Category Archives: Canada

Manitoba government changes course, plans to adopt its own carbon tax
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's Progressive Conservative government has changed course and has agreed to bring in its own carbon tax, but is cutting the provincial sales tax as well. Premier Brian Palliste...
Mar 05, 2020

Two new coronavirus cases in Ontario, pushing provincewide total to 22
TORONTO - Ontario health authorities say two new cases of the novel coronavirus have been identified in the province. The latest cases are a woman who returned to Kitchener, Ont., from Italy and ...
Mar 05, 2020

Trudeau urges patience as Wet'suwet'en mull over proposed land and title deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he knows people are impatient for a resolution to tensions involving a disputed natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia, but time is nee...
Mar 05, 2020

Ontario reports two new coronavirus cases, bringing province's total to 20
TORONTO - The number of cases of novel coronavirus in Ontario climbed to 20 on Tuesday as provincial health officials recorded two new positive tests from people with recent travel histories to affect...
Mar 05, 2020

Supreme Court will not hear Trans Mountain pipeline expansion appeal cases
OTTAWA - The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion project has cleared another legal hurdle. The Supreme Court of Canada has decided not to hear five challenges from environment and Indigen...
Mar 05, 2020

Coronavirus fears prompt new federal warning against travel to Iran
OTTAWA - The federal government is now warning against all travel to Iran over concerns about the novel coronavirus. Global Affairs Canada posted a new alert this morning, upgrading an advisory agains...
Mar 05, 2020

PM promises resources for provinces fighting novel coronavirus
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provincial health authorities won't be alone in their fight against the novel coronavirus because the federal government will ensure they have the resource...
Mar 05, 2020

Yukon adopts permanent daylight time as consultation wins overwhelming support
WHITEHORSE - Once Yukon residents spring their clocks forward this weekend, there will be no turning back. The Yukon government says the territory will end the practice of seasonal time changes a...
Mar 05, 2020

Starbucks halts use of reusable cups to prevent spread of novel coronavirus
SEATTLE - Starbucks is stopping the use of reuseable cups and is halting business travel to combat the spread of the novel coronavirus. The coffee chain is also ramping u...
Mar 05, 2020

Health officials announce new presumptive case of novel coronavirus in Quebec.
Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's second presumptive case of the new coronavirus. The province's Health Department announced this morning that the patient had returned from a...
Mar 05, 2020