Category Archives: Canada
Windstorm that swept B.C. south coast among 'most severe' in years: Hydro
VANCOUVER - White Rock Mayor Darryl Walker says it could take months and millions of dollars to repair the city’s beloved pier after part of it was ripped away during an intense windstorm that s...
Dec 21, 2018
Transport minister orders new fatigue rules amidst oil-by-rail ramp-up
Transport Minister Marc Garneau has ordered rail companies to update rules to address employee fatigue. Requirements on work-rest periods for rail workers, introduced in 2002 with only minor revisions...
Dec 21, 2018
UN food boss to Yemen fighters: 'Children are dying because of you'
OTTAWA - David Beasley was drawn to the tiny feet protruding from the blanket that a young mother was folding into a swaddle in the Sanaa hospital. The head of the United Nations World Food Program wa...
Dec 21, 2018
Finance Department predicts federal budget will be balanced by 2040
OTTAWA - The federal budget won’t be balanced until at least 2040, the Finance Department said Friday, providing fresh figures for parties looking to position themselves with voters as the best ...
Dec 21, 2018
No letup for Trudeau as difficult 2018 gives way to wild election year
OTTAWA - Fasten your seatbelt, Canada. It’s going to be a bumpy ride to next fall’s national election. The past year has been a turbulent one on the Canadian political scene and the coming...
Dec 21, 2018
U.S. authorities looking into misconduct allegations at Shambhala retreat
HALIFAX - U.S. authorities are looking into potential illicit activity involving Colorado retreats connected to Shambhala International, a Halifax-based Buddhist organization roiled by sexual miscondu...
Dec 21, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 21
Four stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 21 --- JUDGE TO RULE ON KHADR’S REQUEST FOR EASED BAIL An Edmonton judge is expected to rule today on Omar Khadr’s request for relaxed bail condit...
Dec 21, 2018
B.C. cities join global movement asking oil companies for climate change costs
Staff and contractors in Victoria have been crunching the numbers on climate change costs for the coastal city and it’s not looking good, the mayor says. Lisa Helps says based on a report commis...
Dec 21, 2018
Judge won't ease bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr
EDMONTON - A judge has denied former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr’s request for relaxed bail conditions and a Canadian passport. Justice June Ross said Friday that nothing has changed sinc...
Dec 21, 2018
'He led by example:' Residential school survivor remembered as loving father
WINNIPEG - Randal Courchene remembers his father exhausted from work on a snowy day in the middle of winter on their northern Ontario First Nation. Courchene was just a child then and was working on a...
Dec 21, 2018
