Category Archives: Canada
'He was hearing from Monica:' Accused told aunt his dead sister was texting him
RED DEER, Alta. - A central Alberta man accused of killing his family told an aunt his dead sister was communicating with him about how she and her parents died. Jason Klaus and Joshua Frank are each ...
Nov 14, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Nov. 14 --- TRUDEAU CONFRONTS AND ANGERS PHILIPPINE LEADER DUTERTE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau directly raised human-rights concerns with Rodrigo Duterte ...
Nov 14, 2017
Ambitious Canadian coal plan vulnerable to provincial 'slippage,' critics say
Canada’s drive to shut down all of its coal-fired power plants by 2030 could be undermined by provincial side-deals like the one currently being negotiated with Nova Scotia, critics say. “...
Nov 14, 2017
Highlights from Ontario's fall economic statement
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government released a fall economic update Tuesday that included a tax cut for small businesses as an offset for a minimum wage that will rise to $14 an hour on Jan. ...
Nov 14, 2017
Judges authorizes class-action lawsuit after major Montreal snowstorm last March
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has authorized a class-action lawsuit related to the debacle on two Montreal highways last March that left hundreds of motorists stranded after a massive snowstorm. The storm...
Nov 14, 2017
Toronto police board to consider donation of canine body armour
TORONTO - An anonymous corporate donor is offering to equip some canine members of Toronto’s police force with armoured vests designed to protect them from sharp weapons. The Toronto Police Serv...
Nov 14, 2017
Confront mercury crisis on northern Ontario First Nation, chief urges Trudeau
OTTAWA - Ontario took another step Tuesday on the long road towards cleaning up mercury contamination upstream from the Grassy Narrows First Nation - a community that also wants the federal Liberal go...
Nov 14, 2017
Ontario offering small businesses relief to ease transition to higher min wage
TORONTO - Ontario will slash small business taxes and offer millions in incentives aimed at easing the transition to an increasing minimum wage as the province’s Liberal government heads for a s...
Nov 14, 2017
Vancouver limits short-term Airbnb rentals in laneway houses, basement suites
Vancouver has banned owners of basement suites and laneway houses from listing them on Airbnb after a heated debate in which some city councillors warned that homeowners would not be able to pay their...
Nov 14, 2017
Education minister says she regrets confusion; supports treaty education
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s education minister is apologizing for referencing her son’s homework in a speech which appeared to question how treaty education is taught in schools. Bronwyn Eyre ...
Nov 14, 2017
