Category Archives: Canada
Free of baggage from Harper's Conservative era, Scheer seeks to replace him
OTTAWA - When Andrew Scheer first started telling people he was considering a run for the leadership of the federal Conservatives, he’d often get a raised eyebrow in response. Scheer served four...
May 11, 2017
Six stories in the news today, May 11
Six stories in the news for Thursday, May 11 --- MORE SOLDIERS IN QUEBEC TO ASSIST FLOOD RELIEF The military has deployed several hundred more soldiers to help with flood relief efforts in Quebec, bri...
May 11, 2017
Some federal figures on marijuana pricing
OTTAWA - Public Safety Canada commissioned a study to help understand the cost of illegal cannabis. It found: - The price of illegal pot remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2015, dropping an a...
May 11, 2017
Feds hope pot-by-numbers effort helps extinguish illegal marijuana trade
OTTAWA - The federal government is hoping to find strength in numbers as it tries to stamp out the illicit marijuana market. Government officials are collecting data - everything from the street price...
May 11, 2017
Strident opponent of assisted dying won't chair advance request review
OTTAWA - A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to the Holocaust is no longer in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests...
May 11, 2017
Pierre Beaudoin, scion of Bombardier founding family, quits executive role
DORVAL, Que. - Pierre Beaudoin is relinquishing his role as Bombardier’s executive chairman, marking the first time in 75 years that a member of the company’s founding family won’t b...
May 11, 2017
Nothing could have been done to prevent firefighter's death, inquest hears
TORONTO - A firefighter trainer involved in an ice rescue exercise that claimed the life of a southern Ontario man seven years ago says there’s nothing he would have done differently during the ...
May 11, 2017
Staff at Canada's largest zoo walk off the job in contract dispute
TORONTO - Canada’s largest zoo was closed to the public and its animals were being cared for by management on Thursday after more than 400 employees walked off the job in a contract dispute. The...
May 10, 2017
Soldier faces sex assault, child porn charges after recording device found
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces corporal is facing charges including sexual assault, voyeurism and possession of child pornography. In a news release Wednesday, the military says the investigation started ...
May 10, 2017
Saskatchewan offers help to the provinces that are fighting spring floods
REGINA - Knowing first-hand the devastation flooding can cause, Saskatchewan has been quick to lend a helping hand to provinces in need this spring. More than 130 communities in B.C, Ontario and Quebe...
May 10, 2017
