Category Archives: Canada
Grief for Saskatchewan foster mom when grinch makes off with Christmas treasures
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A foster mother to five children in Prince Albert, Sask., says her heart sank when a grinch stole her van that was carrying Christmas presents for her kids and an anniversary gi...
Dec 13, 2017
Nova Scotia becomes first province to ban declawing of domestic cats
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the first province to ban medically unnecessary cat declawing, part of a worldwide movement against the practice. The Nova Scotia Veterinary Medical Association decide...
Dec 13, 2017
Montreal mosque denies asking that female construction workers be barred from site
MONTREAL - Members of a Montreal mosque have vigorously denied a televised report they asked for female construction workers to be excluded from a site opposite their building. Mosque officials dismis...
Dec 13, 2017
Quebec to spend heavily to boost digital services throughout the province
QUEBEC - The Quebec government launched the province’s first digital strategy Wednesday, announcing $1.5 billion over five years to boost the level of internet-based services throughout the prov...
Dec 13, 2017
Montreal moves to ban sale of sugary drinks inside city buildings
Montreal is moving to ban the sale of sugary drinks in all of its municipal buildings and one of the city councillors behind the initiative hopes other communities will follow suit. A motion that was ...
Dec 13, 2017
Accused tells Winnipeg letter-bomb trial his ex-wife may be real perpetrator
WINNIPEG - A man accused of sending letter bombs to two law offices and his ex-wife has suggested that she is the real culprit and went so far as to send a bomb to herself. Guido Amsel, being tried on...
Dec 13, 2017
Canadian donations for Myanmar hit $12.5M, government to match funds: Bibeau
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canadians have donated a total of $12.5 million towards easing the refugee crisis in Myanmar, a sum the federal government intends ...
Dec 13, 2017
Feds provide more details on revisions to controversial tax proposals
OTTAWA - The federal government released more details Wednesday on changes to its controversial tax proposals in hopes of further addressing deep concerns over reforms that have angered the small-busi...
Dec 13, 2017
Ontario passes law to ban scalper bots, strengthen ticket laws
TORONTO - Scalper bots are now banned in Ontario, as a bill to protect ticket buyers passed Wednesday, though the ticket industry warns some parts of the legislation may actually put fans at a disadva...
Dec 13, 2017
Bernie Sanders, others on political left push Trump to maintain NAFTA hard line
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump is being encouraged to stay strong in NAFTA negotiations by people who aren’t normally his allies. Sen. Bernie Sanders and other members of the anti-NAFTA left held a n...
Dec 13, 2017
