Category Archives: Canada
Singh puts on brave face one year in as NDP faces existential questions
OTTAWA - One year ago, Jagmeet Singh was being hoisted into the air at a packed Toronto hotel as NDP leadership results rolled in. The Queen’s Park politician was billed as a charismatic, dynami...
Sep 30, 2018
Quebec party leaders fan out across province on final campaign day before vote
MONTREAL - There was no final show of unity in Quebec’s campaign on Sunday, as the four leaders delivered contrasting final messages on the eve of the provincial election. Rather than sticking t...
Sep 30, 2018
Quebec party leaders fan out across province on final campaign day before vote
MONTREAL - There was no final show of unity in Quebec’s campaign on Sunday, as the four leaders delivered contrasting final messages on the eve of the provincial election. Rather than sticking t...
Sep 30, 2018
Toronto police to expand neighbourhood officer program amid spate of shootings
Toronto’s police service is set to expand an existing neighbourhood officer program in an effort to “build trust and reduce crime,” but critics say it’s unlikely to do either. ...
Sep 30, 2018
Toronto police to expand neighbourhood officer program amid spate of shootings
Toronto’s police service is set to expand an existing neighbourhood officer program in an effort to “build trust and reduce crime,” but critics say it’s unlikely to do either. ...
Sep 30, 2018
Out with NAFTA, in with USMCA: Canada inks new trade deal with U.S., Mexico
WASHINGTON - A new era in North American free trade dawned in the dead of night Sunday as a 14-month NAFTA modernization effort between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico finally came to fruition with just h...
Sep 30, 2018
Out with NAFTA, in with USMCA: Canada inks new trade deal with U.S., Mexico
WASHINGTON - A new era in North American free trade dawned in the dead of night Sunday as a 14-month NAFTA modernization effort between Canada, the U.S. and Mexico finally came to fruition with just h...
Sep 30, 2018
Indigenous underemployment persists but OECD report points to positive changes
WINNIPEG - When Kevin Chief finished his university degree, he wasn’t sure how to land his first real job. The vice-president of the Business Council of Manitoba and former NDP cabinet minister,...
Sep 30, 2018
Potential Calgary 2026 Olympic bid stokes hope for more affordable housing
CALGARY - Affordable housing advocates are hopeful a potential Calgary 2026 Olympic bid could help put a dent in the city’s shortfall. A draft hosting plan unveiled earlier this month by the bid...
Sep 30, 2018
Back-to-back summers of smoke and fire stoke B.C. tourism industry fears
CALGARY - The smoke has cleared after the worst forest fire season in B.C. history but tourism operators fear the reputational damage to their industry will linger far into the future. Hundreds of wil...
Sep 30, 2018
