Category Archives: Canada
Number of women on corporate boards edged higher to 12 per cent: report
TORONTO - A new report from a coalition of provincial securities regulators says the number of women who hold board seats at TSX-listed companies has ticked slightly higher to 12 per cent. A year ago,...
Sep 28, 2016
Ontario man to face charges in hit and run that killed Montreal woman
MONTREAL - A 33-year-old Ontario man suspected in a Montreal hit and run that killed a woman is to be returned to Quebec to face charges. The man was arrested near North Bay, Ont., on Monday. Montreal...
Sep 28, 2016
Newfoundland's child advocate probes system's role in abuse, suicide cases
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland’s Child and Youth Advocate is investigating four new serious incidents affecting children, including the death of a teen in a group home, bringing the total...
Sep 28, 2016
NWT assembly accepts human rights ruling, pays compensation to disabled woman
YELLOWKNIFE - The legislative assembly of the Northwest Territories says it will comply with a ruling by a human rights adjudication panel recommending that it fix a too-heavy door on a washroom for d...
Sep 28, 2016
BlackBerry to leave smartphone hardware business by end of February
WATERLOO, Ont. - BlackBerry is heeding calls to leave the smartphone hardware business that once helped forge its reputation as a global technology leader before it got swept aside by the likes of App...
Sep 28, 2016
B.C. mill shooter guilty of first-degree murder and attempted murder
NANAIMO, B.C. - The wife and daughter of a man killed in a shooting at a Vancouver Island mill held each other and cried Wednesday as a jury found the man’s attacker guilty on four charges. Kevi...
Sep 28, 2016
Quebec newspapers seek government help to face transition to digital
MONTREAL - Several Quebec newspaper publishers have formed a coalition to demand short-term financial support from the provincial and federal governments to help them shift to digital. The coalition r...
Sep 28, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Sept. 28
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- TRUDEAU TO ATTEND SHIMON PERES FUNERAL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join a list of world leaders in Israel on Friday for the funeral o...
Sep 28, 2016
Changing climate is raising forest fire risk, says NRCan annual report
OTTAWA - A new government report says that by the end of this century, a changing climate is expected to at least double the area burned each year by forest fires in Canada. The annual forest assessme...
Sep 28, 2016
Tory MP says $1,300 per person for food, drink on PM's plane is 'outrageous'
OTTAWA - Passengers who accompanied Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his first two international trips were apparently well fed. The government has revealed, in response to a written question by the C...
Sep 28, 2016