Category Archives: Canada
Malala Yousafzai, honorary Canadian, challenges Canada to lead on education
OTTAWA - The irrepressible Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Nobel Peace Prize winner who famously survived a Taliban bullet in 2012, delivered an enduring message of hope, perseverance and inspiration We...
Apr 12, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 12
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 12 --- MALALA YOUSAZAI SET TO RECEIVE HONORARY CITIZENSHIP Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will become an honorary Canadian citizen today in Ott...
Apr 12, 2017
Alberta wildfire evacuation highlights growing use of tracking workers using RFID
CALGARY - When last year’s ferocious Alberta wildfire threatened Suncor Energy’s oilsands upgrader near Fort McMurray, the rush to safely remove hundreds from the area provided a rare larg...
Apr 12, 2017
NDP promises yearly $400 rent rebate in B.C. but Liberals say rich don't need it
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Liberal government has ignored renters for the past 16 years and it’s high time someone offered them a helping hand, New Democrat Leader John Horgan says. Ho...
Apr 12, 2017
Troops kill militant blamed for beheadings of Canadians in 2016
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine troops battling militants in a central province have killed a key Abu Sayyaf commander who had been blamed for the beheadings of two Canadian hostages in 2016. The Phi...
Apr 11, 2017
Southern Alberta community wins fight to keep small school from closing
NEW BRIGDEN, Alta. - A southern Alberta community has won its fight to keep its school from closing at the end of June even though only two students attended this year. Residents in the hamlet of New ...
Apr 11, 2017
Pricey specialty drugs increasingly dominate Canadian landscape: report
OTTAWA - New findings suggest high-priced specialty drugs are increasingly dominating the new drug landscape in Canada. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board - an independent quasi-judicial body t...
Apr 11, 2017
Prof apologizes for complaint against B.C. judge hearing sexual assault case
VANCOUVER - A law professor who filed a complaint against a British Columbia Supreme Court judge hearing a sexual assault case has issued an apology, saying there were no grounds for the claim. Benjam...
Apr 11, 2017
Warning issued after more sundae cups recalled over Listeria risk
OTTAWA - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says more varieties of Wholesome Farms’ sundae cups have been recalled due to possible Listeria contamination. The agency announced earlier this mont...
Apr 11, 2017
Grand chief says Manitoba government is most racist in Canada
SASKATOON - A Manitoba grand chief says her provincial government is the most racist in Canada. Sheila North Wilson, who represents northern Manitoba First Nations, told a First Nations health confere...
Apr 11, 2017
