Category Archives: Canada
PM to meet first ministers, Indigenous leaders Oct. 3
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will convene a first ministers conference, including a meeting with national Indigenous leaders, on Oct. 3. The Prime Minister’s Office says the ec...
Sep 07, 2017
Baloney Meter: Will Scheer's ideas to stop asylum seekers at the border work?
OTTAWA - “It would have a practical consequence on dealing with the problem as it happens. It would also send that much-needed signal to all those in the United States who think that they can ju...
Sep 07, 2017
Conservative caucus debates strategy for fall, but also their own policies
WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday that when Parliament resumes later this month he’ll hammer the Liberals on three of the hot button issues of the summer: taxes, asyl...
Sep 07, 2017
Canada faces potentially uncontrolled influx of 'Dreamers' from U.S.
TORONTO - President Donald Trump’s threat to end protections for those who entered the U.S. illegally as children could spark a new wave of immigration and asylum requests, some analysts warn. I...
Sep 07, 2017
Quebecer who survived Irma calls it terrifying; Canadian frigate on standby
A Quebec man living on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin is calling hurricane Irma the most terrifying experience of his life after 300-km/h winds ripped the roof off his house and others in the sa...
Sep 07, 2017
Philippe Couillard says embattled ex-byelection candidate had to step down
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says it was clear his party’s candidate in an upcoming byelection had no choice but to step down. Eric Tetrault withdrew from the race Wednesday nigh...
Sep 07, 2017
One dead: Plane that crashed north of Winnipeg taken without owner's consent
ST. ANDREWS, Man. - RCMP say a plane that crashed near a small airport north of Winnipeg, killing the pilot, had been taken without the owner’s consent. Police say the 29-year-old man from Thund...
Sep 07, 2017
Probe ordered into Nova Scotia judge who acquitted taxi driver of sexual assault
HALIFAX - In a rare move, Nova Scotia’s chief justice has ordered an investigation into complaints against a judge who acquitted a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated femal...
Sep 07, 2017
Crew of Atlantic Canadian firefighters head to B.C. to help battle forest fires
FREDERICTON - Another group of New Brunswick firefighters is heading to British Columbia to help battle historic forest fires in the province. A crew of 16 firefighters from New Brunswick and five fro...
Sep 07, 2017
Montreal home purchases by buyers from China took off in past 18 months; agent
MONTREAL - Homebuyers from mainland China have helped fuel a Montreal housing market that continued to sizzle last month with record sales and rising prices, says one real estate agent. David Mellor, ...
Sep 07, 2017
