Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa runs $2.7B deficit in August compared with $2.3B deficit in August 2015
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $2.7 billion in August compared with a deficit of $2.3 billion in the same month last year. According to the Finance Department’s latest fiscal m...
Oct 28, 2016
Ottawa, Nova Scotia announce funding for new Halifax women's shelter
HALIFAX - An aging women’s shelter in Nova Scotia will be replaced with a new building through a federal program that will provide up to $3 million to help with construction. The official announ...
Oct 28, 2016
Trudeau to travel to Brussels to sign Canada-EU trade deal Sunday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will finally travel to Brussels this weekend to sign the Canada-EU free trade deal known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, or CETA. The Prime Mi...
Oct 28, 2016
Ottawa will continue to monitor housing market: Finance Minister Bill Morneau
TORONTO - Ottawa will continue to monitor the real estate market and take the necessary actions to ensure that an uptick in interest rates or a decline in home prices don’t threaten the country&...
Oct 28, 2016
Morneau says he has followed all federal rules governing fundraising
TORONTO - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he has abided by all the rules to ensure he has not violated any regulations governing lobbying and conflict of interest. Morneau’s comments ...
Oct 28, 2016
Nova Scotia public health officer says response to opioid abuse is 'urgent'
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s public health officer has launched a multi-front battle against the eastward spread of the highly toxic painkiller fentanyl, which can kill with dosages the size of a gra...
Oct 28, 2016
At biker bars and rallies, the message to GOP: This is Trump's party now
POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - The sounds at this biker bar explain why leaders of the Republican party tiptoe gingerly around Donald Trump, avoid criticizing him, and keep wavering back and forth over whether...
Oct 28, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 28
Six stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 28 --- PRENTICE TO BE REMEMBERED TODAY A large number of prominent politicians are expected to attend a memorial for former Alberta premier Jim Prentice in Cal...
Oct 28, 2016
Broadway-bound 'Come From Away' heads to 9/11 haven Gander, N.L. for charity
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Retired American Airlines Capt. Beverley Bass will be in Gander, N.L., this weekend when the Broadway-bound “Come From Away” lands in the 9/11 haven that inspired ...
Oct 28, 2016
Motion on carbon tax on agenda as Wildrose party holds annual general meeting
RED DEER, Alta. - Alberta’s carbon tax is high on the agenda as members of Alberta’s Wildrose party gather today in Red Deer for their annual general meeting. Party leader Brian Jean will ...
Oct 28, 2016