Category Archives: Canada

Ferry named for a Mi'kmaq poet laureate who longed for revival of her culture
HALIFAX - Mi’kmaq poet Rita Joe once wrote that the “beauty of my people” had been forgotten. But that is hardly the case in the city of Halifax. A ceremony was held Friday on the wa...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018
Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives hold convention to select new party leader
HALIFAX - The five candidates vying to become the next leader of Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives gave their final pitches to hundreds of delegates gathered at the party’s leadershi...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018
Experts say parents are first line of defence in preventing sexual abuse in sports
Sara Austin says parents enrolling their children in athletic programs this fall can take an important step to help prevent sexual abuse. Just talk. Austin, the CEO of the Sheldon Kennedy Child Advoca...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018
Family calls for inquest into death of former Grassy Narrows First Nation chief
TORONTO - The family of an Ontario First Nation chief who was a vocal advocate for a community plagued by a mercury-contaminated river called Friday for an inquest into his death, saying it was needed...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018
Family calls for inquest into death of former Grassy Narrows First Nation chief
TORONTO - The family of an Ontario First Nation chief who was a vocal advocate for a community plagued by a mercury-contaminated river called Friday for an inquest into his death, saying it was needed...
Kayla Derkach Oct 26, 2018
Arrest of alleged bomber 'just what doctor ordered' for U.S., says FBI director
WASHINGTON - Prominent Democratic denizens of America’s superheated political atmosphere breathed a sigh of relief Friday as investigators in Florida arrested a man they allege mailed crudely fa...
Kayla Derkach Oct 26, 2018

Fiscal monitor shows federal government posted $1.9-billion deficit in August
Ottawa ran a deficit of nearly $1.88 billion in August compared with a deficit of nearly $2.63 billion in the same month last year as revenue increased faster than spending. According to the monthly f...
Kayla Derkach Oct 26, 2018
Arrest of alleged bomber 'just what doctor ordered' for U.S., says FBI director
WASHINGTON - Prominent Democratic denizens of America’s superheated political atmosphere breathed a sigh of relief Friday as investigators in Florida arrested a man they allege mailed crudely fa...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018

Fiscal monitor shows federal government posted $1.9-billion deficit in August
Ottawa ran a deficit of nearly $1.88 billion in August compared with a deficit of nearly $2.63 billion in the same month last year as revenue increased faster than spending. According to the monthly f...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018

Supreme Court limits when accused drunk drivers can get breathalyzer logs
OTTAWA - Canada’s top court has set new limits for defendants trying to beat a drunk-driving charge in a ruling that may have consequences for anyone accused of being high behind the wheel. What...
Andrew Snook Oct 26, 2018

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