Category Archives: Canada
Feds to address First Nations child welfare funding gap, but no dollar details
OTTAWA - The next federal budget will include more money for First Nations child welfare services on reserves, Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott said Wednesday - but she stopped short of sayi...
Dec 06, 2017
Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc to begin treatment for leukemia
OTTAWA - Dominic LeBlanc was on his feet in question period Wednesday, cheerfully batting down opposition queries with his customary partisan enthusiasm - just two hours after announcing that he’...
Dec 06, 2017
No parole for 70 years for man who killed 3 women in Ottawa Valley in 2015
PEMBROKE, Ont. - A 60-year-old man convicted of killing three women during an hour-long rampage in the Ottawa Valley two years ago has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 70 ...
Dec 06, 2017
N.L. premier wins injunction preventing reporting on documents in murder case
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier has won an interim injunction blocking media from reporting on court documents in a St. John’s murder trial. The documents rela...
Dec 06, 2017
Quebec credit union Desjardins Group lifts moratorium on pipeline lending
CALGARY - A moratorium on loans for energy pipeline projects has been lifted, Desjardins Group said Wednesday, as it vowed to consider environmental, social and governance practices of clients in all ...
Dec 06, 2017
Then there were five: Search narrowed for place to store used nuclear fuel
TORONTO - Waste management authorities have ruled out one part of northern Ontario as a suitable site for a bunker to store used, but highly radioactive, nuclear-reactor fuel rods. In a statement on W...
Dec 06, 2017
Ontarians pay millions for ineligible power generator costs, auditor finds
TORONTO - Ontario electricity ratepayers are paying millions for power generators’ ineligible expenses - including scuba gear and raccoon traps - and are footing the bill for large industrial co...
Dec 06, 2017
Canadians urged to exercise caution in Middle East ahead of protests
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland added her voice to a chorus of global leaders appealing for calm in the Middle East on Wednesday in the wake of the Trump administration’s mov...
Dec 06, 2017
Feds planning to push back delivery date for new fighter jets: sources
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Air Force may have to keep its aging CF-18s airborne even longer than already expected after industry sources warned Wednesday that the Trudeau government is planning to pu...
Dec 06, 2017
High-flying kite interferes with air traffic at Victoria harbour
VICTORIA - Nav Canada says a high-flying kite interfered with air traffic in Victoria’s inner harbour Tuesday, causing some flights to be diverted. Victoria police say the kite was flying about ...
Dec 06, 2017
