Category Archives: Canada
OSFI changing rules for mortgage insurers and update capital requirements
OTTAWA - Canada’s federal financial regulator is proposing new rules for mortgage insurance companies to better assess the risks of borrowers and deal with hot real estate markets. The Offi...
Sep 23, 2016
Dion appalled by resumption of Syria bombing, as UN food chief calls for access
OTTAWA - The clock was ticking on Thursday afternoon as Stephane Dion sat in a New York hotel room at a special meeting on Syria with nearly two dozen fellow foreign ministers. He was destined to be l...
Sep 23, 2016
Quarry blast showers suburban Halifax apartment building with rocks
HALIFAX - Blasting at a Halifax-area quarry is on hold while labour officials investigate a mishap that showered a nearby apartment building with rocks. No injuries were reported Monda...
Sep 23, 2016
Halifax police chief says U.S. strife can challenge law enforcement in Canada
Halifax’s police chief says law enforcement in this country is inevitably challenged by police-civilian conflicts in the United States, but Canadians need to know things are different on th...
Sep 23, 2016
Hearing date to be set next month in Supreme Court appointments case
HALIFAX - A court date has been set in the legal battle between Atlantic trial lawyers and Ottawa to ensure the East Coast keeps its traditional seat on the Supreme Court of Canada Wagners L...
Sep 23, 2016
More Liberals repay expense claims, following lead of PM's aides
OTTAWA - Chiefs of staff for two Liberal cabinet ministers are paying back almost $55,000 of the generous expenses they claimed for relocating to Ottawa, following the le...
Sep 23, 2016
Chinese premier calls for new golden decade of trade between Canada and China
MONTREAL - Calling for a “new golden decade” in China-Canada relations, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said Friday he wants to return to the days when his country had better relations wit...
Sep 23, 2016
Military police, prosecutors call for more rights for victims of crime
OTTAWA - Those responsible for charging and prosecuting military sex offenders and other criminals in uniform are urging what some consider to be long overdue improvements to the rights of victims in ...
Sep 23, 2016
Judge named to lead inquiry into shooting death of Donald Dunphy
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A public inquiry has been called into the death of a man in a police shooting that shocked people across Newfoundland and Labrador. Unsettling questions ha...
Sep 23, 2016
Ontario considers new rules to put community needs ahead of bottled water firms
TORONTO - The bottled water industry in Ontario is facing renewed government scrutiny after a small township was outbid by multinational giant Nestle in its attempt to purchase a well t...
Sep 23, 2016