Category Archives: Canada
Deficit for last year to be $800 million more than Liberals predict, PBO says
OTTAWA - Parliament’s spending watchdog says last year’s federal deficit was $800 million more than the Liberals said it was in their most recent budget. In a new report, the parliamentary...
Apr 30, 2019
Liberals wouldn't take hidden SNC-Lavalin money now, Trudeau says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says today’s federal Liberal party wouldn’t accept political donations like those that got SNC-Lavalin in trouble in the late 2000s. Trudeau says the...
Apr 30, 2019
'We were very close:' Mother tells murder trial about last time she saw daughter
WINNIPEG - A Crown prosecutor says a young Indigenous woman who was missing for months in Winnipeg before her body was found in a shallow grave in a farmer’s field met the man accused of killing...
Apr 30, 2019
Quebec, N.B. hope worst flooding is over while Ontario situation 'potentially worsening'
STE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - Robert Pepin’s mobile home sits crookedly on its foundation, the front door is broken, the insulation and deck are damaged beyond repair. But the 70-year-old reside...
Apr 30, 2019
Canada's Viola Desmond $10 bill named international banknote of the year
HALIFAX - Canada’s new $10 bill featuring Nova Scotia human rights icon Viola Desmond has been named banknote of the year. The bill, which also features a map of Halifax’s historic north e...
Apr 30, 2019
Are sandbags effective? A look at the popular flood-prevention tool
For centuries, residents of flood-prone areas have looked to sandbags to stave off rising waters. Flood management experts say that while it’s easy to understand why sandbags have become the fir...
Apr 30, 2019
New Brunswick's cannabis retailer reports $11.7 million loss in first year
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s Crown-owned cannabis retailer is recording a big financial loss in its first year in operation. Unaudited year-end results released Tuesday show Cannabis NB lost $1...
Apr 30, 2019
China sentences 6 foreigners for drugs; Canadian gets death
BEIJING - A court in southern China handed down sentences Tuesday to at least six foreigners involved in an international methamphetamine operation, including a Canadian given the death penalty. The J...
Apr 30, 2019
Alberta's new premier urges Senate committee to scrap oil tanker ban bill
EDMONTON - Alberta’s new premier says the province will launch a constitutional challenge against a federal government bill to ban tankers off British Columbia’s northern coast if it goes ...
Apr 30, 2019
Immigration officials cut 'legacy' refugee backlog ... as new one grows
OTTAWA - A backlog of “legacy” refugee claims filed by applicants who have been waiting over seven years to find out if they can remain in Canada will soon be cleared, as Ottawa now turns ...
Apr 30, 2019