Category Archives: Canada

New federal Arctic policy focuses on human health, environment, infrastructure
The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic in a changing environmental and political world. But after three years of work on the lengthy document, so...
Sep 12, 2019

Manitoba premier sees majority as affirmation; admits PCs must 'listen better'
WINNIPEG - Brian Pallister and his Progressive Conservatives went early and won big. Pallister called an election more than a year before it was scheduled and the vote Tuesday ended with a second cons...
Sep 12, 2019

Glen Assoun to receive initial compensation payment for wrongful murder conviction
HALIFAX - A Halifax man will receive preliminary compensation from the federal and provincial governments after spending almost 17 years in prison as the result of a wron...
Sep 12, 2019

Federal party leaders set to dive into Day 2 of the election campaign
OTTAWA - With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for Day 2 of the 43rd general election. The excitement had been palpable Wednesday with...
Sep 12, 2019

In the news today, Sept. 12
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Sept. 12 --- LEADERS DIVE INTO DAY 2 OF THE CAMPAIGN With that new-campaign-bus smell still fresh, federal party leaders are heading out for ...
Sep 12, 2019

Liberal election plane damaged in Victoria after media bus drives under wing
VICTORIA - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau's election plane sustained some damage in Victoria after a media bus drove under one of its wings Wednesday night. The plane had just landed in the Britis...
Sep 12, 2019

Trudeau launches Liberal election campaign in Vancouver, just like in 2015
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau headed Wednesday to what he calls his "second home" in British Columbia for his first event of the 2019 election campaign - a province full of both ...
Sep 12, 2019

In the news today, Sept. 10
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 10 --- NEW WEB TOOL AIMS TO HELP FIND MISSING KIDS Thousands of children are reported missing across the country each year but only a handful of A...
Sep 12, 2019

Advocacy group campaigns for Canada, U.S. unity on right whale conservation
An ocean advocacy group is calling for unified action from Canadian and U.S. governments to protect the dwindling North Atlantic right whale population from extinction. Oceana is launching its ca...
Sep 12, 2019

Dorian's impact: Maritimers complain about cellphone service failure
HALIFAX - Federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he's heard from residents in the Maritimes livid about losing cellphone service after post-tropical storm Dorian swept through the...
Sep 12, 2019