Category Archives: Canada

Liberals name five-person panel to overhaul mandate of National Energy Board
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has named a diverse, five-person panel to make recommendations on overhauling the national energy regulator. The group appointed Tuesday by Natural Resources Minis...
Nov 08, 2016

Stock markets rise slightly as investors await U.S. election results
TORONTO - North American stock markets rose modestly Tuesday as investors awaited the results of a U.S. presidential election that had traders around the world watching. Indices on Wall Street fi...
Nov 08, 2016
Woodfibre LNG to become first LNG export project, but industry doubts persist
CALGARY - Woodfibre LNG is set to become the first liquefied natural gas export project in the country, but whether it marks the launch of a national LNG industry on a mass scale is clouded in doubt. ...
Nov 08, 2016
Case of juror seeking compensation as victim of crime resolved: lawyer
An Ontario woman who sought to be recognized as a victim of crime after developing post-traumatic stress disorder from serving as a juror in a horrific murder trial has reache...
Nov 08, 2016
For pro athletes, voting can require extra effort
Toronto Raptors coach Dwane Casey grew up in Kentucky in the 1960s, a child during the civil rights movement who witnessed the efforts of those in power to disenfranchise people of colour and slow the...
Nov 08, 2016

Justin Trudeau to retrace father's historic steps on upcoming Cuba visit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will retrace some of his father’s most historic footsteps next week when he travels to Cuba and quite possibly meets an old family friend - retired Cuban l...
Nov 08, 2016

Prince Harry condemns media 'abuse' of American girlfriend
LONDON - It’s the British royals versus the press - again - and Prince Harry thinks enough is enough. In a highly unusual statement, the prince on Tuesday lashed out at the media for intruding o...
Nov 08, 2016

Indigenous Canadians remember fallen ancestors, community members
OTTAWA - Indigenous people across Canada remembered ancestors and community members who fought and died in times of war as they marked National Aboriginal Veterans Day on Tuesday. It is estimated that...
Nov 08, 2016

Trump victory leaves women in Canada surprised, disappointed, concerned
OTTAWA - For countless women in Canadian politics, Tuesday’s U.S. election added insult to injury: not only did Hillary Clinton fail to shatter the glass ceiling, but it was none other than...
Nov 08, 2016

Canadian election watchers stunned by surprising Trump victory
OTTAWA - It wasn’t the party that they were expecting. Donald Trump’s surprise win in the bitterly fought U.S. election came as a sharp surprise Tuesday to election watchers in Canada, inc...
Nov 08, 2016