Category Archives: Canada
Five stories in the news today, Feb. 7
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Feb. 7 --- BUDGET DAY IN NEW BRUNSWICK New Brunswick Finance Minister Cathy Rogers will present the provincial budget today, and it is expected to include targete...
Feb 07, 2017
B.C. program looks to citizen science for help in diagnosing moose tick problem
VANCOUVER - The sight of an ungainly and mostly hairless white moose trudging into a northern British Columbia town has become the most visible sign of the winter tick problem in the province. The par...
Feb 07, 2017
New Brunswick budget: Debt keeps rising as Liberals spend on education, tourism
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s government is piling on more debt in its 2017-18 budget as the Liberals opt for targeted spending increases rather than a quicker assault on the deficit. Finance Mi...
Feb 07, 2017
Panel looking at future of the NEB heading to a skeptical Vancouver
CALGARY - A cross-country tour of the panel looking into the future of the National Energy Board heads to Vancouver this week, where many expressed dismay at the workings of the regulator following it...
Feb 06, 2017
U.S. court tosses case against Canadian government by mislabelled B.C. terrorist
VANCOUVER - A United States court has tossed out a lawsuit that accuses the Canadian government of ruining the life of a British Columbia woman for allegedly giving false information to American autho...
Feb 06, 2017
A closer look at the federal economic growth council's recommendations
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s economic advisory council unveiled new recommendations Monday under five categories. Ottawa is widely expected to incorporate elements of these suggestions into...
Feb 06, 2017
A look at court cases involving mothers who have disposed of dead babies
WINNIPEG - A judge has found a Winnipeg woman guilty of concealing the bodies of her six babies in a storage locker. Andrea Giesbrecht was convicted on six counts under Section 243 of the Criminal Cod...
Feb 06, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Feb. 6 --- FED ADVISERS PROPOSE HIGHER RETIREMENT AGE: The Trudeau government’s economic advisory council is recommending Ottawa raise the age of retire...
Feb 06, 2017
New Brunswick budget to provide targeted spending as debt worries grow
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will bring in targeted spending increases in its budget Tuesday, with fiscal balance remaining years away. A government source with knowledge of the budget t...
Feb 06, 2017
B.C. government and lumber industry to launch softwood lobbying campaign
MONTREAL - The BC Lumber Trade Council and provincial government said Monday they will try to convince American consumers, politicians and lumber buyers that an equitable softwood lumber deal is neede...
Feb 06, 2017