Category Archives: Canada
Strident opponent of assisted dying won't chair advance request review
OTTAWA - A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to the Holocaust is no longer in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests...
May 11, 2017
Pierre Beaudoin, scion of Bombardier founding family, quits executive role
DORVAL, Que. - Pierre Beaudoin is relinquishing his role as Bombardier’s executive chairman, marking the first time in 75 years that a member of the company’s founding family won’t b...
May 11, 2017
Nothing could have been done to prevent firefighter's death, inquest hears
TORONTO - A firefighter trainer involved in an ice rescue exercise that claimed the life of a southern Ontario man seven years ago says there’s nothing he would have done differently during the ...
May 11, 2017
Experts see instability in the legislature after B.C. election
VANCOUVER - The final results of British Columbia’s election are still not in, but experts already see scenarios for an unstable provincial government that is unlikely to last a full four-year t...
May 10, 2017
Staff at Canada's largest zoo walk off the job in contract dispute
TORONTO - Canada’s largest zoo was closed to the public and its animals were being cared for by management on Thursday after more than 400 employees walked off the job in a contract dispute. The...
May 10, 2017
Soldier faces sex assault, child porn charges after recording device found
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces corporal is facing charges including sexual assault, voyeurism and possession of child pornography. In a news release Wednesday, the military says the investigation started ...
May 10, 2017
Saskatchewan offers help to the provinces that are fighting spring floods
REGINA - Knowing first-hand the devastation flooding can cause, Saskatchewan has been quick to lend a helping hand to provinces in need this spring. More than 130 communities in B.C, Ontario and Quebe...
May 10, 2017
B.C. political parties ponder common issues after close vote, possible deals
VICTORIA - The election of a minority government in British Columbia already has political parties pondering common ground between them as everybody awaits the final results. With more than 176,000 ab...
May 10, 2017
Final results in tight B.C. election could take weeks to be finalized
VANCOUVER - Preliminary results of Tuesday’s election in British Columbia show the province heading for a minority government for the first time in 65 years, with the incumbent Liberals one seat...
May 10, 2017
Meet BlackRock, the huge asset manager pulled into Canada's political arena
OTTAWA - First they met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and again, a few months later, in New York City. They met two more times in Toronto over the last six months, most recently in...
May 10, 2017