Category Archives: Canada
Bombardier unions expect protracted trade dispute with Boeing over C Series
MONTREAL - The largest unions in Canada and Britain anticipate Bombardier and Boeing are in for a protracted trade battle as they prepare for the U.S. Commerce Department to confirm massive duties on ...
Dec 13, 2017
Officials watching for oiled birds after light sheen reported off Fogo Island
FOGO ISLAND, N.L. - Federal officials say they are watching for oiled birds off northern Newfoundland near Fogo Island after a report of a light oil sheen in the area. Environment Canada is asking the...
Dec 13, 2017
Trademark for proposed Atlantic Schooners CFL football team quietly secured
HALIFAX - It appears that a step has quietly been taken in the bid to add the Atlantic Schooners to the Canadian Football League field. Global News is reporting that the trademark for Atlantic Schoone...
Dec 13, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 13
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Dec. 13 --- CANADIANS TO FORK OUT MORE FOR FOOD IN 2018 Canadians are eating out more and can expect to pay extra to do so in 2018, suggests a report into food ...
Dec 13, 2017
Annual food bill for Canadian family in 2018 expected to rise by $348: study
MONTREAL - Canadians are eating out more and can expect to pay extra to do so in 2018, suggests a forward-looking report into food prices. Food inflation overall is expected to rise between one and th...
Dec 13, 2017
Playing long game, new NDP leader Singh says of poor byelection showing
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh isn’t reading too much into his party’s dismal showing in a series of recent byelections, insisting he’s playing a long game as he works to shore up...
Dec 13, 2017
What Canadians were curious about: Google searches suggest 2017 a tough year
If you are what you Google, Canadians are a pretty broad-minded lot. Google has released its 17th annual survey of top-trending searches, and top-of-mind topics for Canucks in 2017 ranged from devasta...
Dec 12, 2017
Alabama shocker: Six ways stunning Senate result upends American politics
WASHINGTON - It took a near-miraculous confluence of factors for a pro-choice Democrat to win the state of Alabama - but it happened Tuesday. The ruby-red Republican state delivered a stunning win to ...
Dec 12, 2017
Constitutional arguments begin in case of B.C. man found guilty of polygamy
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A British Columbia man found guilty of marrying two dozen women says he believed he was entitled to practice polygamy because he wasn’t charged when police investigated the all...
Dec 12, 2017
Activist going back to court, Alberta appeals stay in pot seed giveaway case
CALGARY - A prominent cannabis activist who was arrested in Calgary during a national tour to distribute millions of free marijuana seeds to the public is heading back to court. Police charged Dana La...
Dec 12, 2017
