Category Archives: Canada
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
Alberta court ruling says pharmacist regulator can ban reward points for drugs
EDMONTON - A court ruling means Albertans will not be able to collect reward points for drug purchases or pharmacy services. The Alberta Court of Appeal on Friday overturned a 2016 ruling that said th...
Sep 22, 2017
Saskatchewan man who attacked woman, set her ablaze gets 16 years in prison
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A homeless woman who was viciously attacked and set on fire says it will take time for her to forgive her attacker after he was handed a 16-year prison sentence Friday. Leslie B...
Sep 22, 2017
How Ontario's cap and trade system works: a few basic details
Ontario formally signed an agreement Friday to link its cap-and-trade system with Quebec and California’s joint market on Jan. 1, 2018. Ontario’s system has been operating on a stand-alone...
Sep 22, 2017
Trudeau shows off farming skills at International Plowing Match
WALTON, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tried to show off his farming skills Friday at the International Plowing Match in southwestern Ontario. The prime minister drove a tractor a short distance...
Sep 22, 2017
Morneau draws criticism from business, concerns from premier in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Finance Minister Bill Morneau took his “listening tour” over Ottawa’s controversial tax proposals to Halifax on Friday, drawing criticism from some small business owners an...
Sep 22, 2017
NAFTA talks in Canada could result in energy agreement with Mexico
OTTAWA - An agreement to have Mexico join a NAFTA clause governing oil exports may be one of the first significant products of the renegotiation talks this weekend in Ottawa. When NAFTA was originally...
Sep 22, 2017
Winnipeg judge dismisses challenge by accused letter- bomber of DNA warrant
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg judge has dismissed a letter-bombing suspect’s challenge of the validity of warrants used in the investigation. Guido Amsel is facing five counts of attempted murder and se...
Sep 22, 2017
Newfoundland and Labrador school board ends 'no-zero' policy for assignments
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador school district is doing away with a policy forbidding zeros on assignments. The province’s English School District says while well-intended,...
Sep 22, 2017
Provinces challenge Trudeau government over contentious tax proposals
OTTAWA - Provincial pressure is intensifying against the Trudeau government’s controversial tax-reform proposals, which have angered business owners, doctors and farmers across Canada. On Friday...
Sep 22, 2017
