Category Archives: Canada

Trudeau, king of Jordan meet to talk refugee issues, security concerns
OTTAWA - As they met in his Parliament Hill office Monday morning, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau lauded the king of Jordan for his leadership in the Middle East during troubled times. Trudea...
Nov 20, 2019

Inquiry into deaths of Lionel Desmond and his family delayed after lawyer switch
GUYSBOROUGH, N.S. - Frustration and anger erupted on the first day of an inquiry into the tragic case of Lionel Desmond, an Afghan war veteran with PTSD who fatally shot his mother, wif...
Nov 20, 2019

Bitfarms still betting on Quebec despite growing pains in cryptocurrency field
MONTREAL - Bitfarms marketed itself last spring as a socially conscious company, harnessing unused, sustainable hydroelectricity to help power Quebec's digital economy while also provid...
Nov 20, 2019

Little progress in preventing sudden infant deaths since last report: BC Coroner
VANCOUVER - The chairman of a death review panel in British Columbia found himself facing familiar figures as he looked at the number of babies who died unexpectedly in their sleep in the province in ...
Nov 19, 2019

Slow economic growth bad for Canada's foreign policy goals: experts
OTTAWA - Canada's slow economic growth and poor competitiveness are undercutting its global interests, experts say, as the post-"sunny ways" version of the Trudeau government's foreign policy eme...
Nov 19, 2019

Employee takeover of insolvent Quebec media group at risk of collapse
Employee efforts to take over an insolvent Quebec newspaper group are at risk of falling apart despite support from the Quebec government. Desjardins Group has walked away from a project to ...
Nov 19, 2019

Notley kicked out of Alberta legislature for comment on election watchdog firing
EDMONTON - Alberta NDP Opposition Leader Rachel Notley has been kicked out of the legislature chamber after she refused to apologize for comments about the United Conservative government firing the pr...
Nov 19, 2019

Federal Liberal government urged to intervene to end CN Rail strike
OTTAWA - The first order of business for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's new cabinet could be a decision on whether to intervene in a rail strike that a growing number of industries say could trigger ...
Nov 19, 2019

Brewing battle over future of NATO creates minefield for Canada
OTTAWA - There are fears a brewing battle over the future of NATO could have major implications for Canada, which has relied on the military alliance as a cornerstone of its security, protection ...
Nov 19, 2019

Ex-NDP leader Tom Mulcair featured at pro-homeopathy conference in Montreal
MONTREAL - Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair's work for a pro-homeopathy advocacy group is raising eyebrows among critics who denounce the field as pseudoscience. Mulcair told a conference in Mo...
Nov 19, 2019