Category Archives: Canada
Ontario to launch basic income pilot project in three regions
Ontario is launching a basic income pilot project this spring, aimed at providing financial stability for low-income residents during a time of precarious work and a changing economy. Premier Kathleen...
Apr 24, 2017
Montreal couple hid winning $55-million lottery ticket in daughter's toy box
MONTREAL - Initially, Nathalie Langlais thought her winning lottery ticket was worth $55. Then she saw three more zeros on her smartphone. “I said, ‘$55,000, that’s impossible!'̶...
Apr 24, 2017
Lawsuit alleges people with developmental disabilities denied necessary services
TORONTO - A northeastern Ontario family has filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the Ontario government over what it alleges are unreasonable wait lists that effectively deny people with deve...
Apr 24, 2017
Red Cross says $323M raised for Fort McMurray; three-quarters spent or committed
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The Canadian Red Cross says three-quarters of the $323 million raised since a destructive wildfire struck Fort McMurray last spring has been spent or committed nearly a year aft...
Apr 24, 2017
Clarification to April 20 realtor story.
TORONTO - An April 20 story by The Canadian Press said that realtors earn a commission of five per cent of a home’s price. In fact, the commission is split between the buyer’s agent and th...
Apr 24, 2017
Rescheduled inquest into indigenous inmate's death in Saskatoon to go ahead
SASKATOON - A public inquest into the death of an inmate at the Saskatoon Regional Psychiatric Centre is to go ahead next month after a lengthy delay. An examination of what happened to Kinew James wa...
Apr 24, 2017
Halifax schools could acknowledge aboriginal territory in daily announcements
HALIFAX - The morning ritual for Halifax students may soon be expanded beyond the national anthem, to include a daily reminder that their school sits on traditional Mi’kmaq territory. A member o...
Apr 24, 2017
Extra EI help to hard-hit regions tops $1 billion, surpassing budget estimates
OTTAWA - A federal program designed to give extra financial help to out-of-work Canadians in the hardest-hit economic regions of the country has blown past Liberal budget estimates with more than $1 b...
Apr 24, 2017
Notley says Canada will have lots of allies if Trump goes after energy trade
GUANGZHOU, China - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to have some unhappy supporters south of the border if he goes after Canadian energy with trade sanctions. N...
Apr 24, 2017
'Somebody knows something:' Police rule death of Calgary baby in 2015 a homicide
Calgary police say the death of a three-month-old baby in 2015 has been ruled a homicide and are calling for anyone with information to come forward. Calgary Police Insp. Don Coleman say Cyrus Nel was...
Apr 24, 2017
