Category Archives: Canada
Disgraced Senator gets to keep pension as he quits
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is blaming its Conservative predecessor for the fact Don Meredith will be able to collect an annual pension now that the disgraced Ontario senator has formally resigned...
May 10, 2017
Rebuilding after disasters should stress safer, better, Goodale says
OTTAWA - As the devastating floodwaters recede in Ontario and Quebec, the key to preventing a similar disaster in future is to avoid making the mistakes that led to problems in the first place, says P...
May 10, 2017
B.C. election brings unwelcome uncertainty for business as Greens hold balance
CALGARY - British Columbia’s election has brought unwelcome doubt for the business sector, given the prospect of an ascendant Green party influencing policy on pipelines, natural gas exports, hy...
May 10, 2017
Hundreds of extra troops sent to Quebec as feds warn about more floods in B.C.
OTTAWA - The military is deploying hundreds of additional soldiers to help with flood-relief efforts in Quebec, even as the federal government warns about more flooding in British Columbia. The extra ...
May 10, 2017
Programs warning youth against driving high ramp up ahead of legalized pot
TORONTO - Alexis Vegh is working what could be a tough crowd - about a dozen young people in their late teens and early 20s - and she’s here to speak to them about the risks of driving high afte...
May 10, 2017
Canada's largest pension fund manager and Alberta fund oppose Bombardier pay policy
MONTREAL - The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and Alberta Investment Management Corp. have joined several large institutional investors in withholding support for the re-election of Bombardier&#...
May 10, 2017
Toronto school board cuts off Wi-Fi access to Snapchat, Instagram and Netflix
TORONTO - Canada’s largest school board is blocking those using its Wi-Fi from accessing Snapchat, Instagram and Netflix, which it says are bogging down the network. The Toronto District School ...
May 10, 2017
Quebec floods: water levels down but heavy rain expected on the weekend
MONTREAL - While water levels continued their slow decline in some parts of Quebec on Wednesday, the province’s environment minister warned the situation could deteriorate in others this weekend...
May 10, 2017
Lawyer for student charged in murder challenges friend's memory of bloody man
HALIFAX - The lawyer for a university medical student accused of murder tried to cast doubt on the memory of a neighbour who claimed he saw a bloody man in his apartment. Pookiel McCabe was testifying...
May 10, 2017
Mounties recall confused response to Moncton massacre: 'We're heavily out-armed'
MONCTON, N.B. - A hushed Moncton courtroom heard the alarmed voice Wednesday of a senior Mountie calling for help as “heavily out-armed” officers tried to track a gunman out to assassinate...
May 10, 2017