Category Archives: Canada
Liberals win three of four byelections, including upset in B.C.; Tories hold one
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s Liberals scored another byelection upset Monday, snatching the British Columbia riding of South Surrey-White Rock away from the Conservatives. Gordie Hogg won the ridin...
Dec 11, 2017
Companies must focus on managing cyber-attacks, not eliminating them
TORONTO - Companies trying to stay ahead of the increasing threat of cyberattacks need to be cognizant of one simple fact: there is no perfect antidote or turnkey solution against criminals bent on br...
Dec 10, 2017
Bill Morneau insists federal government still has no plans for a Netflix tax
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government still has no intention of imposing a Netflix tax because it would result in a financial hit for middle-class Canadians. Morneau’...
Dec 10, 2017
NL mayor injured in hunting accident
HAPPY VALLEY GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A mayor of a Labrador community remains in hospital after being wounded in a hunting accident on Saturday. Officials in Happy Valley Goose Bay, N.L., are confirming Mayo...
Dec 10, 2017
Trailer park residents in Mississauga, Ont. say development plans are unfair
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A plan to tear down a small mobile home park for a new housing development in Mississauga, Ont., has the small community of over 200 homes wondering where they’ll have to mov...
Dec 10, 2017
Officials: Whales, after deadly year, could become extinct
PORTLAND, Maine - Officials with the U.S government say it’s time to consider the possibility that endangered right whales could become extinct unless new steps are taken to protect them. North ...
Dec 10, 2017
Couillard's Liberals promise guaranteed minimum income for some Quebecers
QUEBEC - Premier Philippe Couillard is promising to create a guaranteed minimum income for certain Quebecers as part of a $3 billion anti-poverty plan. Couillard and Employment Minister Francois Blais...
Dec 10, 2017
Nova Scotia community hopes rocket launch site will revitalize economy
CANSO, N.S. - Residents of a sleepy fishing village on Nova Scotia’s eastern coast are looking to the stars to breathe new life into their economy as a proposal to install Canada’s only co...
Dec 10, 2017
Poor ventilation at B.C. greenhouse blamed for carbon monoxide exposure
DELTA, B.C. - Poor ventilation at a Delta, B.C., greenhouse is to blame for sending dozens of workers to hospital for carbon monoxide exposure, a fire chief said. Delta fire battalion chief Neil Shust...
Dec 10, 2017
Fresh questions about reboot of an underground Cape Breton coal mine
HALIFAX - At the rugged eastern edge of Cape Breton, the twin tunnels of the Donkin mine extend three kilometres under the Atlantic Ocean. At the end of those shafts is a massive coal deposit left unt...
Dec 10, 2017
