Category Archives: Canada
Ex-Bloc Quebecois leader, longtime Quebec politician Michel Gauthier dead at 70
Former Bloc Quebecois leader Michel Gauthier has died at age 70 after a battle with lung cancer. "Michel died in the arms of his wife and two children, his soul at peace," Gauthier's family said ...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Palliative care has been put on the backburner during pandemic, experts say
When Kathryn Butler Malette learned her younger sister was diagnosed with COVID-19, she was confronted with a waking nightmare: that her beloved sibling might die alone. While Ontario's government has...
May 31, 2020
Ottawa pledges millions to promote holiday travel in Canada during pandemic
Ottawa is earmarking millions of dollars for the promotion of holiday travel inside Canada as it seeks to help the tourism industry weather the COVID-19 pandemic. The money announced by Economic Devel...
May 31, 2020
As America burns with racial rage, Trump backs down on staging G7 in June
WASHINGTON - As U.S. cities seethe with racial unrest, President Donald Trump has abruptly abandoned his plan to invite Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other world leaders to Washington in June...
May 31, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 31, 2020
In hard-hit Quebec, families struggle to mourn those lost to COVID-19
MONTREAL - July Mak spent nearly every night with her father, Paul. Because he was plagued by health problems, including a stroke that left him unable to walk on his own, the family decided to pu...
May 31, 2020
Inspections, prosecutions for polluting in Canada down sharply since 2015
OTTAWA - Environment Canada is doing fewer inspections, investigations and prosecutions to enforce its law protecting people from toxic chemicals and air pollution. In response to a written question p...
May 31, 2020
Minimum wage goes up June 1 in B.C. as businesses face COVID-19 challenges
VICTORIA - British Columbia's lowest paid workers get a pay increase Monday with a scheduled minimum wage hike at a crucial time for small businesses as they look for ways to continue o...
May 31, 2020
Protesters rally against anti-black, Indigenous racism in Toronto
TORONTO - Thousands of protesters took to the streets of downtown Toronto on Saturday, chanting "justice for Regis" as they rallied in the aftermath of high-profile, police-involved deaths in bot...
May 30, 2020