Category Archives: Canada
Seven stories in the news for today, Sept. 5
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 5 --- NAFTA NEGOTIATORS ENCOUNTER EARLY SNAGS Negotiators have run into a series of sticking points on nearly every key element considered key to achieving...
Kayla Derkach Sep 05, 2017
Canada's largest school board extends ban on Snapchat, Instagram, Netflix
TORONTO - As students return to classrooms this week, Canada’s largest school board says it will continue to block those using its Wi-Fi from accessing certain apps and websites. The Toronto Dis...
Kayla Derkach Sep 05, 2017

Space rock that caused flash over West could have weighed 10 tonnes: expert
At least one expert believes a bright flash that lit up the sky over parts of Western Canada on Monday night was likely caused by a space rock that weighed up to 10 tonnes when it barrelled into the E...
Kayla Derkach Sep 05, 2017
Small business tax backlash tops agenda for Liberal caucus retreat
OTTAWA - As they prepare to return to the parliamentary hot seat in two weeks, it seems somehow appropriate that Justin Trudeau and his federal Liberal colleagues are holing up in Kelowna, B.C. - amid...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017
Boeing refusing to blink in dispute with Bombardier despite Liberal threats
OTTAWA - Boeing Co. has no plans to back down in its trade dispute with Canadian rival Bombardier - a high-stakes, cross-border conflict that the U.S. transportation giant says could have long-term ra...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017

Mother recalls the night her Nova Scotia 'dream home' fell into the ground
FALMOUTH, N.S. - The ground fell out from under Heather Strickey’s feet this weekend when her family’s “dream home” in a well-kept Nova Scotia neighbourhood started being swall...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017

McKenna says she is 'done' with 'ridiculous' Tory language on environment
OTTAWA - Canada’s push to get climate change action included in a revamped North American Free Trade Agreement is turning into a heated domestic dispute just as it makes its debut at the officia...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017

Small businesses, Trudeau government headed for autumn tax showdown
Ottawa’s fall parliamentary session is a couple of weeks away and Canadians are already getting a preview of what could be the season’s main event: a scrap over the Liberals’ propose...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017

Hudson's Bay steps outside Canada with its flagship brand in the Netherlands
TORONTO - Hudson’s Bay Co. chief executive Jerry Storch says bringing the iconic department store brand to the Netherlands wasn’t his original plan, but feedback from local shoppers sugges...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017
Carla Qualtrough is 'swimming the laps' as she takes on challenging role
OTTAWA - Carla Qualtrough wanted to go water skiing. There was no question in her mind that, despite having been born with a visual impairment, she’d be able to accomplish her goal - but she kne...
Kayla Derkach Sep 04, 2017

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