Category Archives: Canada
Black communities press feds for cannabis amnesty as pot legalization nears
OTTAWA - Members of Canada’s black communities praised the federal government Tuesday for earmarking $10 million towards mental health programs, but they said Ottawa has yet to address their pre...
Sep 25, 2018
Ontario environmental watchdog pans government move to scrap cap and trade
TORONTO - Ontario’s environmental watchdog criticized the Progressive Conservative government on Tuesday for dismantling the province’s cap-and-trade system without putting in an effective...
Sep 25, 2018
Ontario environmental watchdog pans government move to scrap cap and trade
TORONTO - Ontario’s environmental watchdog criticized the Progressive Conservative government on Tuesday for dismantling the province’s cap-and-trade system without putting in an effective...
Sep 25, 2018
NDP Quebec looking to bring left-leaning, non-sovereigntist voters to the fold
MONTREAL - For the New Democratic Party of Quebec, the connection to its federal counterpart ends with the name. There’s no working relationship between the new provincial party and its national...
Sep 25, 2018
Quebec election: talk of minority government, hiding money out of country
MONTREAL - The possibility of a minority government and insinuations of money hidden outside the country dominated on Day 34 of the Quebec election campaign Tuesday. Questions of coalition governments...
Sep 25, 2018
Province reports first decrease in child welfare numbers in 15 years
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s high number of kids in the child welfare system has dropped for the first time in 15 years, show figures released Tuesday by the provincial government. Excerpts from the Fa...
Sep 25, 2018
NDP Quebec looking to bring left-leaning, non-sovereigntist voters to the fold
MONTREAL - For the New Democratic Party of Quebec, the connection to its federal counterpart ends with the name. There’s no working relationship between the new provincial party and its national...
Sep 25, 2018
Quebec election: talk of minority government, hiding money out of country
MONTREAL - The possibility of a minority government and insinuations of money hidden outside the country dominated on Day 34 of the Quebec election campaign Tuesday. Questions of coalition governments...
Sep 25, 2018
Province reports first decrease in child welfare numbers in 15 years
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s high number of kids in the child welfare system has dropped for the first time in 15 years, show figures released Tuesday by the provincial government. Excerpts from the Fa...
Sep 25, 2018
'Really scary night:' Friend testifies at British sailors' trial
HALIFAX - The friend of a woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted at a Halifax-area military base said during a police interview that the complainant had told her at least four men were involved in...
Sep 25, 2018
