Category Archives: Canada
Wynne wants Ontario interests, such as the auto sector, defended in revived TPP
TORONTO - Ontario’s premier says the revised Trans-Pacific Partnership must not come at the expense of key Ontario sectors, including the auto industry. Kathleen Wynne says while freer trade and...
Jan 23, 2018
Quebec municipalities using environmentally friendly options to road salt
MONTREAL - Several Quebec municipalities that want to reduce their use of rock salt are turning to beet juice and wood chips as alternative de-icing options. Eric Westram, the mayor of Montreal-area R...
Jan 23, 2018
University of Calgary talks to student guilty of sex charge about studies
CALGARY - The University of Calgary says it’s talking to a student who pleaded guilty to a sex charge about options to pursue his studies. Connor Neurauter was sentenced earlier this month to 90...
Jan 23, 2018
Warm weather melts plans to build ice bridge over Yukon River at Dawson City
DAWSON CITY, Yukon - Unseasonably warm weather in Yukon is cold comfort for residents of Dawson City who depend on an ice bridge across the Yukon River to connect the community during the winter month...
Jan 23, 2018
Port Alberni woman recalls fleeing 1964 tsunami in rowboat after quake
VICTORIA - Lea Gardner remembers getting in a rowboat with her husband, three young children and the family dog to flee a tsunami that hit British Columbia 54 years ago. But the 83-year-old Port Alber...
Jan 23, 2018
Cara's ready for U.S. and Canadian expansion after the Keg's purchase
TORONTO - Cara Operations Ltd. is beefing up its already large presence in the Canadian restaurant business with a $200-million acquisition of Keg Restaurants Ltd., a move that could help take a bigge...
Jan 23, 2018
Ottawa confirms 'substantial sum' for financing of Lac-Megantic bypass rail line
MONTREAL - The federal government confirmed Tuesday it would play a major role in the contruction of a bypass rail line around Lac-Megantic that local residents have been seeking since the July 2013 t...
Jan 23, 2018
Rising interest rates could negatively impact Ontario's economy:Report
TORONTO - Rising interest rates could have a “significant” impact on Ontario’s economy as the already ballooning household debt is projected to continue to grow, warns the province&#...
Jan 23, 2018
Ottawa announces funding for digital education of N.S. Indigenous children
HALIFAX - Indigenous children in Nova Scotia are set to learn coding and other digital skills, in an initiative one business leader says he hopes will “open up doors” beyond the reserve fo...
Jan 23, 2018
Union-backed group fights Ontario rules on election advertising spending
TORONTO - A union-backed organization that has spent millions on attack ads targeting Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives during past election campaigns is fighting a Liberal law that limits how...
Jan 23, 2018
