Category Archives: Canada
Crowd demands more government action on racism at Ontario meeting; Wynne chides 'lone wolf' Tenor
TORONTO - The first public meeting of the Ontario government’s new anti-racism directorate drew a packed and vocal crowd Thursday as Premier Kathleen Wynne said governments need to do more to ba...
Jul 15, 2016
Army headed for Africa, says top general as government considers peacekeeping
OTTAWA - Canada’s army will soon be bound for Africa, Canada’s top soldier said Thursday, fuelling speculation that it will be deployed on a peacekeeping operation to control the spread of...
Jul 15, 2016
Cleanup underway from Saskatchewan flooding; evacuation order fully lifted
REGINA - Flood response has shifted to recovery mode in Saskatchewan communities hit hard by heavy rainfall earlier this week. Emergency management commissioner Duane McKay said it’s too soon to...
Jul 15, 2016
Feds signal annual increase in health transfers to drop: Quebec minister
OTTAWA - A familiar sore spot between Ottawa and the provinces is beginning to flare up once again: how much money should the feds be handing over for health care? As efforts continue to forge a new f...
Jul 15, 2016
Regulator says new rules will eliminate toxic oilsands tailings ponds
CALGARY - The Alberta Energy Regulator has introduced new rules that it says will ultimately remove unsightly and toxic tailings ponds from the oilsands mining region of northeastern Alberta. CEO Jim ...
Jul 15, 2016
Four major trade unions back Energy East oil pipeline citing job creation
OTTAWA - Four major trade unions have joined forces with TransCanada Corp. to push the proposed Energy East oil pipeline as a “nation-building” exercise. The alliance, symbolized by a memo...
Jul 15, 2016
Canadian teacher imprisoned in Indonesia marks two years of ordeal
TORONTO - A Canadian teacher convicted in Indonesia on child abuse charges marked the second anniversary of his detention on Thursday as his family called for an impartial review of his case. Neil Ban...
Jul 15, 2016
HIV treatment in First Nations communities in the global spotlight
OTTAWA - Canada will be in the global spotlight later this week in Durban, South Africa, as it gears up for the 21st International AIDS Conference - but the glare won’t be flattering. The confer...
Jul 15, 2016
Professor worries Stephan case could turn them into anti-vaccination "martyrs"
CALGARY - Some experts worry the continuing legal saga of a southern Alberta couple convicted of failing to get proper medical treatment for their son who died of bacterial meningitis could turn them ...
Jul 15, 2016
Judge says Peladeau's ex must be told who ordered man to tail her
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has ruled that the estranged wife of ex-Parti Quebecois leader Pierre Karl Peladeau must be given the identity of those who ordered her surveillance by Saturday. Quebec Super...
Jul 15, 2016
