Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia Mountie killed after stopping to change motorists' tire in N.B.
MEMRAMCOOK, N.B. - A Nova Scotia Mountie who worked to educate the public about the need to slow down when driving past emergency vehicles was killed after being struck while helping motorists change ...
Sep 13, 2017
Census: Children make up one quarter of 4.8 million Canadians living in poverty
OTTAWA - Nikkie Edwards and her boyfriend make about $31,000 a year, a sum that leaves them below the poverty line as defined by Statistics Canada - and in the company of another 4.8 million people, a...
Sep 13, 2017
Working women bearing more of the breadwinning burden, 2016 census shows
TORONTO - Men and women are each making comparable contributions to the family finances in nearly one-third of all couples, Statistics Canada said Wednesday as the latest data from the 2016 census rev...
Sep 13, 2017
Two-thirds of Canadian households saving for retirement, census suggests
TORONTO - Two-thirds of households are setting aside money for retirement, taking advantage of either a registered pension plan, an RRSP or a tax-free savings account, Statistics Canada said Wednesday...
Sep 13, 2017
Census 2016: highlights from latest report on Canadian income levels
OTTAWA - Highlights from Statistics Canada’s latest release Wednesday of census data, this one focused on Canadian income levels: - The median total income of Canadian households reached $70,336...
Sep 13, 2017
Census 2016: Prairies, commodity boom drive growth in national incomes
OTTAWA - Carissa, a single mom on welfare six years ago, has a full-time job today and more money to show for it - along with a number of other Canadians, suggest fresh census numbers released Wednesd...
Sep 13, 2017
Ottawa urged to hold huge public education campaign about pot's risks for youth
OTTAWA - Youth health experts are warning the federal government that its push to legalize recreational cannabis should be accompanied by extensive public-education and prevention campaigns that spell...
Sep 13, 2017
Allan MacEachen, overseer of social reform and skilled politician, dies at 96
Allan J. MacEachen, a driving force behind social policy changes under two prime ministers, has died at the age of the 96 after a lifetime saturated with politics and parliamentary manoeuvres. MacEach...
Sep 13, 2017
Children's books explore restoration amidst tragedy of Halifax Explosion
HALIFAX - A fresh generation of children’s books is finding the grace notes in Halifax’s worst moment - a massive explosion that levelled much of the city 100 years ago but inspired acts o...
Sep 13, 2017
Eight stories in the news for today, Sept. 13
Eight stories in the news for Wednesday, Sept. 13 --- MORE CENSUS DATA OUT TODAY Statistics Canada will offer a detailed look today at the size of the gap between the country’s top income earner...
Sep 13, 2017
