Category Archives: Canada
Church leaders, prominent architect pressure Cleveland Indians to change name
TORONTO - The Cleveland Indians faced growing pressure in Canada on Friday to ditch their name and mascot, including a court challenge. Douglas Cardinal, a prominent aboriginal architect, has filed an...
Oct 14, 2016
Canada gives another $2 million for Haiti hurricane relief
OTTAWA - Canada is contributing another $2 million to relief efforts in Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew. This brings Canada’s contributions to more than $6 million. The government says th...
Oct 14, 2016
Public safety minister says federal disaster aid coming for Cape Breton
HALIFAX - Canada’s public safety minister promised to provide financial help to flood-ravaged parts of Cape Breton as quickly as possible Friday, following a tour of communities hit by a storm f...
Oct 14, 2016
Former Alberta premier Jim Prentice among four dead in B.C. plane crash
KELOWNA, B.C. - The family of Jim Prentice expressed its “profound shock and heartbreak” Friday after a plane carrying the former Alberta premier and three other people crashed into a heav...
Oct 14, 2016
'Everyone is on edge right now:' three youth suicides in northern Saskatchewan
LAC LA RONGE, Sask. - Aboriginal leaders and the prime minister say a crisis is unfolding in northern Saskatchewan after three young girls took their own lives and there are fears more young people ar...
Oct 14, 2016
CATSA gives online advice on flying with medical marijuana
OTTAWA - The agency that screens air travellers and their luggage is now providing advice on its website about flying with medical marijuana. The Canadian Air Transport Security Authority says while n...
Oct 14, 2016
American group scouting N.S. sites for sanctuary for previously captive whales
HALIFAX - A U.S.-based group is exploring the coasts of Nova Scotia in hopes of finding a sanctuary where previously captive whales and dolphins could dive deeply in cold, North Atlantic waters. Lori ...
Oct 14, 2016
Fed mortgage changes inject uncertainty into real estate market, CREA says
The federal government’s recent changes to mortgage lending rules have injected uncertainty into the real estate market, the president of the Canadian Real Estate Association said Friday. The me...
Oct 14, 2016
Canada, EU race to persuade restive Walloons to abandon opposition to trade deal
OTTAWA - Canadian and European politicians are scrambling to save their coveted free trade agreement after a Belgian region voted Friday to reject the deal. They are working into the weekend to persua...
Oct 14, 2016
O'Toole launches Conservative leadership bid as Raitt edges closer
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Erin O’Toole has joined the growing number of candidates to replace former prime minister Stephen Harper as party leader, a list that is becoming increasingly heavy with...
Oct 14, 2016