Category Archives: Canada
QuickList: September inflation rates for Canadian provinces, territories
OTTAWA - Canada’s national inflation rate was 1.3 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces and territories (previous month in brackets): -&...
Oct 21, 2016

Ontario to import 2 terawatt hours of Quebec electricity annually under new deal
TORONTO - Ontario will import enough electricity from Quebec to power a city of more than 200,000 people under a seven-year agreement signed Friday, but the provinces won...
Oct 21, 2016
Inflation rate up 1.3 per cent last month, Statistics Canada says
OTTAWA - Weaker-than-expected inflation and a drop in retail sales helped to fuel speculation Friday about a possible interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada. While economists say the bar for a c...
Oct 21, 2016

'Overwhelmed' Nova Scotia deportee's new battle: health care funding
HALIFAX - A woman facing deportation to Britain will be detained for another 30 days, while advocates work to secure private health care funding they hope will enable her to be free as she fights...
Oct 21, 2016

Bombardier cutting 7,500 jobs in second mass round of layoffs this year
MONTREAL - Bombardier said Friday it plans to eliminate 7,500 positions - more than 10 per cent of its global workforce - through the end of 2018, the company’s second mass round of layoffs in l...
Oct 21, 2016

Honour House to expand programming for veterans, first responders with PTSD
A program offering mental health treatment and a refuge for military personnel, veterans and first responders struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder is being developed at a scenic ri...
Oct 21, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 21
Seven stories in the news for Friday, Oct. 21 --- ONTARIO, QUEBEC TO SIGN ELECTRICITY DEAL Ontario and Quebec will sign a new seven-year electricity agreement today when the two governments hold a joi...
Oct 21, 2016
Report urges feds to spend more on affordable housing, wipe out homelessness
OTTAWA - A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups - the Canadian Observatory...
Oct 21, 2016

Last of the support ships retires: 'They allowed our navy to act big'
HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy’s last steam-powered warship - HMCS Preserver - was officially retired Friday during an elaborate, rain-drenched ceremony along the Halifax waterfront, mar...
Oct 21, 2016
Bruno the dog survives after being trapped in old well for weeks in Saskatchewan
ESTEVAN, Sask. - For Bruno the Labrador retriever, all’s well that ends well. The lucky dog is recovering under a vet’s care after being trapped at the bottom of a well for almost a m...
Oct 20, 2016