Category Archives: Canada
Quebec gets credit rating upgrade, surpasses Ontario for first time: Leitao
U.S. bond rating agency S&P Global has boosted Quebec’s credit rating to AA- - helping the province surpass neighbouring Ontario for the first time. The agency says over the next couple of y...
Jun 16, 2017
A spill of 90 litres of diesel in Edmonton costs CN Rail $2.5 million in fines
EDMONTON - A spill of 90 litres of diesel fuel into an Edmonton storm sewer will cost Canadian National Railway more than $2.5 million in fines. The federal government says the company has been ordere...
Jun 16, 2017
Health Canada proposes warning stickers, handouts to guard against opioid risks
OTTAWA - Health Canada is proposing that all opioid prescriptions carry a warning sticker and be accompanied by a patient handout detailing the dangers of dependence, addiction and overdose. The depar...
Jun 16, 2017
Liam, Olivia still head the list of top baby names in Alberta
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Friday revealed the most popular baby names in Alberta in 2016. Liam and Olivia were the favourites for the third year in a row. Here are the Top 10 for boys...
Jun 16, 2017
RCMP officer responding to accident charged after injured man run over
ANZAC, Alta. - Alberta’s police watchdog says an RCMP officer who was responding to a collision when she ran over an injured pedestrian is facing dangerous driving charges. The Alberta Serious I...
Jun 16, 2017
Slow asylum, fast trains: three ways federal politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - The intrigue in the corridors of Parliament Hill this week was all about where the Liberals would draw their line in the sand with the Senate. The newly empowered senators have been chipping ...
Jun 16, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, June 16 --- EXPERTS SAY AMAZON DEAL POSES THREAT TO CDN GROCERS: Experts say Amazon’s blockbuster deal to buy the Whole Foods supermarket chain poses a ...
Jun 16, 2017
Renewed tensions between Cuba and the U.S. won't impact Canada, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - It will be business as usual for Canada and Cuba despite a renewed hardening of relations between the communist island nation and the United States, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday....
Jun 16, 2017
Judge in Cosby sex assault case declares mistrial as jury deadlocks again
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby’s trial on sexual assault charges ended in a mistrial Saturday after jurors failed to reach a unanimous decision in a case that nevertheless helped destroy the 79-ye...
Jun 16, 2017
PM says unelected senators have no business rewriting federal budget
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau reminded senators Friday that they’re unelected and have no business rewriting a federal budget passed by the elected House of Commons. The prime minister said he respect...
Jun 16, 2017
