Category Archives: Canada
Tariff strife largely overlooked in runup to Tuesday's U.S. midterms
CLEVELAND - As Donald Trump resumes the role of barnstormer-in-chief before Tuesday’s critical midterm elections, America’s ongoing tariff feud with friends and foes alike seems all but fo...
Oct 31, 2018
OSPCA wants out of horses and livestock cruelty probes, blames funding shortage
TORONTO - Ontario’s animal welfare agency plans to pull back from investigating cruelty cases involving livestock and horses as part of a restructure that insiders say may eventually see all its...
Oct 31, 2018
'It's good news:' Nature group tells Canadians not to rake their lawns
FREDERICTON - Good news for the lazy: Canada’s leading conservation group is asking people not to rake their lawn. “It’s good news if you don’t like raking the leaves because l...
Oct 31, 2018
OSPCA wants out of horses and livestock cruelty probes, blames funding shortage
TORONTO - Ontario’s animal welfare agency plans to pull back from investigating cruelty cases involving livestock and horses as part of a restructure that insiders say may eventually see all its...
Oct 31, 2018
'It's good news:' Nature group tells Canadians not to rake their lawns
FREDERICTON - Good news for the lazy: Canada’s leading conservation group is asking people not to rake their lawn. “It’s good news if you don’t like raking the leaves because l...
Oct 31, 2018
Facebook CEO asked to testify at joint committee formed by Canadian, British MPs
OTTAWA - A Canadian MP and his British counterpart are asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before an international committee they have formed to examine disinformation and fake news. Bob Zim...
Oct 31, 2018
Facebook CEO asked to testify at joint committee formed by Canadian, British MPs
OTTAWA - A Canadian MP and his British counterpart are asking Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear before an international committee they have formed to examine disinformation and fake news. Bob Zim...
Oct 31, 2018
Calgary 2026 Olympic Games bid survives city council vote on plebiscite
CALGARY - A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote Wednesday, when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite did not pass. Te...
Oct 31, 2018
On Prince Edward Island, a place where no one wants to be the mayor
WELLINGTON, P.E.I. - A small P.E.I. municipality has a big problem: no one wants to be mayor. Wellington - with a population of 400 - is nestled in the heart of P.E.I.’s Acadian community, about...
Oct 31, 2018
Calgary 2026 Olympic Games bid survives city council vote on plebiscite
CALGARY - A potential Calgary bid for the 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games survived a city council vote Wednesday, when a motion leading to the cancellation of an upcoming plebiscite did not pass. Te...
Oct 31, 2018
