Category Archives: Canada

Canadians and close relatives in Lebanon offered help to travel to Canada
OTTAWA - Canada is waiving some immigration fees for Lebanese-Canadians and their close relatives affected by last month's explosions in Beirut if they want to come to Canada. The Immigration Departme...
Sep 04, 2020

Canada's job market and 'Jeopardy!' returns: In The News for Sept. 4
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 4 ... What...
Sep 04, 2020

Statistics Canada to unveil August job numbers, expected to show gains
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will report this morning how well the country's job market fared in August. After seeing a historic drop of some three million jobs over March and April at the height of the...
Sep 04, 2020

New Brunswick party leaders back on campaign trail after first debate
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick's party leaders are back on the election campaign trail today following last night's first debate. They will concentrate their efforts in the Fredericton and Moncton areas....
Sep 04, 2020

New Brunswick leaders spar over economy, health care in first election debate
FREDERICTON - The first debate of New Brunswick's provincial election campaign is underway in Fredericton. Progressive Conservative Leader and incumbent Premier Blaine Higgs is arguing the p...
Sep 03, 2020

Oilsands tailings ponds leaking; federal enforcement unclear: report
An international environmental watchdog says there's convincing evidence that oilsands tailings ponds are leaking. The body set up under the original North American free-trade agreement also says ...
Sep 03, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country
Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...
Sep 03, 2020

Liberals and Conservatives both say they'll stop using COVID-19 wage subsidy
OTTAWA - The Liberal and Conservative parties say they'll no longer use the federal government's wage-subsidy program. The program to subsidize worker pay by up to 75 per cent was meant to h...
Sep 03, 2020

Children harmed by on-reserve child welfare a step closer to compensation
OTTAWA - Indigenous children and their relatives harmed by chronic underfunding of child-welfare services on reserves are a step closer to resolving claims for compensation. The federal governmen...
Sep 03, 2020

Law centre at UVic to train generation of Indigenous legal scholars
VICTORIA - The University of Victoria is expanding its law school building to house the new National Centre for Indigenous Laws. The federal and B.C. governments and the Law Foundation of B.C. are con...
Sep 03, 2020