Category Archives: Canada
O'Leary should stick to debating fellow Conservatives: Nova Scotia's premier
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says Conservative leadership hopeful Kevin O’Leary should be focused on debating issues with his fellow Tories, rather than attacking him in an ̶...
Feb 09, 2017
Montreal conference highlights growing popularity of winter cycling
MONTREAL - While most Canadians still put their bikes away when cold weather hits, a growing number of winter riders has cities switching gears to accommodate the demand for ice-free pathways. This we...
Feb 09, 2017
Cullen, Angus unimpressed at prospect of Sarah Palin as US ambassador to Canada
OTTAWA - At least two federal New Democrat MPs don’t find all the conjecture about Sarah Palin becoming U.S. ambassador to Canada very funny. New Democrat Nathan Cullen says if Palin was named t...
Feb 09, 2017
Convicted killer wants murder charge in another case stayed due to delays
TORONTO - A lawyer for a convicted killer who is also accused of murdering a Toronto woman says the murder charge in that case should be stayed because it’s been nearly three years since the cha...
Feb 09, 2017
Financial safeguards to be part of new infrastructure bank, Sohi says
OTTAWA - The federal infrastructure minister and his top officials tried Thursday to ease a Commons committee’s fears that taxpayers could be left holding the bag if projects funded through a pr...
Feb 09, 2017
3 charged in thefts of 'roll up the rim' cups from Belleville, Ont., Tim Hortons
BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Police say two more people have been arrested in connection with the thefts of several boxes of “roll up the rim to win” cups from a Tim Hortons in Belleville, Ont. A 17...
Feb 09, 2017
A look at trade growth in Canada, U.S. under North American Free Trade Agreement
OTTAWA - Amid word that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet Monday with President Donald Trump, Finance Minister Bill Morneau was in Washington on Wednesday singing the praises of Canada-U.S. trad...
Feb 09, 2017
Trump's anti-immigrant stance may be fuelling rise in racism in Canada: experts
TORONTO - Canada has long prided itself on being a multicultural nation that values inclusion, opening its borders to refugees and immigrants, no matter their ethnicity or religion. But has U.S. Presi...
Feb 09, 2017
Survey praises Canadian Arctic companies for respecting indigenous rights
An international survey on resource development in the Arctic has ranked Canadian companies among the highest in the world for their policies on respecting indigenous rights. A report from a member of...
Feb 09, 2017
Muslim woman from Quebec says she was denied entry to the United States
MONTREAL - A Canadian Muslim woman who has lived in Quebec for 20 years says she believes she was denied entry to the United States because of her religion. Fadwa Alaoui, who lives in the Montreal-are...
Feb 09, 2017