Category Archives: Canada
Voters cast their ballots in eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Voters in Canada’s eastern Arctic headed to the polls Monday in Nunavut’s fifth general election since becoming a territory. There are no political parties in Nunavut...
Oct 30, 2017
Unifor and U.S. commerce secretary agree on key NAFTA strategy: Dias
WASHINGTON - Unifor president Jerry Dias says he and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross have agreed that combating low Mexican wages is the key to breaking the impasse at NAFTA renegotiations. Bot...
Oct 30, 2017
Ottawa, Volkswagen, both want diesel vehicle investigation documents sealed
OTTAWA - The federal government has refused to provide records showing the scope of its investigation into the Volkswagen emissions-duping scandal in Canada and the Germany automaker is now seeking a ...
Oct 30, 2017
Feds still committed to NAFTA, says Trudeau; won't discuss Harper letter
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking the high road on a letter from his Conservative predecessor Stephen Harper that says the current federal government has been caught “napping on N...
Oct 30, 2017
Amber Alert suspect now faces charge of first-degree murder
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The man at the heart of an Amber Alert in Quebec this summer has had a murder charge upgraded and another one added. The man was charged north of Montreal on Monday with second-de...
Oct 30, 2017
Doctor says Canadian-led heart valve surgery details will 'blow people's minds'
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver cardiologist has presented details of a revolutionary heart valve surgery to thousands of doctors from around the world and says the minimally invasive procedure will “bl...
Oct 30, 2017
'There is no place for racism:' Dal student slams 'anti-Canadian' motion
HALIFAX - A student at Dalhousie University is speaking out against what she calls an “anti-Canadian” motion passed by the school’s student union, saying it has ignited racial tensio...
Oct 30, 2017
Charge withdrawn against man accused of threatening Alberta over carbon tax
EDMONTON - The Crown has withdrawn a charge against a man who was accused of phoning the legislature office of Alberta Environment Minister Shannon Phillips and making a death threat over the province...
Oct 30, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 30 --- THREE CABINET MINISTERS HAVE ETHICS SETUP SIMILAR TO MORNEAU: At least three other members of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet have p...
Oct 30, 2017
Royal Canadian Mint says phoney gold bar was a counterfeit attempt
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says a phoney gold bar sold to a jeweller by an Ottawa bank may have looked like the real thing, but was actually a counterfeit. The small gold wafer wasn’t made...
Oct 30, 2017
