Category Archives: Canada
Of monks and melons: preserving Quebec's delicious agricultural heritage
SAINT-JEAN-DE-MATHA, Que. - In the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains north of Montreal, a group of Cistercian monks living in a contemporary-style abbey have relearned how to grow a juicy heirloom...
Aug 16, 2017
NAFTA, Round 1: U.S. opens talks by insisting on major changes to pact
WASHINGTON - The United States opened the first round of negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement on Wednesday with a muscular message that it will push for major changes, not just m...
Aug 16, 2017
Government vows to change fund for parents of murdered, missing children
OTTAWA - The federal government is vowing to make changes to a largely untapped fund designed to help parents of murdered or missing children after a blistering critique exposed deep flaws in the prog...
Aug 16, 2017
CIBC to launch Simplii direct banking brand, integrate PC Financial accounts
The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce is taking over President’s Choice Financial bank accounts with a new online brand as it responds to the continuing trend towards digital banking. The Toron...
Aug 16, 2017
Quebec consumers group reaches deal with Pharmaprix over Optimum points lawsuit
MONTREAL - Members of Pharmaprix’s Optimum points program in Quebec might find a few more points in their accounts in the coming weeks as the division of Loblaw’s pharmacy business has set...
Aug 16, 2017
Creep Catchers sting leads to sex charge against P.E.I. man: police
CHARLOTTETOWN - A sting by the controversial Creep Catchers vigilante group has led to the arrest of a 31-year-old Charlottetown man. The man set up a meeting with what he thought was a 14-year-old gi...
Aug 16, 2017
Toronto firefighters extinguish fire in CN Tower antenna mast
TORONTO - An electrical fire at Toronto’s landmark CN Tower was extinguished Wednesday morning after firefighters took turns climbing into an antenna mast to deal with smouldering wiring and ins...
Aug 16, 2017
NAFTA glossary: Talk trade like a boss, with these negotiating terms
WASHINGTON - Negotiations start Wednesday for an update to the quarter-century-old North American Free Trade Agreement. This glossary of negotiating terms helps explain understand some of the underlyi...
Aug 16, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Aug. 16
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Aug. 16 --- NAFTA RENEGOTIATION TALKS BEGIN TODAY Canada’s lead minister for the renegotiation of NAFTA has arrived in Washington for the first round of t...
Aug 16, 2017
Canadians heading to U.S. for best views of total solar eclipse on Monday
VICTORIA - Joe Carr’s most memorable total solar eclipse had ties to former Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi. He stayed in a tent in the Sahara Desert supplied by Gadhafi to house dedicated eclip...
Aug 16, 2017
