Category Archives: Canada

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

'Remember who we're fighting for,' Singh says as NDP caucus sworn into office
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh counselled his caucus to remember the people who voted for them, but also the people they're in Ottawa to champion. Singh and his caucus are being sworn in as members...
Nov 19, 2019

Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat
HAMILTON - Canada's top water scientists say the country is kidding itself if it believes it will always have plenty of fresh water whenever and wherever needed. A report from the Globa...
Nov 19, 2019

Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will unveil his new cabinet tomorrow afternoon. The Governor General's office says the official swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall will begin at 1:30 p.m. ...
Nov 19, 2019

Overhauling Canada's toxic chemicals law should be priority: advocate
OTTAWA - A new report says retailers in Canada are lagging behind American companies in removing hazardous chemicals from their products. Muhannad Malas, of the advocacy group Environmental Defence, s...
Nov 19, 2019

Inquiry begins Monday into deaths of former soldier and his Nova Scotia family
HALIFAX - It was almost three years ago that Lionel Desmond - a deeply disturbed Afghan war veteran diagnosed with PTSD - bought a rifle and headed to his modest home in rural Nova Scotia. As night fe...
Nov 19, 2019

Trans Mountain received $320M in government subsidies in first half 2019: report
VANCOUVER - The Trans Mountain pipeline received $320 million in subsidies from the Canadian and Alberta governments in the first half of 2019, says a new report by an economic institute that analyzes...
Nov 19, 2019