Category Archives: Canada
Quebec education minister says sex-ed should be mandatory in all schools
QUEBEC - Sex education in schools is more important then ever, particularly in light of the recent sexual harassment allegations rocking Quebec’s cultural industries, the province’s educat...
Oct 19, 2017
Quotes about Finance Minister Bill Morneau's blind trust announcement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Thursday to put his assets into a blind trust and sell of his shares in Morneau Shepell, the firm he ran before he entered politics. Here are some quote...
Oct 19, 2017
PM briefs premiers on NAFTA developments, as more ministers bound for U.S.
OTTAWA - As negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement falter, the Trudeau government is expecting premiers and federal cabinet ministers to fan out across the United States to pu...
Oct 19, 2017
Gord Downie 'like a Terry Fox in the modern day,' says doctor
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s openness about his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer will leave a lasting legacy that makes him “a Terry Fox in the modern day,” says a radiation oncologis...
Oct 19, 2017
Here's a look at the Trudeau government's tax-proposal adjustments
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government announced several changes this week to the controversial suite of tax-reform proposals it introduced in July. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the change...
Oct 19, 2017
A timeline of the political troubles dogging Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA - Here is a timeline looking at Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s handling of his personal assets since his appointment: Nov. 4, 2015: The newly appointed finance minister tells the CBC: &#...
Oct 19, 2017
B.C. wineries join New Brunswick beer drinker in high court scrap over trade
VICTORIA - Complaints from British Columbia wine industry over interprovincial trade barriers will be heard in the Supreme Court of Canada as part of an appeal of a cross-border beer dispute in New Br...
Oct 19, 2017
Accused killer breaks self-imposed silence, has questions for victim's sister
OTTAWA - The man accused of killing three women in a revenge-fuelled rampage in the Ottawa Valley two years ago made an unexpected move Thursday during his first-degree murder trial: he actually took ...
Oct 19, 2017
Facebook debuts new 'email crisis line' to thwart election cyberthreats
OTTAWA - Canada’s politicians will soon have a crisis line they can contact should their email accounts come under cyberattack leading up to the next federal election in two years. The cyberthre...
Oct 19, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Oct. 19 --- FINANCE MINISTER TO PUT ASSETS INTO BLIND TRUST: Finance Minister Bill Morneau says he’ll put to put his personal assets in a blind trust....
Oct 19, 2017
