Category Archives: Canada
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
Trudeau government proposes new restrictions, powers for federal budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government tabled legislation Tuesday which, once passed, will give the parliamentary budget officer expanded powers but also impose new restrictions. The so-called budget impleme...
Apr 11, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, April 11 --- FREELAND PUSHES RUSSIA TO CUT ASSAD LOOSE: Western countries are presenting a high-stakes ultimatum to Russia: Allow regime-change in Syria and ...
Apr 11, 2017
Uncle of man shot and killed on Saskatchewan farm says family struggling
SASKATOON - A relative of a man fatally shot on a farm in Saskatchewan says he and the family are struggling in the aftermath of his death. Alvin Baptiste was commenting about his nephew Colton Boushi...
Apr 11, 2017
