Category Archives: Canada
Wynne says supports will ease transition but won't back way from $15 minimum wage
WALTON, Ont. - Ontario farmers and small businesses will receive support from the government as the province moves ahead with its plan to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour, Premier Kathleen Wynne ...
Sep 19, 2017
Going home: Last of northern Manitoba's wildfire evacuees return to community
WINNIPEG - The last of several thousand people forced out by a wildfire in northern Manitoba last month are returning home. The Canadian Red Cross says there were more than 6,300 registered evacuees f...
Sep 19, 2017
New Brunswick city bans trick-or-treating for kids over 16, sets Halloween curfew
BATHURST, N.B. - Changes to a controversial Halloween bylaw that banned trick-or-treating for older teenagers and set an early curfew on the pursuit of sugary loot don’t go far enough, the deput...
Sep 19, 2017
Alberta man angry after getting ticket for going one kilometre over speed limit
EDMONTON - An Alberta man is shaking his head after a peace officer gave him a ticket for driving one kilometre over the speed limit. Mathieu Gagne, 31, said he was nabbed Friday in his Jeep for drivi...
Sep 19, 2017
Ontario college to offer 1st post-secondary certificate in cannabis production
A southern Ontario college says it will be the first to offer a post-secondary credential in the production of commercial cannabis. Niagara College says the graduate certificate program will launch in...
Sep 19, 2017
Federal leadership hopeful Singh stands by Manitoba NDP leader Wab Kinew
One of the leading contenders in the federal NDP race is standing by the new leader of the Manitoba wing of his party as Wab Kinew acknowledges he will continue to face questions about 14-year-old dom...
Sep 19, 2017
Accused in slaying of Montreal store clerk sought weapon disposal advice on web
MONTREAL - A man accused of killing a young grocery store clerk in Montreal allegedly used his smartphone to make numerous web searches in the days following the slaying that were related to the crime...
Sep 19, 2017
Residents learn that Northern Pulp mill in N.S. again over pollution limits
HALIFAX - Residents of a Nova Scotia community who are learning second-hand about excessive air pollution from a nearby pulp mill say the province is being lax and secretive about emission levels. Mat...
Sep 19, 2017
Quebec language office OKs use of some English words like hashtag, grilled-cheese
MONTREAL - English-language words such as hashtag, grilled-cheese, and parking are now acceptable in everyday French-language conversation in Quebec society, according to guidelines recently updated b...
Sep 19, 2017
Closing time: Alberta committee rejects idea of keeping clocks the same all year
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley says the question of whether Alberta should stop changing its clocks every spring and fall hasn’t been resolved yet. An all-party legislature committee dominated...
Sep 19, 2017
