Category Archives: Canada
Re-elected McNeil signals tough line with N.S. unions, new help for health
HALIFAX - A day after winning Nova Scotia’s first back-to-back majority governments in nearly 30 years, Premier Stephen McNeil signalled he will continue to take a tough line with the province&#...
May 31, 2017
N.B. drivers will have to keep distance from cyclists under 'Ellen's Law'
FREDERICTON - Drivers in New Brunswick will have to abide by a new law that comes into effect Thursday in honour of a competitive cyclist killed while biking in the province. The amendment to the Moto...
May 31, 2017
U.S. softwood lumber duties to cost 2,200 jobs, Conference Board of Canada says
MONTREAL - The Conference Board of Canada says U.S. softwood lumber duties will cut $700 million from Canadian exports over two years and result in the reduction of 2,200 jobs. The board released a re...
May 31, 2017
Economy grows at 3.7% in Q1, fuelled by household spending, business investment
OTTAWA - Canada’s economy picked up steam in the first three months of this year, driven by consumer spending, a turnaround in business investment, and the housing market, the national statistic...
May 31, 2017
Dispute over Grabher licence plate heats up as N.S. man told to remove plate
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man fighting to have his last name - Grabher - reinstated on a licence plate says police have now forced him to remove an inactive Alberta plate from the front of his car. Lorn...
May 31, 2017
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 31
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 31 --- NS LIBERALS WIN SECOND STRAIGHT MAJORITY Nova Scotians have elected Stephen McNeil’s Liberals to a second straight majority government, but onl...
May 31, 2017
Feds introduce legislation to shine light on cash-for-access fundraisers
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals introduced legislation Wednesday aimed at putting an end to the secrecy surrounding exclusive fundraisers featuring the prime minister, cabinet ministers, party leaders a...
May 31, 2017
Nova Scotia election: Aboriginal candidate's historic bid falls short
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man has lost his historic bid to become the first Mi’kmaq elected to the provincial legislature. NDP candidate Trevor Sanipass came in a strong third in Waverley-Fall Riv...
May 30, 2017
Newsmaker profile: Stephen McNeil traded toolbox for premier's office
HALIFAX - Before he led Nova Scotia, he carried a toolbox. But re-elected Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil, 52, comes from a family that does things in a big way, so 14 years ago he left his job running...
May 30, 2017
Woman dies of possible hypothermia while heading to cross border into Canada
NOYES, Minn. - It was just a matter of time until an aslyum seeker died trying to illegally cross the border into Canada, the reeve of Emerson, Man., said Tuesday. Greg Janzen was reacting to the deat...
May 30, 2017
