Category Archives: Canada
Singh challenged by former veterans ombudsman in NDP leadership debate
OTTAWA - Two new candidates in the NDP leadership race wasted no time going toe-to-toe in their first appearance together Sunday at a leadership debate in Sudbury, Ont. Pat Stogran, who acquired a rep...
May 28, 2017
Child's death while cycling prompts experts to call for further safety measures
TORONTO - The death of a five-year-old riding his bike next to a high-traffic road has renewed a debate in Canada's largest city about measures to protect cyclists, prompting some experts and Toronto&...
May 28, 2017
Following the money: Trump-Russia probes turn into hunt for finance criminality
WASHINGTON - The Russia-related probes haunting Donald Trump’s presidency are being pushed into a dark new realm: the president’s political tormentors are now asking questions about the un...
May 28, 2017
Trudeau, Scheer talk Parliament, trade in first call after Conservative race
TORONTO - New Conservative leader Andrew Scheer’s victory speech was peppered with attacks on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. But on Sunday, the two spoke by phone in the aftermath of Scheer̵...
May 28, 2017
Canada 150 preparations closing in, construction won't all be done in time
OTTAWA - It’s dusk on a warm summer evening in Ottawa. As people emerge from a new light-rail station a block south of Parliament Hill, they look down the street to the west, to see a glowing gl...
May 28, 2017
Critics push back against hepatitis C screening advice, say boomers should be tested
TORONTO - When Walter Buchanan learned his brother-in-law needed a liver transplant because of advanced cirrhosis caused by a long-undiagnosed infection with hepatitis C, he offered to donate part of ...
May 28, 2017
Can the TPP, reviled by Donald Trump, still offer a quick fix for NAFTA?
OTTAWA - Donald Trump may have killed the 12-country Trans-Pacific Partnership, but experts say parts of the moribund Pacific Rim trade pact could well be resurrected in an upgraded North American Fre...
May 28, 2017
Mixed reactions to Bernier's leadership defeat in his home riding of Beauce
ST-GEORGES, Que. - Quebecers and the “extremely strong” lobby of the province’s professional farmers’ union are to blame for Maxime Bernier’s defeat in the Conservative l...
May 28, 2017
Body of missing Cache Creek, B.C., fire chief Clayton Cassidy found
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - The body of a fire chief believed to have been swept away by high flood waters in British Columbia’s Interior has been found. RCMP Cpl. Dan Moskaluk said the Ashcroft fire de...
May 28, 2017
Nova Scotia leaders hitting ridings expected to be competitive in Tuesday's vote
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s three major party leaders lobbied for every possible vote Sunday, targeting ridings that are expected to be highly competitive in Tuesday’s provincial election. NDP...
May 28, 2017
