Category Archives: Canada
N.B. Liberals seek 'common ground' in throne speech to divided legislature
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s minority Liberal government has presented a throne speech with a bit of something for everyone, but it may not be enough to survive a confidence vote in the coming ...
Oct 23, 2018
Coast Guard planning to use 'interim' icebreakers from Davie for decades
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard says three “interim” icebreakers that were recently purchased without a competition will be used for the next 15 to 20 years. Coast guard officials reveal...
Oct 23, 2018
Woman testifies ex-gymnastics coach kissed her on the lips when she was 12
A woman who accused her former gymnastics coach of sexual assault told his trial on Tuesday that the man controlled every aspect of her life when she was training with him as a teenager. The complaina...
Oct 23, 2018
'Reduce costs at all costs:' Child welfare agencies worried about block funding
WINNIPEG - Some child-welfare agencies in Manitoba are worried they will be pushed into a new provincial funding model they say will put vulnerable Indigenous children at risk. “The block fundin...
Oct 23, 2018
Online election snafus in dozens of Ontario communities raise systemic questions
TORONTO - A major online voting issue that forced more than 50 communities in Ontario to extend municipal election voting hours prompted questions on Tuesday about the integrity of the balloting proce...
Oct 23, 2018
In the news today, Oct. 23
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, Oct. 23 --- FEDS TO UNVEIL CARBON TAX REBATE PLAN TODAY The federal government will take some of the sting out of its upcoming carbon tax today with a promise to...
Oct 23, 2018
Coast Guard planning to use 'interim' icebreakers from Davie for decades
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard says three “interim” icebreakers that were recently purchased without a competition will be used for the next 15 to 20 years. Coast guard officials reveal...
Oct 23, 2018
Woman testifies ex-gymnastics coach kissed her on the lips when she was 12
A woman who accused her former gymnastics coach of sexual assault told his trial on Tuesday that the man controlled every aspect of her life when she was training with him as a teenager. The complaina...
Oct 23, 2018
'Reduce costs at all costs:' Child welfare agencies worried about block funding
WINNIPEG - Some child-welfare agencies in Manitoba are worried they will be pushed into a new provincial funding model they say will put vulnerable Indigenous children at risk. “The block fundin...
Oct 23, 2018
Online election snafus in dozens of Ontario communities raise systemic questions
TORONTO - A major online voting issue that forced more than 50 communities in Ontario to extend municipal election voting hours prompted questions on Tuesday about the integrity of the balloting proce...
Oct 23, 2018
