Category Archives: Canada
Canadian inflation perks up for first time since January, hits 1.2% in July
OTTAWA - The annual inflation rate accelerated last month for the first time since January for a result that supported the view consumer prices are set to rise with the improving economy. Statistics C...
Aug 18, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 18
Five stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 18 --- FORMER NEO-NAZI SAYS YOUTH CAN TURN FROM HATE The recent racist violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, has a former neo-Nazi from Vancouver urging pare...
Aug 18, 2017
Ex neo-Nazi urges parents to talk to kids about their take on Charlottesville
VANCOUVER - A former neo-Nazi from Vancouver says the violence in Charlottesville, Va., presents an opportunity for parents and educators to become more aware of how easily youth can be lured into a s...
Aug 18, 2017
American dairy divided: Some want Canada's supply management left alone in NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The American dairy industry is split on the question of Canada’s supply-management system as national negotiators get set to hold their first session on agriculture Saturday in Nort...
Aug 18, 2017
Demand eclipses supply for protective glasses for safe solar eclipse viewing
TORONTO - Ali Van Orman is still looking for specialized glasses to protect her family’s eyes during Monday’s solar eclipse because she never counted on demand totally eclipsing supply. Sh...
Aug 18, 2017
Andrew Scheer's free speech pledge wouldn't apply in Toronto case: spokesman
OTTAWA - A pledge by Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to yank federal funding from universities that fail to uphold free speech wouldn’t apply to a decision by the University of Toronto to ban ...
Aug 17, 2017
Quebec's debate on religious accommodation has migrated to the bus and subway
MONTREAL - Quebec’s public transportation systems are the latest target in the ongoing debate in the province over religion and identity. Neither Montreal’s transit authority nor unions re...
Aug 17, 2017
Ontario man accused of flying to Atlanta to have sex with Georgia girl, 13
ATLANTA - The U.S. Department of Justice says a Canadian man has been charged after allegedly flying to Atlanta in an attempt to have sex with a 13-year-old Georgia girl he met on the internet. Offici...
Aug 17, 2017
Alberta trade minister says NAFTA talks no threat to oil and gas industry
CALGARY - Alberta’s minister of trade says Canada’s oil and gas industry has little to worry about as wide-ranging North American trade negotiations get underway. Speaking Thursday after a...
Aug 17, 2017
Gusty winds threaten largest wildfires in B.C. as crews work to prevent spread
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The weather forecast calls for a cold front, bringing gusty winds to British Columbia that could inflame wildfires that had been stabilized this week. Kevin Skrepnek with the BC Wildf...
Aug 17, 2017
