Category Archives: Canada
NAFTA: A summary of where talks stand
MONTREAL - Here’s a summary of where the NAFTA talks stand after a week-long round in Montreal. The round officially concludes Monday with meetings between the political ministers leading the ne...
Jan 28, 2018
No carbon tax but Saskatchewan's next premier needs to work with Ottawa on trade
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan’s next premier says his province needs to maintain a working relationship with the federal government despite their differences over the imposition of a carbon tax. Form...
Jan 28, 2018
Woman who accused Kent Hehr of making sexual remarks says she's receiving threats
A woman who accused former federal cabinet minister Kent Hehr of making inappropriate sexual remarks says she’s been receiving threats. The sport and disabilities minister was ousted from cabine...
Jan 28, 2018
Canadian engineers fix faulty Canadarm 2 replacement hand
The Canadian Space Agency says it used a “creative software solution” to fix a replacement part on the Canadarm 2, postponing the need to send astronauts on a spacewalk. The agency says sc...
Jan 28, 2018
Change is needed to encourage women to enter politics, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Thwarting inappropriate behaviour amongst those who wield power and building on international trade agreements are both essential elements to creating a better country, Prime Minister Justin ...
Jan 28, 2018
Saint's right arm comes to Montreal as part of cross-country tour
MONTREAL - The right forearm of a 16th-century Jesuit missionary will arrive in Montreal today on the latest stop on a cross-country tour. Montreal Archbishop Christian Lepine says the relic of St. Fr...
Jan 28, 2018
Halifax review of Cornwallis tributes in limbo without Mi'kmaq chiefs: mayor
HALIFAX - The mayor of Halifax says a municipal process to rethink how the city honours its controversial founder may not go ahead as planned after the Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaq Chiefs wit...
Jan 28, 2018
'Energy hunters': Bitcoin miners search for cheap, innovative energy sources
CALGARY - For most Canadians, Drumheller conjures up images of dinosaur bones and ancient fossils, but entrepreneur Sean Clark’s expedition in the southern Alberta town is focused on a very curr...
Jan 28, 2018
'The trends are hopeful:' Still high, but Nunavut suicide rate edging down
IQALUIT, Nunavut - A slight but persistent decrease in Nunavut’s tragically high suicide rate has officials hoping that programs to help those at risk are finally taking hold. “We have a r...
Jan 28, 2018
'I want justice:' Widow of man who died in Winnipeg Remand Centre
WINNIPEG - Errol Greene’s widow says she listened on the phone as her husband, an epileptic, suffered a seizure while telling her he was being denied medication inside the Winnipeg Remand Centre...
Jan 28, 2018
