Category Archives: Canada
Two by two: Developer wants biblical theme park with Noah's ark in Saskatchewan
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - A Chinese businessman wants to build a biblical theme park in southern Saskatchewan with a massive replica of Noah’s ark complete with animal reproductions and ...
Sep 22, 2016
Nova Scotia's new cyberbullying law won't be ready until next year:minister
HALIFAX - A landmark cyberbullying law that was ruled unconstitutional and struck down nearly 10 months ago won’t be replaced until at least next spring, says Nova Scotia’s justice ministe...
Sep 22, 2016
Planned Alberta parks already heavily damaged by off-road vehicles: study
Research suggests two parks proposed for the southwestern corner of Alberta are already so heavily used they’re becoming useless to the grizzly bears they are supposed to pro...
Sep 22, 2016

Nova Scotia wants recognition of its emissions reductions in carbon pricing plan
HALIFAX - Unlike his Saskatchewan counterpart, Nova Scotia’s premier is refusing to publicly mix it up with Ottawa over the potential imposition of either a carbon tax or cap-and-trade system, a...
Sep 22, 2016

Supreme Court selection process unfair: Sinclair, Bellegarde
OTTAWA - Two leading First Nations voices say the government’s new Supreme Court of Canada selection process creates unfair barriers for indigenous candidates due to its “functionally...
Sep 22, 2016
Figures show B.C. foreign buyers tax set off completion frenzy before deadline
VICTORIA - Property purchase figures released Thursday by British Columbia’s government reveals a stampede of foreign home buyers scrambling to avoid paying an additional 15 per cent a tax ...
Sep 22, 2016
Vacation over for pair of grizzlies caught on remote island in B.C.
ALERT BAY, B.C. - A nearly week-long holiday of swimming and munching on berries has come to an end for two grizzly bears that have been caught on a tiny island just off the north-east tip o...
Sep 22, 2016

Nestle outbids small Ontario municipality to buy well for bottled water
TORONTO - A small but fast growing Ontario community looking for a safe drinking water supply has been outbid in its attempt to buy a well by multinational giant Nestle, which acquired&...
Sep 22, 2016
Longtime Calgary MP Jason Kenney delivers final speech in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Jason Kenney has made his last speech in the House of Commons as he prepares to quit federal politics to focus on a bid to unite the provincial right in Alberta. Kenney’...
Sep 22, 2016
Statcan sets plan to keep consumer price index from slipping into irrelevancy
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada officials were warned late last year that one of the country’s most important economic indicators was at risk of losing its relevance and accuracy. The ...
Sep 22, 2016