Category Archives: Canada

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Nov. 14 -- OBAMA SAYS U.S. UNDER TRUMP WILL MAINTAIN ALLIANCES: U.S. President Barack Obama says the U.S. under Donald Trump will remain the “...
Nov 14, 2016

'No ill will': Dead woman's family blames 'hideous illness,' defends husband
CALGARY - Siblings of a senior found dead in her home last month say a hideous illness, and not her husband of 56 years, is to blame. Audrey van Zuiden, 80, was found Oct. 4 i...
Nov 14, 2016

Ontario land transfer tax rebate doubled to $4,000 for first-time homebuyers
TORONTO - Ontario is doubling the rebate on its land transfer tax for first-time homebuyers to $4,000 in an effort to help them enter the housing market, but it is also raising the same...
Nov 14, 2016

Treatment centre compliant with regulations, says report on overdose death
VANCOUVER - Three days after Brandon Jansen entered his 11th treatment centre for an addiction to the opioid fentanyl, he died partly because an antidote and therapeutic drug that could have stop...
Nov 14, 2016

Suzuki's 'last great fight': a Constitution that guarantees environmental rights
TORONTO - David Suzuki, one of the leading voices on environmental issues over the past half century, says he has embarked on the “last great fight” of his life. The ultimate goal of ...
Nov 14, 2016

Award-winning 'Corner Gas' star Janet Wright dead at 71
Award-winning stage and screen actress Janet Wright, the frank-talking and resilient comedy star best known for her portrayal of the long-suffering matriarch on “Corner Gas,” die...
Nov 14, 2016
Trudeau affirms commitment to NATO, Latvia mission following Trump victory
OTTAWA - Canada is pressing ahead with plans to deploy hundreds of troops as part of a NATO effort to deter Russian aggression in eastern Europe amid concerns about the military alliance’s futur...
Nov 14, 2016
Trudeau to talk trade, investment to open doors in Cuba, South America
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s arrival Tuesday in Cuba - the first official visit by a Canadian prime minister in almost two decades - is the first step in the Liberal government’s we...
Nov 14, 2016
Five things to know about private investors and federal infrastructure plans
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are banking on landing cash from domestic and foreign investors to finance their vaunted infrastructure plan. Monday was the government’s big chance to woo private ...
Nov 14, 2016
Halifax woman jailed for pimping-related charges involving girls aged 14, 15
HALIFAX - A young Halifax mother has been jailed 30 months on pimping-related charges involving two girls aged 14 and 15. Tashlynn Shaw admitted driving the girls to meet clients, booking hotels for t...
Nov 14, 2016