Category Archives: Canada
Report says Liberals need to make prevention central in anti-poverty plan
OTTAWA - A new report calls on the federal government to not just think about opening the back door to help people out of homelessness, but to close the front door as well, to make sure they don’...
Apr 20, 2017
Clean tech industry struggling, but piquing interest in U.S.: McKenna
OTTAWA - Canada’s clean technology industry is piquing interest among investors and workers in Silicon Valley, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna said Thursday during a trade mission to Cali...
Apr 20, 2017
$631 pardon fee a 'significant' barrier, majority tell feds in consultation
OTTAWA - The $631 fee to apply for a criminal pardon poses a substantial hurdle for people trying to turn their lives around, said a large majority of those who responded to a federal consultation. Ei...
Apr 20, 2017
Six stories in the news today, April 20
Six stories in the news for Thursday, April 20 --- ONTARIO HOUSING PACKAGE COMING TODAY The Ontario government will unveil a much-anticipated package of housing measures today aimed at cooling a red-h...
Apr 20, 2017
Soaring prices draw influx of real estate agents, but they face stiff competition
TORONTO - Dave Hamilton was looking for a get-rich-quick scheme when got his realtor’s licence in 2010. “My dad always said, ‘If you’re going to sell something, sell something ...
Apr 20, 2017
Ontario to tax foreign buyers, expand rent control to cool housing market
TORONTO - Ontario is following British Columbia’s lead, promising to introduce a tax on foreign homebuyers that the province hopes will help cool the frantic housing market, easing concerns abou...
Apr 20, 2017
Tetchy moments a feature in first British Columbia election debate
VANCOUVER - It wasn’t long before Liberal Leader Christy Clark put her hand on the arm of her main rival, John Horgan, and told him to calm down during Thursday’s first debate of the B.C. ...
Apr 20, 2017
Ontario ombudsman slams inmate-segregation system; says people put at risk
TORONTO - Vulnerable inmates are being put at risk due to Ontario’s highly flawed system of segregation, the province’s ombudsman said Thursday. In a hard-hitting report, Paul Dube said no...
Apr 20, 2017
Opioid deaths on rise in Ontario, with 2 people a day dying of overdoses: study
TORONTO - More than two people each day are dying of opioid overdoses in Ontario, a grim tally that underscores the soaring use and abuse of the potent narcotics, researchers say. The rate of opioid-r...
Apr 20, 2017
Union: majority of staff at two B.C. newspapers approve deal to save some jobs
VANCOUVER - A union representing staff at two B.C. newspapers says the employees have voted 82 per cent in favour of an agreement to save some jobs after dozens were served with layoff notices. Postme...
Apr 19, 2017
