Category Archives: Canada
Second Royal Canadian Navy ship hit by fire while deployed off Europe
HALIFAX - For the second time in four days, a Royal Canadian Navy frigate caught fire while deployed off Europe. Fire hit HMCS Toronto Monday as it neared Belfast for repairs after a power loss, follo...
Oct 31, 2018
Crew, including Canadian, could be heading to space station Dec. 3: Russians
MONTREAL - Russian space officials said Wednesday that they hope to resume sending crews to the International Space Station in early December, potentially clearing the way for Canadian astronaut David...
Oct 31, 2018
Government to review funding for former governors general, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada’s governors general deserve continued financial support once they retire but they need to be more transparent and accountable for their expenses, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. T...
Oct 31, 2018
Crew, including Canadian, could be heading to space station Dec. 3: Russians
MONTREAL - Russian space officials said Wednesday that they hope to resume sending crews to the International Space Station in early December, potentially clearing the way for Canadian astronaut David...
Oct 31, 2018
Government to review funding for former governors general, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Canada’s governors general deserve continued financial support once they retire but they need to be more transparent and accountable for their expenses, Justin Trudeau said Wednesday. T...
Oct 31, 2018
Ottawa argues one province's failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others
REGINA - The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern. In written arguments filed with Saskatchewan&#...
Oct 31, 2018
Ottawa argues one province's failure to bring in a carbon tax will harm others
REGINA - The federal government argues it has jurisdiction to impose a carbon tax in Saskatchewan because climate change is a matter of national concern. In written arguments filed with Saskatchewan&#...
Oct 31, 2018
'A blooming shame:' Greyhound winds down in Western Canada, northern Ontario
Retired bus driver Iain Gray ambled through Calgary’s cavernous Greyhound depot on its last day in operation, a gold pin with the bus company’s logo on his jacket. Gray dropped by the stat...
Oct 31, 2018
'A blooming shame:' Greyhound winds down in Western Canada, northern Ontario
Retired bus driver Iain Gray ambled through Calgary’s cavernous Greyhound depot on its last day in operation, a gold pin with the bus company’s logo on his jacket. Gray dropped by the stat...
Oct 31, 2018
Statistics Canada reports GDP up 0.1% in August boosted by oil and gas subsector
OTTAWA - The energy and financial sectors helped boost Canadian economic growth in August despite weakness in manufacturing due to auto assembly plant shutdowns. Statistics Canada said Wednesday real ...
Oct 31, 2018
