Category Archives: Canada
Former B.C. premier quits as Liberal leader and as member of legislature
VICTORIA - Christy Clark, a gifted political campaigner with an ever-present smile, announced her resignation Friday as leader of British Columbia’s Liberal party, one month after her government...
Jul 28, 2017
Border tax demise may relieve pressure to reduce Canada's corporate taxes
The Trump administration’s decision to drop a proposed border tax removes the threat of a trade war just as Canada, Mexico and the U.S. prepare to launch negotiations for a new North American Fr...
Jul 28, 2017
Public warned to adhere to fire bans in B.C. as hot, dry conditions fuel crisis
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Officials are aghast that some people are still ignoring campfire restrictions in British Columbia as wildfires fuelled by hot, dry and gusty conditions continue to plague the provinc...
Jul 28, 2017
Urban theatre spectacle, including mechanical dragon, spider, draws thousands
Ottawa is a city used to fire-breathing politicians wandering the streets. But tens of thousands of people in the nation’s capital were treated Friday to the awakening of a beast of a different ...
Jul 28, 2017
New Brunswick committee on recreational marijuana finding no consensus: chairman
FREDERICTON - A committee of the New Brunswick legislature studying marijuana legalization wrapped up a week of public hearings Friday with lots of unanswered questions and little consensus. Committee...
Jul 28, 2017
Trudeau urges positivity ahead of meeting with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister
KENORA, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes he can work with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister despite public disagreement on several key files. Trudeau and Pallister have a meeting s...
Jul 28, 2017
Toronto donors confident Leibovitz photos will be displayed, warn of art chill
HALIFAX - A wealthy Toronto family that donated a multi-million-dollar collection of Annie Leibovitz photographs to a small Halifax art gallery is confident the works will eventually be displayed, but...
Jul 28, 2017
Four men found in shipping container in Montreal released from detention
MONTREAL - Four men found in a shipping container at the Port of Montreal were granted release from detention on Friday as they await their refugee claim hearings. Canada Border Service Agency agents ...
Jul 28, 2017
Farmer stunned to find 10 cows killed by lightning in scene like 'war zone'
VERNON BRIDGE, P.E.I. - Ten P.E.I. cows have been killed by a lightning strike so powerful it appears to have tossed some of the animals over a fence. Veteran farmer Blair Henry said the grim discover...
Jul 28, 2017
Court to hear N.L. activist's bid for non-binary birth certificate this fall
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador court will hear the case of a transgender activist vying for a non-binary birth certificate this fall. Gemma Hickey appeared in the province’...
Jul 28, 2017
