Category Archives: Canada
Harassment finding against ex-CRTC commissioner nixed due to 'witch hunt'
TORONTO — A former commissioner of Canada’s telecommunications and broadcast regulator was treated unfairly by an investigator who found he had harassed a woman, Federal Court ruled Friday...
Sep 02, 2016
Three B.C. teachers temporarily suspended over 'Jar of Death' punishments
SURREY, B.C. — Three high school teachers who failed to intervene when students organized a “Jar of Death” punishment at a camp have been disciplined by the agenc...
Sep 02, 2016
Girl, 15, dies four years after minivan crashed in Alberta school
ST. PAUL, Alta. — A girl who was injured four years ago when a minivan plowed into a rural Alberta school, killing one student, has died. An obituary says 15-year-old Maddie ...
Sep 02, 2016
Canadian beekeepers face plummeting honey prices as harvest wraps up
CALGARY — As they finish harvesting this year’s crop, Canadian honey producers say they are being stung with prices that have fallen by about 50 per cent since a year ago, a devastating bl...
Sep 02, 2016
Six cities chosen as test sites for national anti-poverty strategy
OTTAWA — The federal government will go to six cities in the coming months to test ideas that could end up in a promised national poverty reduction strategy. Social Development Minister Jean-Yve...
Sep 02, 2016
The 'extremely rewarding' mission of the east coast's search and rescue hub
HALIFAX — The small boat is taking on water, its ripped sails flapping furiously in rough seas as a 68-year-old man struggles at the helm of the vessel in distress hundreds of kilometr...
Sep 02, 2016
Federal funds to reduce waiting list for affordable housing in New Brunswick
SAINT JOHN, N.B. — The federal and New Brunswick governments are set to spend another $56 million on affordable housing in the province. Jean-Yves Duclos, the federal minister for families, chil...
Sep 02, 2016
A look at some of the key moments Friday during Trudeau's ongoing visit to China
SHANGHAI — A quick look at some of the key developments Friday during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ongoing visit to China. ___ The prime minister talked trade and investment w...
Sep 02, 2016
Trade deficit narrowed to $2.5B in July, offering sign of economic rebound
OTTAWA — Canadian exports picked up in July, raising hopes for a bounce back in the economy after it contracted in the second quarter. Statistics Canada said Friday the country’s trad...
Sep 02, 2016
Bombardier gets final instalment of Quebec's US$1-billion investment in CSeries
MONTREAL — Bombardier has received the final instalment of Quebec’s US$1-billion investment in the company’s CSeries commercial jet program. The Montreal-based company announced on J...
Sep 02, 2016