Category Archives: Canada
Federal agency approved Chinese wall of privacy for visiting delegation
OTTAWA - Public inconvenience and traffic flow - not the rights of protesters - were the deciding factors when a federal agency approved a visiting Chinese delegation’s reque...
Nov 24, 2016
Business executives urge 'bold leadership' on climate policy from PM, premiers
OTTAWA - Canadian corporate executives whose companies together employ more than a million people are urging Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers to press ahead with coll...
Nov 24, 2016
Thieves targeting crack pipes and copper wire drive oilpatch crimes spike: RCMP
CALGARY - When it comes to protecting thousands of remote oil and gas well sites scattered across Alberta’s prairies and foothills, RCMP Cpl. Curtis Peters is more concerned about crac...
Nov 24, 2016
Eight stories in the news Thursday, Nov. 24
Eight stories in the news for Thuesday, Nov. 24 --- TRUDEAU BEGINS AFRICA TRIP Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Liberia Thursday as he begins a trip to Africa that will also take him to t...
Nov 24, 2016
PM Trudeau in Africa recognizes different pace in respecting human rights
MONROVIA, Liberia - Africa and the rest of the world will never achieve peace and stability without empowering women and girls - and encouraging men to support them, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said...
Nov 24, 2016
Anti-poverty groups calls on Liberals to make immediate changes to child benefit
OTTAWA - An anti-poverty group is calling on the federal government to make a small change to its key measure to combat child poverty rates to ensure families aren’t left&nbs...
Nov 23, 2016
Pediatrician group wants government to protect youth when recreational pot legalized
TORONTO - The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging the federal government to take steps to protect children and youth should it follow through on its plan to legalize re...
Nov 23, 2016
Opposition says billion-dollar Saskatchewan deficit can be blamed on government
REGINA - The Saskatchewan economy has dominated debate in the Saskatchewan legislature for a second day. Opposition critic Warren McCall said Wednesday the billion-dollar deficit is due...
Nov 23, 2016
A timeline of the history of polygamy in Canada
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The start of trial this week against a British Columbia trio accused of taking girls to the United States for sexual purposes is the latest development ...
Nov 23, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 23 --- MILITARY REPORTS 18 SUICIDES IN 2015: The federal government will spare no expense in caring for Canada’s military personnel, Defenc...
Nov 23, 2016