Category Archives: Canada
Halfway there: Notley and Alberta NDP hit mid-mark in government term
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley and her NDP hit the halfway point of their term Friday, riding an orange wave of popularity into office to lead Alberta’s sluggish economy toward a green future,...
May 04, 2017
Manitoba Metis Federation wants investigation into night hunting charges
WINNIPEG - Two indigenous groups say tensions over hunting continue to rise in Manitoba where they are driven in part by racially charged comments from Premier Brian Pallister. The Assembly of Manitob...
May 04, 2017
Obamacare is now one-third replaced: Here's why Democrats greeted it with a song
WASHINGTON - More than 50 years after Canada moved toward universal health coverage, and 70 years after it happened in England and France, the U.S. Congress took a baby step in the other direction Thu...
May 04, 2017
Liberals, NDP forced to notice emerging Green party in B.C. election
VANCOUVER - Voters in British Columbia head to the polls on Tuesday as the Liberals aim to cling to power and the New Democrats try to take it back after 16 years in Opposition. Experts say the emerge...
May 04, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, May 4 --- PRINCE PHILIP REMEMBERED FONDLY: News of Prince Philip’s retirement from public life has sparked fond memories of his glamour and gaffes as ...
May 04, 2017
The ongoing saga to replace Canada's aging CF-18 Air Force fleet: a chronology
OTTAWA - A program to buy new planes to replace the CF-18 fighter jets flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force for more than 30 years has become a long and complicated process. Here is a timeline of the...
May 04, 2017
Solo climber stranded on Yukon's Mount Logan rescued
WHITEHORSE - A climber who was stranded on Canada’s highest mountain following an earthquake in Yukon has reportedly been rescued. Natalia Martinez, 37, of Argentina, began a solo climb on Mount...
May 04, 2017
U.S. tariffs would lower American output after 5 years: Bank of Canada's Poloz
OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada says a broad-based hike in American tariffs would lower U.S. economic output after about five years - whether or not other countries retaliate with their own pr...
May 04, 2017
A timeline of key events in the British Columbia election campaign
VANCOUVER - A timeline of some of the key events in British Columbia’s election campaign: April 10: On the eve of the election, the Liberals release an campaign platform containing $157 million ...
May 04, 2017
Ottawa names four Quebec Superior Court justices
OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould named four new Quebec judges on Thursday in order to fill critical gaps in the province’s justice system after a landmark Supreme Court dec...
May 04, 2017
