Category Archives: Canada
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, April 13 --- FEDS BRING IN LONG-AWAITED POT BILL: The federal government’s proposed new legalized marijuana regime would let adults buy and cultivate ...
Apr 13, 2017
QuickQuotes: What CEO Mark Lever says about blockbuster Atlantic newspaper deal
HALIFAX - Canada’s oldest independent newspaper has bought the newspaper assets of Transcontinental Media in Atlantic Canada. The Halifax Chronicle Herald said Thursday that a new company, SaltW...
Apr 13, 2017
North Battleford tainted water victims get settlement in class-action lawsuit
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - People who were children and got sick from a parasite in a Saskatchewan city’s drinking water 16 years ago are getting compensation. A law firm says Saskatchewan Court ...
Apr 13, 2017
Trudeau, take up Yousafzai's challenge for leadership on education: Ambrose
OTTAWA - Interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose wants Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to answer Pakistani activist Malala Yousafzai’s call to put advancing girls’ education at the heart of...
Apr 13, 2017
'Appalling' United Airlines incident won't be tolerated in Canada: Garneau
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau issued a pointed warning Thursday to all airlines operating in Canada: forcibly removing passengers from overbooked airplanes will not be tolerated. Garneau se...
Apr 13, 2017
Goodale cites 'absolute carnage' on roads in lowering breathalyzer hurdle
OTTAWA - It would be easier for police to make drivers blow into a breathalyzer to detect alcohol as well as test people for drugs under the government’s new legal-marijuana legislation. The Lib...
Apr 13, 2017
Details hazy but good first step, licensed marijuana producers say
TORONTO - The federal government’s proposed marijuana legislation lacks key details, such as rules governing advertising, distribution and even how much THC will be allowed in each product, lice...
Apr 13, 2017
Young boy dies in farming accident near Waterloo, Ont.
WATERLOO, Ont. - A toddler has died in a farming accident in southwestern Ontario. Waterloo regional police say they were called to a family farm around 11:30 a.m. Thursday in Woolwich, Ont., where in...
Apr 13, 2017
Central bank's new growth outlook, if realized, to give feds billions: experts
OTTAWA - If economic growth surges in line with the Bank of Canada’s latest predictions, experts say the feds will enjoy a multibillion-dollar bump on their balance sheet. After several months o...
Apr 13, 2017
U.S. government to release decision on softwood lumber duties on April 25
MONTREAL - The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday it will announce on April 25 whether it will impose the first of two duties on Canadian softwood. A spokesman for the department said any counterv...
Apr 13, 2017
