Category Archives: Canada
Toronto Islands set to reopen after severe spring flooding
TORONTO - The Toronto Islands, a popular summer destination for both city residents and tourists, are set to reopen to the public on Monday after a nearly three-month closure due to historic flooding....
Jul 27, 2017
Baloney Meter: How deep does the Canada Child Benefit cut child poverty rates?
OTTAWA - “The (Canada Child Benefit) means more money for nine out of 10 Canadian families, and it means 300,000 fewer kids living in poverty across this country.” - Prime Minister Justin ...
Jul 27, 2017
At The Turn: After 25 years, timeless, top-shelf Osprey Valley looks to future
ALTON, Ont. - Glen Abbey may be the focus of the golf world this week, but a rough-hewn diamond in the heart of the Credit River Valley is quietly charting a course towards becoming Ontario’s ul...
Jul 27, 2017
Drug expert urges patients on high-dose painkillers to get naloxone
TORONTO - A prominent drug safety expert says some people dependent on high-dose prescription opioids should consider having another drug on hand at all times - a naloxone kit in case of overdose. Dr....
Jul 27, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, July 27
Six stories in the news for Thursday, July 27 --- CANADIAN MILITARY TROLLS TRUMP ON TRANSGENDER ISSUE U.S. President Donald Trump has declared that he is reinstating a ban on transgender people servin...
Jul 27, 2017
B.C. premier says Canada-U.S. close to deal on softwood but negotiations intense
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier John Horgan says Canada and the United States are close to reaching a softwood lumber trade deal that could come as early as next month. Horgan made the comments Th...
Jul 27, 2017
'Welcome home,' B.C. mayor says to thousands of returning wildfire evacuees
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Thousands of people who rushed out of their homes as a wildfire neared Williams Lake are being allowed to return to the Interior British Columbia city, but with a warning that th...
Jul 27, 2017
Federal minister says GM salmon project for P.E.I. requires assessment
CHARLOTTETOWN - The federal government says a proposal to produce the world’s first genetically modified salmon for human consumption in P.E.I. will face environmental assessment. In a letter to...
Jul 27, 2017
Mounties say armed standoff in Nunavut ends peacefully, suspect in custody
POND INLET, Canada - An armed standoff with a man barricaded inside a house in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, has ended peacefully. RCMP say that after several hours of negotiations, a 27-year-old man was taken...
Jul 26, 2017
SHARE report finds there is poor corporate reporting on Indigenous issues
A group that advises activist shareholders hopes a new report will do for Indigenous issues what has already been done for environmental causes - put them on the boardroom table. “The purpose is...
Jul 26, 2017
