Category Archives: Canada
Canada seeks updated climate change predictions for new building codes
OTTAWA - The National Research Council says Canada’s homes and highways were built with assumptions about weather patterns that are no longer relevant, thanks to climate change. Now the NRC is a...
Nov 13, 2017
Home-schooler, religious groups cautiously optimistic about Quebec school bill
MONTREAL - A Quebec education bill that gives the province greater powers to enforce compulsory school attendance is getting a passing grade from the communities it most affects. Representatives from ...
Nov 13, 2017
VerticalScope confirms user information stolen from six hacked websites
Toronto-based VerticalScope Inc. says six of the community websites it administers were hacked last month in the latest of a recent series of data breaches affecting Canadian online user information. ...
Nov 13, 2017
3 missing Chinese students, believed to be victims of ransom scam, found: police
TORONTO - Police say three people believed to be victims of a scam targeting Chinese students have been located. Toronto police say they believe the disappearances were linked to a scam in which Chine...
Nov 13, 2017
Liberals delay $2.14 billion they couldn't spend on infrastructure last year
OTTAWA - The federal government failed to spend $2.14 billion that was earmarked last year to rebuild roads, bridges and other large-scale projects aimed at helping people in their day-to-day lives, n...
Nov 13, 2017
Winnipeg Jets security dog Lenny named after superfan Len Kropioski
Winnipeg Jets fans have chosen “Lenny” as the name for the final member of the National Hockey League team’s in-house security dog squad. It’s a tribute to superfan Len (Kroppy...
Nov 13, 2017
Last-minute Loney Bowl to be held Tuesday after N.S. court battle
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Loney Bowl is back on at Acadia University on Tuesday after a Nova Scotia judge reinstated the once-cancelled Atlantic football championship. Saint Mary’s University will p...
Nov 13, 2017
N.S. retiree cites 'vulgar' government ads in bid to get licence plate back
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia retiree who is fighting to regain a personalized licence plate after it was deemed unacceptable says governments allow many potentially offensive phrases and names, and anonymo...
Nov 13, 2017
Complex project aims to tackle transit woes along key route in Toronto
TORONTO - A complex new project aimed at tackling transit woes along a bustling street in Canada’s most populous city got its first real test with commuters Monday, drawing mixed reactions from ...
Nov 13, 2017
Toronto to get new ride-hailing choice with Lyft in first foray outside U.S.
Ride-hailing service Lyft is coming to Toronto next month in its first expansion outside the United States, giving those in Canada’s largest city a new commuting option. “Toronto is actual...
Nov 13, 2017
