Category Archives: Canada
Canada sends Buy American letter to U.S. lawmakers, as potential battle looms
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government has fired off a letter to a group of U.S. lawmakers who support tougher Buy American rules, foreshadowing a possible tussle ahead as American procurement policies ...
Mar 20, 2017
Church to change name to remove reference to controversial founder of Halifax
HALIFAX - An African Baptist church that dates back to the early 1800s is changing its name to scrub it of any reference to Halifax’s controversial founder, who some say was guilty of a type of ...
Mar 20, 2017
Amber Alert for 8-year-old boy from Embrun, Ont., cancelled, police say
EMBRUN, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police have cancelled an amber alert for an eight-year-old boy from Embrun, Ont. Police issued the alert on Saturday morning, alleging he was abducted by his father. ...
Mar 20, 2017
Tegan and Sara join YouTubers in questioning LGBTQ video filtering
TORONTO - A chorus of Canadian LGBTQ YouTubers, including pop duo Tegan and Sara, is calling for the video service to stop filtering out gay and trans-themed videos for some users. The Calgary-raised ...
Mar 20, 2017
Global Affairs bans use of life-size cardboard cut-outs of Justin Trudeau
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau may still be a big draw on the international circuit, but his cardboard stand-ins have fallen flat. Global Affairs has instructed diplomatic missions in the United States to st...
Mar 20, 2017
Ontario urging Ottawa to change tax rules in bid to curb real estate speculation
TORONTO - Ontario Finance Minister Charles Sousa is urging Ottawa to address speculative investing in the country’s housing markets by changing how such profits are taxed. Currently, a capital g...
Mar 20, 2017
Manitoba premier plans bicycle tour to mark indigenous role in province
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister plans to use pedal power this summer to mark the role of indigenous peoples in the province’s formation. Pallister intends to cycle 160 kilometres bet...
Mar 20, 2017
Researchers developing disaster-planning tool that will work like a video game
HALIFAX - A pair of researchers in Halifax are working on an elaborate, computerized disaster-planning simulator that will one day function like a multiplayer video game - the first version of which h...
Mar 20, 2017
Globe and Mail nabs a leading 19 NNA nominations; Star gets 8, CP 5
TORONTO - The Globe and Mail has nabbed a leading 19 National Newspaper Award nominations. La Presse was next with nine finalists, the Toronto Star received eight nods and the Canadian Press landed fi...
Mar 20, 2017
Canadian accused in Yahoo hack posed 'extremely high flight risk': documents
A Canadian man accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails posed an “extremely high flight risk” in part due to his alleged ties to Russian intelligence agents, law enforcement officials all...
Mar 20, 2017
