Category Archives: Canada
Canadian highway guardrail lawsuit continues despite U.S. court ruling
TORONTO - A proposed Canadian class action over a highway safety guardrail is going ahead even though an American Appeal Court has found no evidence the manufacturer made secret cost-saving design cha...
Oct 03, 2017
Suspect in Edmonton attack was ordered to return to Somalia from U.S. in 2011
EDMONTON - Authorities in the United States say a Somali refugee accused of attacking a police officer and running down four pedestrians in Edmonton was ordered removed from the country in 2011 by an ...
Oct 03, 2017
Vancouver resorting to pressure from family, friends to deter distracted drivers
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are hoping pressure from family and friends will succeed where fines and penalties have failed in convincing drivers to put down their cellphones when they get behind t...
Oct 03, 2017
Banking regulator sees potential risks in high home prices, debt loads
TORONTO - Stricter regulations aimed at tightening mortgage lending to take some of the risk out of the market will be finalized by the end of the month, the federal financial regulator said Tuesday. ...
Oct 03, 2017
Growth has been strong, but productivity still low, Bank of Canada deputy says
SHERBROOKE, Que. - Economic growth in Canada has been strong in recent quarters, but significant challenges remain and productivity levels are still well below those in the United States, a senior Ban...
Oct 03, 2017
Anti-abortion Tory MP Rachael Harder loses bid for status of women chair
OTTAWA - Liberal and NDP members of the status of women committee feared Rachael Harder would be unable to keep her anti-abortion views from impacting their work, says a New Democrat who helped thwart...
Oct 03, 2017
Toronto to allow backyard chickens under new pilot project
TORONTO - Residents in some Toronto neighbourhoods will be allowed to keep chickens in their backyards under a pilot project approved Tuesday by city council. The pilot will run in four city wards ove...
Oct 03, 2017
Family of Canadian killed in Las Vegas attack say thanks for the support
CALGARY - The family of an Alberta woman who was killed in the Las Vegas shootings say they are “overwhelmed” by the support they have received from across North America. Tara Roe, 34, of ...
Oct 03, 2017
Life on earth began in small ponds, McMaster University research suggests
New research from Canadian scientists suggests life on Earth began in warm little ponds after meteorites splashed into them about four billion years ago. A McMaster University graduate student and his...
Oct 03, 2017
CMHC looks to Airbnb in bid to boost withering supply of affordable rental units
OTTAWA - Canada’s housing agency is looking to an unlikely ally in a bid to boost the stock of affordable rental housing: Airbnb. The head of the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp., says he belie...
Oct 03, 2017
