Category Archives: Canada
Agriculture ministers conclude meeting in Calgary with pledge to open markets
CALGARY - A statement from a meeting of Canada’s agriculture ministers pledges to open new markets through trade agreements while protecting the country’s eggs, dairy and poultry from fore...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
Heckling of Vancouver TV reporter prompts police investigation
VANCOUVER - Police in Vancouver are investigating after a recurrence of last year’s viral phenomenon that saw hecklers interrupt live television reports to yell sexually explicit remarks into re...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
SCOC decision means defence minister can appeal soldier's sex-assault acquittal
MONTREAL - A Supreme Court of Canada ruling Friday means the defence minister can appeal in the case of a Canadian soldier acquitted of sexually assaulting a female subordinate. The court ruled unanim...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
StatsCan wants its freedom from central federal IT department: documents
OTTAWA - The country’s chief statistician believes Statistics Canada must have complete control of its own digital systems rather than having to turn to the federal government’s central IT...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
Trump, children and refugees: 3 ways Canadian politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - With most of the country’s MPs deep into riding work or away on summer holiday, it’s the chatter among civil servants that echoes the loudest these days in the parliamentary preci...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
Canadians didn't link Syrian refugees with increased terror risk, poll suggests
OTTAWA - People who backed a plan to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada in a matter of months largely expected no increased risk of terrorism as a result, newly released federal polling informatio...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
Defence chief opts to keep Kurdish flag on Canadian uniforms in Iraq
OTTAWA - Canada’s top soldier has decided special forces troops in Iraq will continue to wear the Kurdish flag on their uniforms in addition to the Maple Leaf, despite questions about the practi...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
'A natural thing to do:' Yukon premier, son shot meat served at premiers dinner
WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Darrell Pasloski hasn’t only welcomed his colleagues from across Canada this week - he’s fed them as well. The avid hunter and his son Taylor shot the moose and ...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
Man in contempt for refusing to hand over dangerous Doberman to be put down
TORONTO - A man who refused to turn over his aggressive Doberman pinscher to be euthanized was found in contempt of court Friday. In its ruling, Ontario’s Court of Appeal sided with health autho...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016
Business leaders, others weigh in on Trump's latest NAFTA criticism
Donald Trump, the newly minted Republican presidential nominee, vowed to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement after securing the party’s backing at this week’s convention in...
Kayla Derkach Jul 22, 2016

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