Category Archives: Canada

Canadian astronaut says launch most dangerous part of upcoming space mission
MONTREAL - As David Saint-Jacques makes final preparations for the first manned Russian rocket launch since last month’s near-catastrophic Soyuz failure, the Canadian astronaut is bracing for so...
Kayla Derkach Nov 29, 2018

Wife's MS has Tory MP urging more support for people with episodic disabilities
OTTAWA - Conservative MP David Yurdiga says people suffering from disabilities that worsen and ease, like his wife and daughter, are not treated fairly under Canadian law and he wants to change that. ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 29, 2018

Hate crimes targeting blacks, Jews, Muslims on rise, StatCan says
OTTAWA - The number of hate crimes reported to Canadian police jumped sharply last year after years of small increases, with new statistics showing incidents targeting blacks, Jews and Muslims account...
Andrew Snook Nov 29, 2018

How Donald Trump boosted Nova Scotia's lucrative lobster industry
HALIFAX - Canada’s largest and most lucrative lobster fishery is slated to get started Saturday off Nova Scotia’s southwest coast, where about 5,200 fishermen are geared up for what is exp...
Andrew Snook Nov 29, 2018

Canada reviewing presence in Cuba after another diplomat falls mysteriously ill
OTTAWA - Canada is reconsidering its diplomatic presence in Cuba following another unexplained illness among embassy staff. Government representatives will travel to Havana next week to begin a review...
Andrew Snook Nov 29, 2018

Lots of baloney in Singh's claim bill ending postal strikes is most draconian
OTTAWA - “What we would expect is the prime minister to do everything in his power to ensure that there’s a free and fair negotiation. But instead what he’s doing is bringing in the ...
Andrew Snook Nov 29, 2018

Hate crimes targeting blacks, Jews, Muslims on rise, StatCan says
OTTAWA - The number of hate crimes reported to Canadian police jumped sharply last year after years of small increases, with new statistics showing incidents targeting blacks, Jews and Muslims account...
Kayla Derkach Nov 29, 2018

How Donald Trump boosted Nova Scotia's lucrative lobster industry
HALIFAX - Canada’s largest and most lucrative lobster fishery is slated to get started Saturday off Nova Scotia’s southwest coast, where about 5,200 fishermen are geared up for what is exp...
Kayla Derkach Nov 29, 2018

Canada reviewing presence in Cuba after another diplomat falls mysteriously ill
OTTAWA - Canada is reconsidering its diplomatic presence in Cuba following another unexplained illness among embassy staff. Government representatives will travel to Havana next week to begin a review...
Kayla Derkach Nov 29, 2018

Lots of baloney in Singh's claim bill ending postal strikes is most draconian
OTTAWA - “What we would expect is the prime minister to do everything in his power to ensure that there’s a free and fair negotiation. But instead what he’s doing is bringing in the ...
Kayla Derkach Nov 29, 2018

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