Category Archives: Canada
Striking ground crew at Toronto airport to vote on new offer from employer
TORONTO - The union representing striking ground crew workers at Canada’s busiest airport said its members will be voting on a new contract offer on Wednesday. About 700 baggage handlers, cabin ...
Aug 22, 2017
Incoming viceregal Julie Payette drops bid to seal her U.S. divorce records
OTTAWA - Incoming governor general Julie Payette says she’ll drop an attempt to block access to documents concerning her 2015 divorce in the United States. In a written statement issued Monday t...
Aug 22, 2017
Trudeau, border crossers task force to review next steps for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will participate Wednesday in a Montreal meeting with the federal-provincial task force charged with managing an unprecedented flow of asylum seekers over the Ca...
Aug 22, 2017
Delegation pays final tribute to those who fought in Dieppe, France
OTTAWA - A small crowd of veterans, dignitaries and invited guests marked a final, drenched ceremony in Ottawa today in remembrance of the 75th anniversary of the raid on Dieppe in France. The ceremon...
Aug 22, 2017
Scouts Canada to plant trees in Fort McMurray park devastated by wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Scouts Canada is planning to plant 750 trees on Saturday in a Fort McMurray park devastated by last year’s wildfire. The scouts say they wanted to help the northern Albert...
Aug 22, 2017
Canadian man's body found along Appalachian Trail in Maine
WYMAN TOWNSHIP, Maine - Authorities say the body of a Canadian man has been found along the Appalachian Trail in Maine. WABI-TV reports that the body of 55-year-old Gerald Gabon, of Ontario, was found...
Aug 22, 2017
Archeologists hoping to map pre-Confederation parliament site in Montreal
MONTREAL - Archeologists at the site of a pre-Confederation parliament in Montreal are about to reach the level they hope will yield a treasure trove of artifacts. Digging began in late July - the thi...
Aug 22, 2017
TransUnion: Average mortgage balance in Canada rises five per cent
TORONTO - TransUnion Canada says the average amount owing on mortgages was up nearly five per cent in the second quarter, even though a change in Ontario regulations last spring appears to have reduce...
Aug 22, 2017
Anti-migrant banners pop up, taken down in Montreal, including at Olympic Stadium
MONTREAL - More anti-migrant banners have popped up in Quebec, this time in Montreal where many asylum seekers are being temporarily housed. The banners were posted at various sites either late Sunday...
Aug 22, 2017
New father prods East Coast Sobeys about mothers-only parking spot
STRATFORD, P.E.I. - A father who was irked at a parking spot for new mothers at a P.E.I. grocery store has successfully prodded Sobeys to include new dads too. On Monday, Justin Simard was on his way ...
Aug 22, 2017
