will now be required for new provincial judges in Ontario, following outcry over judges’ comments about complainants in other parts of the country. A ...
May 18, 2017
Ottawa to review Boeing military bids in Canada after battle with Bombardier
The federal government hinted Thursday that Boeing should not take future military contracts with Canada for granted, a veiled threat that coincided with a spat between the aerospace giant and rival B...
May 18, 2017
Online campaign to raise funds for indigenous writers tops $55,000
TORONTO - A campaign to raise money for a prize recognizing emerging indigenous writers has blown well past its $10,000 goal. As of late Thursday afternoon, the Emerging Indigenous Voices award had ra...
May 18, 2017
Refugee claimant who walked across Manitoba border granted refugee status
WINNIPEG - Five months after nearly freezing to death on a treacherous walk across the Canada-U.S. border, and still learning to get along without the 10 fingers and thumbs he lost to frostbite, Seidu...
May 18, 2017