Category Archives: Canada
Liberals hike income requirement for foreign students, targeting 'puppy mill' schools
Ottawa will require foreigners applying to study in Canada to have double the amount of funds currently required, Immigration Minister Marc Miller said Thursday. He also threatened to cap visas in pro...
Dec 07, 2023
'Crossed my line': Calgary traffic reporter goes viral after response to body comment
CALGARY - TV traffic reporter Leslie Horton developed a thick skin over the years because of nasty feedback from viewers, but she unleashed a viral smackdown last week after she says one of them "cros...
Dec 07, 2023
B.C. housing plans could deliver 293,000 new units over next decade, says premier
VANCOUVER - Premier David Eby says the New Democrat government's ambitious homebuilding agenda could result in up to 293,000 new housing units over the next decade. Eby provided details of the housing...
Dec 07, 2023
Two charged with murder of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and partner in Dominica
MONTREAL - The director of public prosecutions in the Caribbean nation of Dominica has confirmed that two men have been charged in the death of Quebecer Daniel Langlois and his partner. Sherma Dalrymp...
Dec 07, 2023
Manon Jeannotte from First Nation in Gaspé appointed Quebec lieutenant-governor
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has appointed Manon Jeannotte as the new lieutenant-governor of Quebec. Trudeau's office said in a news release that Jeannotte is originally from the Fir...
Dec 07, 2023
Tories forcing delay of government bills, spending as holiday recess nears
OTTAWA - The official Opposition continues to force the delay of government bills and billions in spending, in an attempt to get the Liberal government to remove the federal carbon-pricing plan from a...
Dec 07, 2023
Cap on greenhouse gas emissions singles out Alberta, Premier Smith says
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Ottawa's proposed cap on greenhouse gas emissions from the oilpatch singles out her province for punitive measures and she promises another court fight with the fed...
Dec 07, 2023
HIV diagnoses hit 10-year high in Montreal, cases more than double between 2021-22
MONTREAL - Public health officials say they recorded in 2022 the highest number of new HIV diagnoses in 10 years in the city of Montreal and its on-island suburbs. Data shared last week shows the numb...
Dec 07, 2023
CBC head Catherine Tait summoned to committee over job cuts, executive bonuses
OTTAWA - MPs are calling CBC head Catherine Tait to testify about her announcement the public broadcaster would cut 10 per cent of its workforce while not ruling out bonuses for executives. The House ...
Dec 07, 2023
Amanda Todd's mom urges more jail time for tormentor, as Dutch court mulls sentence
WASHINGTON - The mother of B.C. teenager Amanda Todd, who was bullied into suicide by a Dutch national, says she'll be "so angry" if a court in Amsterdam doesn't give him significant extra jail time o...
Dec 07, 2023
