Category Archives: Canada
Top 10 vote-getters in Royal Canadian Geographic Society's national bird survey
OTTAWA - The top 10 vote-getters in the Royal Canadian Geographic Society’s online survey seeking nominations for Canada’s national bird. Common loon - 13,995 votes Snowy owl - 8,948 Gray ...
Nov 16, 2016
Vancouver city council passes one per cent tax on empty homes
Vancouver has voted to implement a one per cent tax on empty homes in a bid to alleviate the city’s crunched rental housing market. The tax, which is the first of its kind in Canada, will apply ...
Nov 16, 2016
Saskatchewan city 2nd in water taste test after oil spill shut water intakes
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan city that had to shut down its water supply intakes for almost two months after crude oil leaked into a river was awarded second place in a water taste test. Prin...
Nov 16, 2016
B.C.'s new child watchdog says tragic child deaths drive his quest for change
VICTORIA - The deaths of three girls and the anguish of a mother who needed help for her schizophrenic daughter are described by British Columbia’s new children’s watchdog as life changing...
Nov 16, 2016
New Brunswick drops bilingual busing reference case
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government has withdrawn a controversial reference question it submitted to the province’s Court of Appeal regarding school bus services and minority language rig...
Nov 16, 2016
First Nations infrastructure spending 'drop in the bucket,' says Philpott
OTTAWA - Federal spending on First Nations health facilities is “a drop in the bucket” compared to what’s actually needed, Health Minister Jane Philpott conceded Wednesday to a commi...
Nov 16, 2016
Canada's tech sector expected to get boost from fears about Trump election
MONTREAL - Nervousness in Silicon Valley about Donald Trump’s election could give Canada’s technology sector a competitive edge if new labour restrictions ratchet up the war for high-skill...
Nov 16, 2016
Quebec announces public inquiry into the protection of journalists' sources
QUEBEC - The Quebec government officially launched a public inquiry on Wednesday into police surveillance of journalists. Jacques Chamberland, a judge with the province’s court of appeal, will c...
Nov 16, 2016
Some employees still waiting 'unacceptable' two months or more for paycheques
OTTAWA - As the federal government whittles away a backlog of payroll problems caused by its new pay system, officials say new payroll entries are taking an “unacceptable” amount of time t...
Nov 16, 2016
NDP aim to pressure Liberals to accept PR by backing electoral reform referendum
OTTAWA - New Democrats have dropped their opposition to holding a national referendum on electoral reform in a bid to pressure the governing Liberals into agreeing to a proportional voting system. The...
Nov 16, 2016