Category Archives: Canada
Federal and Quebec governments under pressure to finance Montreal train project
MONTREAL - The federal and Quebec governments are under pressure to quickly commit funding for Montreal’s new $5.9-billion electric train project, which the Caisse de depot is promoting as a mod...
Nov 25, 2016
Ottawa runs $2.4B deficit for September, double what it was same month last year
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a $2.4-billion deficit in September, double the $1.2-billion deficit set in the same month last year. The Finance department says the bigger shortfall was due to a ...
Nov 25, 2016
Feds move to protect Nova Scotia nesting grounds of endangered roseate tern
OTTAWA - The federal government is moving to protect the Atlantic nesting grounds of an endangered seabird. The surrounding waters and lands of four islands off Nova Scotia, including Sable Island, ar...
Nov 25, 2016
StatCan study says new moms more likely than other women to become self-employed
OTTAWA - A new study from Statistics Canada suggests that new mothers who become self-employed after having children are able to better manage their weekly hours of work, giving them a better work-fam...
Nov 25, 2016
Evening walk in Edmonton ends in emergency hospital trip for pregnant woman
EDMONTON - An emergency caesarean section was planned after a woman who was 36 weeks pregnant was struck by a sport-utility vehicle while walking across an Edmonton street. Police the 25-year-old woma...
Nov 25, 2016
Amber Alert cancelled after four-year-old Vancouver girl found safe and sound
VANCOUVER - An Amber Alert has been cancelled in British Columbia after a four-year-old Vancouver girl who police allege was abducted by her mother was found safe and sound. Police were concerned for ...
Nov 25, 2016
Canadian soldier found dead in gym in Jordan returned to Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Canadian soldier who died in Jordan was returned home to Newfoundland under escort Thursday. Maj. Scott Foote’s remains were taken to St. John’s International Ai...
Nov 25, 2016
NY explorers find 1872 shipwreck of rare Great Lakes vessel
ALBANY, N.Y. - The 144-year-old shipwreck of a rare sailing vessel that typically wasn’t used for long voyages on the Great Lakes has been found in deep water off Lake Ontario’s New York s...
Nov 25, 2016
PM Trudeau heads to Madagascar from Liberia, where he promised stronger bonds
MONROVIA, Liberia - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is departing Liberia today with a promise to renew and strengthen the friendship between Canada and the West African nation. “Canada and Liberia...
Nov 25, 2016
Another 'Buy American' flap in the works? The conditions are aligning for one
WASHINGTON - An early irritant in Canada-U.S. relations in the Trump era could emerge in the massive infrastructure bill proposed by the president-elect, amid speculation in Washington that it might i...
Nov 25, 2016