Category Archives: Canada
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Dec. 5 --- FED, ONTARIO IN TALKS WITH AUTOMAKERS: The federal and Ontario governments are actively discussing major investments in the big automakers. Followi...
Dec 05, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at Statistics Canada's latest study on youth employment
OTTAWA - A new study from Statistics Canada says young people have seen their job quality decline over the last four decades, even as the unemployment rate has remained virtually unchanged. Here are s...
Dec 05, 2016
Nova Scotia government seeking proposals for cleanup of Boat Harbour
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is moving ahead with plans to clean up one of most polluted corners of the province. Last year, the province’s Liberal government promised to close the Boat ...
Dec 05, 2016
RCMP admit fabricating backdated response to gun registry access to info request
OTTAWA - The RCMP has admitted that an employee fabricated a response to an access-to-information request. Supt. David Vautour says the employee acted in a manner that was contrary to the MountiesR...
Dec 05, 2016
Federal government sets aside $218M on Invest in Canada Hub over five years
TORONTO - The federal government is setting aside $218 million over five years on a government agency intended to lure investment. International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland says the money will go...
Dec 05, 2016
Federal, Ontario governments talking investments with Canada's big automakers
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments are actively discussing major investments in the big automakers that could total hundreds of millions of dollars. Following the recent conclusion of labour...
Dec 05, 2016
Postal workers ratify agreement reached last summer with Canada Post
MONTREAL - The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced Monday its members have ratified a tentative deal reached last summer with Canada Post. Rural and suburban mail carriers voted 55 per cent in ...
Dec 05, 2016
Vancouver to help homeowners become landlords in leadup to empty homes tax
Vancouver wants to make it easier for homeowners to become landlords ahead of an empty homes tax designed to put more properties on the rental market. The city is collaborating with LandlordBC, a prof...
Dec 05, 2016
Judge wrong to order award to residential school rape victim, government says
TORONTO - The courts had no right to order compensation for a former altar boy, who was denied payment despite being raped by a priest at an Indian residential school, the federal government argued Mo...
Dec 05, 2016
Tory leadership hopefuls to test their language skills at first bilingual debate
OTTAWA - The language skills of Conservative leadership candidates will be put to the test Tuesday night as they take the stage for a bilingual debate in Moncton, N.B., a campaign milestone expected t...
Dec 05, 2016