Category Archives: Canada
Calgary and Saint John mayors urge NEB to reverse Energy East pipeline ruling
CALGARY - Mayors from both ends of the proposed Energy East pipeline are calling for the National Energy Board to reverse its requirement that upstream and downstream emissions be included in its revi...
Sep 22, 2017
Canada imposes sanctions of members of the Maduro regime in Venezuela
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada has imposed sanctions against key figures in the regime of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Freeland says the targeted sanctions are...
Sep 22, 2017
Opposition parties say Liberal openness bill falls short of promises
OTTAWA - The Conservatives and NDP are coming out against the Trudeau government’s new access to information bill, saying it falls short of Liberal promises to increase transparency. Opposition ...
Sep 22, 2017
'Turn off the heat,' Toronto ombudsman tells landlords as heatwave hits city
TORONTO - With temperatures expected to top 30 Celsius this weekend and humidex values forecast to be pushing 40 degrees, Toronto’s ombudsman is calling on the city’s landlords to “t...
Sep 22, 2017
Ontario police transfer Amber Alert suspect into Quebec police custody
MONTREAL - Ontario provincial police say they transferred the suspect at the centre of last week’s Amber Alert case into the custody of Quebec authorities. The 41-year-old suspect was transporte...
Sep 22, 2017
Studio says safety on 'Riverdale' set of 'paramount importance' following crash
VANCOUVER - Warner Bros. Television says the safety of the cast and crew of its Vancouver-based “Riverdale” set is of “paramount importance.” The studio is speaking out in the ...
Sep 22, 2017
RCMP arrest Nunavut man who evaded them for almost three months
CAPE DORSET, Nunavut - RCMP from Cape Dorset in Nunavut say they have arrested a man who evaded them by living outside the community for almost three months. David Mikkigak is a suspect in several cri...
Sep 22, 2017
Damage from hurricane Maria complicating rescue efforts in Dominica: Alghabra
OTTAWA - The devastation wrought by hurricane Maria is hampering plans to evacuate more than 150 Canadian students from the storm-ravaged Caribbean island of Dominica. Damaged infrastructure, non-func...
Sep 22, 2017
Woman struggling with husband's Parkinson's asks premier: 'Find me a doctor'
HALIFAX - As her ailing husband looked on Friday, Theresa Zukauskas combatively sliced the air with her hand and made a blunt request of Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil. “Find me a doctor,...
Sep 22, 2017
Quebec renews Uber's operating permit for another year; tightens rules
MONTREAL - Ride-hailing company Uber will be allowed to operate legally for another year in Quebec under more strict rules, Transport Minister Laurent Lessard said. Lessard said Friday he’ll ext...
Sep 22, 2017
