Category Archives: Canada
A by-the-numbers look at health-care funding and spending in Canada
OTTAWA - Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott is digging in for a fight with her provincial and territorial counterparts over how much Ottawa should shell out for h...
Oct 17, 2016
Ottawa moves up review of drywall dumping duties after complaints of high prices
CALGARY - The federal government has asked for an accelerated review of anti-dumping duties on drywall imports, but the new schedule isn’t expected to immediately rollback du...
Oct 17, 2016
Conservative website says it was denied credentials for UN climate conference
Ezra Levant is hoping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will go to bat for his conservative online publication The Rebel, after he says it was barred from a United Nations climate conference. Levant ...
Oct 17, 2016
Atlantic Canada cheers 'historic' nomination of Newfoundlander to Supreme Court
HALIFAX - A sense of relief spread through East Coast legal circles Monday when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau nominated a Newfoundlander to the Supreme Court of Canada, with some experts sug...
Oct 17, 2016
Hip fracture deaths more likely at small and medium community hospitals: study
VANCOUVER - Canadians with broken hips are more likely to die after seeking treatment at a medium or small community hospital, compared with large and teaching hospitals, a new study says. The report ...
Oct 17, 2016
Islamic centre in Halifax launches noise complaint against bar next door
HALIFAX - A Halifax Islamic centre says it’s had enough of the noise coming from the bar and brewery next door, and wants an end to the urination, vomiting and cigarette butts from bar patrons. ...
Oct 17, 2016
Paramedics honoured for helping students, teachers in Saskatchewan shooting
REGINA - Two paramedics who went into a northern Saskatchewan school while a shooter was on the loose have been recognized for their bravery. Kalvin Jones and Darryl Morin received medals fr...
Oct 17, 2016
Some quotes from Malcolm Rowe, Justin Trudeau's first Supreme Court nominee
OTTAWA - A selection of quotes from Justice Malcolm Rowe, the latest nominee to the Supreme Court of Canada, taken from the questionnaire he filled out in applying for the job and distributed Mon...
Oct 17, 2016
A brief biography of Malcolm Rowe, Trudeau's nominee for the Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Malcolm Rowe, a judge of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, has been nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada. Here’s a look at his life and career: Born: St. John’s, ...
Oct 17, 2016
Foreign Affairs minister says peacekeeping more complicated than years past
MONTREAL - There are virtually no direct wars between states anymore and that will make Canada’s upcoming peacekeeping missions all the more complicated, Foreign Affairs Minister Steph...
Oct 17, 2016