Category Archives: Canada
PM willing to improve small biz tax plan but won't abandon in face of backlash
KELOWNA, B.C. - Justin Trudeau insisted Wednesday that his government won’t back down on a controversial plan to end tax provisions that it says give some wealthy small business owners an unfair...
Sep 06, 2017
Haiti, still reeling from Matthew, could be devastated by Irma, says aid worker
OTTAWA - Hurricane Irma could deal a crippling blow to Haiti while it’s still recovering from hurricane Matthew, which struck less than a year ago, says a Canadian aid worker in the impoverished...
Sep 06, 2017
Toronto-area cop pleads guilty to assault after siccing police dog on suspect
TORONTO - A Toronto-area police officer pleaded guilty to assault after siccing his K-9 unit dog on a man who was lying down awaiting arrest. York Region police Const. Michael Partridge admitted to hi...
Sep 06, 2017
Panel on climate change opens session in Montreal to map out future reports
MONTREAL - A United Nations body that assesses science relating to climate change is meeting in Montreal to outline its next set of reports to help guide policy-makers. The 46th session of the Intergo...
Sep 06, 2017
Rising interest rates a warning to consumers on cost of high debt loads
CALGARY - The Bank of Canada’s second interest rate increase this summer has financial experts warning that more could be on the way, and now is the time for Canadians to take a serious look at ...
Sep 06, 2017
Feds spool up outreach to Hispanics in U.S. to ward off more asylum seekers
OTTAWA - A Liberal MP is heading to Los Angeles this week for a pre-emptive strike against misinformation about Canada’s immigration system circulating in the Spanish-language press that officia...
Sep 06, 2017
TransCanada cites hurricane in extending deadline for Keystone commitments
CALGARY - TransCanada Corporation (TSX:TRP) is giving customers an extra month to sign up for space on its Keystone pipeline system due to flooding from hurricane Harvey in Houston and other parts of ...
Sep 06, 2017
First witnesses Friday at murder trial of Montreal man charged in death of store clerk
MONTREAL - The first witnesses at the murder trial of a man charged with killing a clerk in a Montreal supermarket will testify Friday. Randy Tshilumba, 21, faces a first-degree murder charge in the s...
Sep 06, 2017
Softwood dispute will only push cost of rebuilding Houston higher: economist
OTTAWA - A growing demand for building materials - as Houston looks to reconstruct in the wake of hurricane Harvey - should put pressure on the White House to solve the latest softwood lumber dispute ...
Sep 06, 2017
Alberta politician Derek Fildebrandt denies hit and run on neighbour's van
EDMONTON - An Alberta legislature member accused of hit and run with his pickup truck says he didn’t do it. Derek Fildebrandt testified in court Wednesday that if he had backed into his neighbou...
Sep 06, 2017
