Category Archives: Canada
Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association to appeal ruling on funding
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan Catholic School Boards Association says it will appeal a judge's decision to ban funding non-Catholic students in Catholic schools. The ruling released last week said the ...
Apr 28, 2017
Former Sally Ann executive found guilty of selling donations to black market
TORONTO - A former Salvation Army executive diverted truckloads of donations received by the charity to the black market as part of scheme to make money, a Toronto court has ruled. David Rennie was fo...
Apr 28, 2017
New Brunswick announces efforts to fight for continued Atlantic tariff exemption
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government is calling for an immediate start to negotiations between Canada and the United States to ensure softwood lumber from Atlantic Canada is exempt from counterv...
Apr 28, 2017
B.C. drunk driver gets more than eight years for killing three people
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who killed two cyclists and a passenger in his own vehicle while driving drunk along a winding, mountain highway north of Whistler has been sentenced to eight years ...
Apr 28, 2017
Federally-backed study on social impact of arts to be used to justify funding
OTTAWA - As the federal government looks to new ways to fund social programs, the arts community is looking for new ways of its own to justify why it deserves money. Officials in the arts sector and C...
Apr 28, 2017
Nova Scotia's governing Liberals pull campaign ad suggesting May 30 election
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier did his best to laugh off a gaffe apparently revealing the provincial election date, after a campaign video was posted to the Liberal party’s website Friday...
Apr 28, 2017
Ontario hopes its new youth pharmacare plan spurs national program
TORONTO - Ontario’s Liberal government hopes a youth drug coverage plan revealed in its budget this week will help spur a national program by showing Ottawa and other provinces that pharmacare i...
Apr 28, 2017
Program to study ways to help soldiers transition back to civilian life
FREDERICTON - A Canada-wide research study is being launched with the aim of helping members of the Canadian Armed Forces and veterans transition to civilian life. The study, based around a New Brunsw...
Apr 28, 2017
Ottawa runs $11.5B deficit over first 11 months of 16-17 fiscal year
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of $11.5 billion over the first 11 months of its 2016-17 fiscal year, putting it well ahead of its spring budget forecast with one month to go. The result...
Apr 28, 2017
Military re-opening dozens of sexual assault cases previously deemed 'unfounded'
OTTAWA - Canada’s top soldier struck an optimistic note Friday about efforts to stamp out sexual misconduct in the ranks, even as the military promised to re-open dozens of sexual assault cases ...
Apr 28, 2017
