Category Archives: Canada

Plastics ban can't be instant, restaurants warn Ottawa
OTTAWA - Canada's restaurant owners are eager to do their part to curb this country's addiction to plastics, their association says, but they want the government to leave time for ...
Feb 02, 2020
Paralyzed Humboldt Bronco player happy with spinal surgery results
AIRDRIE, Alta. - A hockey player paralyzed in a bus crash has been working hard since undergoing spinal surgery in Thailand late last year and it's getting him closer to ...
Feb 02, 2020

Tories win 2019 fundraising race despite big drop in last quarter
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party's fundraising machine appears to have run out of steam during the final three months of 2019, as new Elections Canada figures show the party long known for rais...
Feb 02, 2020

Feds rankle provinces with spring timeline for stabilization fund changes
OTTAWA - A federal program that tops up provincial revenues in response to sudden economic downturns won't be getting any changes until at least this spring. Finance ministers in Alberta and Saskatche...
Feb 02, 2020

Seal attack on Nova Scotia island leaves Quebec hunter with 26 stitches
MONTREAL - A Quebec hunter had to be airlifted to hospital this week following what was described as a rare seal attack on a Nova Scotia island. Alexis Boudreault, 29, and nine other hunters...
Feb 02, 2020

Despair, resolve among climate activists over USMCA's environmental shortfalls
WASHINGTON - Climate activists in the United States are shaking their heads in disgust at the latest iteration of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau defended Fr...
Feb 02, 2020

Russian bombers buzz Canadian airspace in Arctic
OTTAWA - Two long-range Russian bombers capable of carrying nuclear missiles buzzed Canadian airspace on Friday morning, the North American Aerospace Defence Command said, days after a senior mil...
Feb 02, 2020

Ottawa police investigate egging of Holocaust monument as a hate crime
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decried an apparent act of vandalism against the National Holocaust Monument in Ottawa this week, calling it a reminder that everyone must keep fighting against ...
Feb 02, 2020

Nova Scotia court says man's rights not violated when 'Grabher' plate revoked
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has dismissed a claim by a man who says the province infringed on his freedom of expression when it revoked a licence plate personalized with his surna...
Feb 02, 2020

Manitoba government to end practice of birth alerts in April
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is ending a practice that has allowed hospitals to notify child-welfare agencies about new mothers deemed to be high risk. "We need to ensure the safety of chil...
Feb 02, 2020