Category Archives: Canada

Video streaming service Shomi says it will shut down as of Nov. 30
TORONTO - Shomi announced Monday it was shutting down at the end of November, two years after the video-on-demand service launched amid hopes of thriving in a hyper-competitive market. “The busi...
Sep 26, 2016
Feds monitoring weak economy, could take action as early as fall: Morneau
OTTAWA - Canada’s finance minister is hinting the federal government could take steps as early as this autumn’s economic update to help the economy at a time ...
Sep 26, 2016
Newfoundland radio host leaves station after 'disrespect' of woman on Twitter
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland radio station says it has parted ways with an announcer who told a young woman on Twitter that she should strip. The woman had invited her followers to watch a ...
Sep 26, 2016
New Democrat MP Randall Garrison introduces bill to repeal anti-terror C-51
OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP has followed through on a promise to table a private member’s bill to repeal controversial anti-terrorism measures. NDP public safety critic Randall Gar...
Sep 26, 2016
Two dead, pilot seriously injured in northern Quebec plane crash
QUEBEC - Investigators gathered evidence Monday at the site of a weekend plane crash along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec. The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon between Ferm...
Sep 26, 2016
B.C. ministry to expand Metis commission's role amid high-profile toddler case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will expand the role of its Metis representative in the child welfare system, amid criticism of the province’s plan to adopt a Metis toddler to non-ab...
Sep 26, 2016
Judge to rule Tuesday on latest Quebec taxi industry injunction request against Uber
MONTREAL - A judge will rule Tuesday on the taxi industry’s latest attempt to stop Uber’s operations in Quebec. Taxi drivers have been trying to get a court injunction against a recen...
Sep 26, 2016

Federal government looks to prod social innovation in bid to fight homelessness
OTTAWA - The Liberals are giving a makeover to a small program designed to more actively prod the creation of innovative projects designed to help fight poverty and homelessness. The federal governmen...
Sep 26, 2016
RCMP pitched parallel process for national inquiry into missing, murdered women
OTTAWA - The Mounties came up with a review process to run alongside the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, according to a newly released document from the Justice Depar...
Sep 26, 2016
Key dates this fall for federal decision-makers on energy and climate
OTTAWA - The fall of 2016 is shaping up as a period of crucial decisions by the federal government on climate policy and energy infrastructure. Here are some key dates: Sept. 20 - The federal gov...
Sep 26, 2016