Category Archives: Canada
Canine rescue groups bringing banned pitbulls from Montreal to East Coast
HALIFAX - Animal rescue groups in Atlantic Canada are rallying to find new homes on the East Coast for pitbull-type dogs they say may now face euthanasia in Montreal. The tran...
Sep 29, 2016
Liberals plan Arctic co-operation with Russia, but more northern work needed
OTTAWA - A conference on Arctic co-operation with Russia is one of the first moves the Liberals have made in a region the prime minister loves to visit but has said little about. “The ...
Sep 29, 2016
Nothing to see here, says Philpott, but Quebec lands blows over health costs
OTTAWA - Anyone who showed up to watch a federal cabinet minister battle it out with her Quebec counterpart over health care funding negotiations would leave disappointed, warned Health Minister Jane ...
Sep 29, 2016
Canada-Russia Arctic conference set despite Syria, Ukraine differences
OTTAWA - Canada and Russia will hold a joint conference on Arctic co-operation next month in Ottawa, despite differences over Syria and Ukraine. Pam Goldsmith-Jones, parliamentary secretary to Foreign...
Sep 29, 2016
Feds' spending to start year hits highest mark in at least six years: report
OTTAWA - Federal spending under the Liberal government kicked off the fiscal year by hitting its highest mark in at least six years, says a new analysis by the budget wat...
Sep 29, 2016
Ontario man charged after inadvertently killing friend he was trying to save
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Police have charged a 21-year-old man who they say inadvertently ran over and killed his friend east of Toronto after trying to get him medical help. Durham regional police sa...
Sep 29, 2016
Prime Minister Trudeau leads Canadian delegation in Israel for Peres funeral
TEL AVIV, Israel - A Canadian delegation headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Israel for the state funeral of Shimon Peres, the former Israeli president and prime minister. Trudeau w...
Sep 29, 2016
Singer Cyndi Lauper speaks out against Montreal pit bull ban
American singer-songwriter Cyndi Lauper has posted a message on her Facebook page voicing her opposition to Montreal’s newly adopted pit bull ban. She calls it a “sad day” and an unj...
Sep 29, 2016
Mi'kmaq protesters move away from construction site entrance for gas project
FORT ELLIS, N.S. - A protest organizer says Mi’kmaq participants have shifted away from the entrance of a construction site near proposed natural gas storage caverns in Nova Scotia. Ch...
Sep 29, 2016
Four fishermen rescued by fishing boat off Newfoundland when boat burns
PORT AU CHOIX, N.L. - Four fishermen are safe today after a rescue at sea from a burning boat about 50 kilometres off the coast of Newfoundland’s northern peninsula. The fishermen from the Atlan...
Sep 29, 2016