Category Archives: Canada
Laws needed to protect Great Lakes from farm runoff, joint commission reports
TORONTO - Voluntary measures to protect the Great Lakes from farm manure have proven insufficient and governments should now turn their minds to legislation, a binational report released Wednesday con...
Jan 18, 2017
Hamilton woman who faked cancer gets 2 years after pleading guilty to fraud
HAMILTON - A 33-year-old Hamilton woman who faked having cancer has been sentenced to two years in prison after pleading guilty to defrauding a provincial program. Lawyer Cole Raftery says Sarah Lucas...
Jan 18, 2017
U.S. challenges wine sales in B.C., seeks shelf space for American producers
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s decision to sell only B.C. wines in grocery stores appears to have left a bitter aftertaste in the United States, which is launching an internationa...
Jan 18, 2017
Many youth with ADHD given antipsychotic drugs: study
TORONTO - One in 20 Ontario children and youth have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and many are prescribed antipsychotic drugs, despite having no other mental health diag...
Jan 18, 2017
NewsAlert:Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate at 0.5%
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada leaves its key interest rate at 0.5 per cent, as anticipated. More coming The Canadian Press
Jan 18, 2017
Trump commerce nominee Ross says U.S. won't be 'pushed around' on trade
President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for commerce secretary said Wednesday he won’t be “pushed around” by anyone as he signalled a potentially painful road ahead for Canada...
Jan 18, 2017
A look at businessman Kevin O'Leary, now running for Tory leadership
Some facts about businessman Kevin O’Leary, who announced Wednesday that he is running for the Conservative leadership: Biographical facts and Education: Born in 1954 in Montreal, O’L...
Jan 18, 2017
Officer tells inquiry he thought he'd be shot: 'This is going to hurt'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Newfoundland police officer who shot and killed Don Dunphy on Easter Sunday 2015 says he could only think “No!” as he suddenly saw a rifle in the man’s h...
Jan 18, 2017
O'Leary running to lead Conservatives; now to get them to support him
OTTAWA - A brash businessman-turned-reality TV star turns his outsized appetite for success towards the most powerful position in federal politics. Sound familiar? Canadians felt a shudder of dej...
Jan 18, 2017
Talks may resume in lengthy editorial workers strike at Halifax Chronicle Herald
HALIFAX - An unfair labour complaint against the Halifax Chronicle Herald has been adjourned as the striking workers and the company say their lawyers have met to discuss further bargaining....
Jan 18, 2017