Category Archives: Canada
Quebec lawmakers pass motion calling on store clerks to use 'bonjour' greeting
QUEBEC - Mariya Sadat greets customers in various languages at the Old Montreal souvenir shop where she works. She’ll use “bonjour,” “hi,” or, if it seems appropriate, sh...
Nov 30, 2017
Study sheds light on little-known migration habits of iconic Atlantic puffin
FREDERICTON - They are small, ungainly and an adored feature of eastern Canada. But until now, little has been known about the winter travel habits of the Atlantic puffin - the stout black and white s...
Nov 30, 2017
Trial of man accused of killing off-duty cop adjourned until Monday
HALIFAX - The trial of a Halifax man accused of killing off-duty police officer Catherine Campbell has been adjourned until next week. Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice Joshua Arnold told the jury Thu...
Nov 30, 2017
Trudeau nominates Theberge, Belanger as commissioners for languages and lobbying
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated an official languages commissioner on Thursday as well as a lobbying commissioner. Trudeau’s choice for the languages job was Raymond Theberge, w...
Nov 30, 2017
Bank of Canada releases discussion paper on merits and risks of digital currency
CALGARY - The Bank of Canada is considering the merits and risks of digital currencies as interest in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin reaches a fevered pitch. In a research paper released by the central...
Nov 30, 2017
Swedish man convicted of 'online' rape; Canadian teen among victims
A Swedish man has been found guilty of raping young girls, including one Canadian victim, strictly on the basis of his threatening and coercive online interactions with them. Thursday’s verdict ...
Nov 30, 2017
U.S. governors to Canada: Use NAFTA to relax duties on online purchases
WASHINGTON - Canada is being pressed for freer trade in online goods by a number of American states, with eight state governors writing a letter seeking an expansion of Canada’s low limits for o...
Nov 30, 2017
Malcolmson loses first ever secret ballot vote to keep opposition bill alive
OTTAWA - NDP MP Sheila Malcolmson says she is disgusted by a Liberal government that quashed her attempt to clean up abandoned ships on Canada’s coasts. Malcolmson is the first MP to use a 14-ye...
Nov 30, 2017
Canada's global prosperity ranking slips to lowest level in 11 years: survey
MONTREAL - Canada’s prosperity ranking has slipped in 2017 to the lowest level in 11 years, according an annual index that measures several factors including wealth and well-being. Canada now ra...
Nov 30, 2017
Family 'scared' as boy with severe autism faces release without home supports
A Halifax-area mother issued an emotional plea for help Thursday for her family and for her nine-year-old son, who is due to be released next week from a confined hospital unit but suffers from violen...
Nov 30, 2017
