Category Archives: Canada
Older Canadians forgoing retirement, working through golden years: census
TORONTO - The three months of Bill VanGorder’s retirement were among the longest of his career. Lured by the promise of relaxation and spare time, the Halifax resident thought he’d relish ...
Nov 29, 2017
Highlights: Statistics Canada's final release of 2016 census data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada issued its sixth and final batch of 2016 census numbers Wednesday, this one focused on education, labour, journey to work, language of work and mobility and migration. Some ...
Nov 29, 2017
Education rates, commute times and time at work all growing, census shows
OTTAWA - Canadians are putting in more effort in the classroom, additional time on the job and extra teeth-gnashing minutes on the road getting to and from work, Statistics Canada says in the latest -...
Nov 29, 2017
City of Vancouver's "grate" contest adopts, names catch basins and curbs floods
VANCOUVER - In hopes of injecting a little fun into the mucky but vital job of maintaining catch basins, the City of Vancouver launched a contest encouraging residents to “adopt” a catch b...
Nov 29, 2017
In the news today, Nov. 29
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 29 --- CANADA, U.S. TO CO-HOST NORTH KOREA MEETING Canada and the United States will co-host a major meeting on North Korea to seek a non-military solution ...
Nov 29, 2017
Woman behind Stefanie Rengel murder granted unescorted absences from prison
KITCHENER, Ont. - A young woman who sexually blackmailed her boyfriend into killing a 14-year-old girl nearly a decade ago was so consumed with jealousy at the time that she asked him to kill at least...
Nov 29, 2017
Feds pledge to fund mercury treatment facility in Grassy Narrows First Nation
OTTAWA - The federal government has pledged to fund a treatment centre for an Ontario reserve plagued by mercury contamination. Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott delivered the news to communi...
Nov 29, 2017
Ontario set for last cap-and-trade auction before joining Quebec and California
TORONTO - Ontario’s final cap-and-trade auction before entering a joint market with Quebec and California next year is set for today. The province launched the program aimed at lowering greenhou...
Nov 29, 2017
Indigenous people hold round dance in Saskatoon to honour violence victim
SASKATOON - To the sound of pounding drums Indigenous dancers performed outside Saskatoon city hall to pay tribute to a homeless woman who survived a brutal attack in 2014, including being sexually as...
Nov 28, 2017
Total number of Canadians impacted by cyber attack passes 19,000: Equifax Canada
TORONTO - Equifax Canada has revised the number of Canadians caught up in a massive data breach earlier this year, saying an investigation has found that more than 19,000 were affected. The company pr...
Nov 28, 2017
