Category Archives: Canada
Ontario First Nation where 5 died in blaze says it has no way of fighting fires
A northern Ontario First Nation where a mother and four of her children died in a house fire this week has no effective means or equipment to fight fires, a spokesman said Friday as the community grap...
May 03, 2019
In the news today, May 3
Five stories in the news for Friday, May 3 --- NO PMO INPUT IN SNC ELECTIONS DEAL: WATCHDOG The watchdog who enforces Canada’s election laws says no one from the Prime Minister’s Office tr...
May 03, 2019
Federal carbon tax ruled constitutional; Ottawa pressures premiers to get on board
REGINA - The federal government used a favourable court decision on its carbon tax Friday to put pressure on premiers who don’t like it to stop fighting it. The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal rule...
May 03, 2019
Leaders' election debates need to be more accessible, more civil, commission told
OTTAWA - Televised leaders’ debates during the coming federal election campaign ought to be more accessible, more civil and more educational for voters trying to make an informed choice. That wa...
May 03, 2019
Senate committee votes to strengthen federal accessibility law
A Senate committee proposed changes to Canada’s first federal accessibility law Thursday that members of the disability community said addressed some of the most pressing concerns about the legi...
May 02, 2019
Police killed both man and woman in B.C. hostage-taking in March: investigators
SURREY, B.C. - A man and a female hostage died of gunshots fired by police after officers entered a home following an overnight standoff in March, says British Columbia’s police watchdog. The In...
May 02, 2019
Psychiatrist on what doctors to consider when advising patients during Ramadan
VANCOUVER - A Canadian psychiatrist is advising doctors to help address the needs of mentally ill Muslim patients whose medication regimen could be affected by fasting during the upcoming religious ob...
May 02, 2019
Canadian military unfazed by 'fishy' beluga whale suspected of spying for Russia
OTTAWA - Norway may be wondering about the porpoise of a beluga whale found in its waters sporting a Russian harness, but Canadian defence officials say they are dolphinately not worried about militar...
May 02, 2019
A look at recent fatal fires on First Nations
A mother and four children have died following a house fire on a northern Ontario First Nation. Here are some other fatal fires that have taken place in First Nation communities in recent years: ____ ...
May 02, 2019
From blizzards to flooding, Canadians left wondering what happened to spring
MONTREAL - As Canadians grapple with wild weather ranging from snowstorms on the Prairies to heavy rain and flooding in the East, many are wondering if the days of T-shirts and mild spring temperature...
May 02, 2019