Category Archives: Canada
Tory leadership hopeful Maxime Bernier wants maple syrup restrictions lifted
OTTAWA - The federal government must use its constitutional powers to give Quebec’s maple syrup producers the right to sell their products as they see fit, Conservative leadership candidate Maxi...
Sep 06, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at Canada and the anti-ISIL bombing campaign
OTTAWA - Although the Liberal government withdrew Canada’s CF-18s from Iraq and Syria in the spring, two Aurora surveillance planes and a Polaris refuelling aircraft have continued to participat...
Sep 06, 2016
Winnipeg woman accused of concealing infant remains has fraud charge dropped
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman accused of hiding the remains of six infants in a storage locker has had an unrelated charge against her stayed. Andrea Giesbrecht’s lawyer, Matthew Gould, says the C...
Sep 06, 2016

Mansbridge's departure primes 'The National' for revamp, say observers
TORONTO - Veteran anchor Peter Mansbridge’s departure from “The National” is ushering in “the next phase” of CBC’s flagship news program, the public broadcasterR...
Sep 06, 2016

Canadian surveillance aircraft feeding ISIL bombing campaign with info
OTTAWA - Despite the withdrawal of Canada’s fighter jets from Iraq and Syria last spring, a senior officer says Canadian military aircraft are providing vital intelligence to allies for air stri...
Sep 06, 2016

'She's our child:' Family's tearful plea for help to find missing Manitoba woman
WINNIPEG - The parents of a missing woman from northern Manitoba are begging for help to find their daughter who has disappeared without a trace. Christine Wood, who is 21, was with her mother and fat...
Sep 06, 2016

Conservative leadership candidate says test about unified Canadian identity
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Kellie Leitch says her proposal to vet newcomers for anti-Canadian values has everything to do with promoting tolerance and respect - and nothing to do with ...
Sep 06, 2016

Montreal taxi drivers planning to sue city for the right to wear black jeans
MONTREAL - A group of more than 100 Montreal taxi drivers announced Tuesday it will sue the city over the right to wear black jeans on the job. Cabbies say they will file an injunction in the coming d...
Sep 06, 2016

Expectations high for proposed national housing strategy, CMHC says
OTTAWA - The Crown corporation overseeing work on a national housing strategy is signalling that those interested in the plan should temper their expectations about the final outcome. Housing advocate...
Sep 06, 2016

Olympic medallist Penny Oleksiak returns to normal life at Toronto high school
TORONTO - Penny Oleksiak is kind of a big deal at her high school. The star swimmer, who won four medals at the Rio Olympics, returned to class on Tuesday as she enters grade 11, but her recently foun...
Sep 06, 2016