Category Archives: Canada
Chinese real estate billionaire says customers troubled by Vancouver tax
MONTREAL - One of China’s top real estate moguls says his customers are troubled by British Columbia’s tax on foreigners purchasing homes in Vancouver and he intends to raise the matter wi...
Oct 17, 2016
Federal panel set up to explore the mysteries of youth employment
OTTAWA - Canada could soon find itself facing unexpected economic and social fallout without a clearer picture of where and how young people are failing in the labour market, says the chairwoman of a ...
Oct 17, 2016
Suspect in Jays beer can tossing case no longer works for Postmedia
TORONTO - A man who was charged after allegedly tossing a beer can towards a Baltimore outfielder during a high-intensity Blue Jays playoff game is no longer employed at the media company he worked fo...
Oct 17, 2016
Crews start taking fuel off sunken tug on B.C. central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Salvage crews began siphoning more than 200,000 litres of diesel Monday from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast. A situation report on the cleanup operation sa...
Oct 17, 2016
Manitoba RCMP tweet as slain teen in effort to stir leads in cold case
An unorthodox social media campaign that sees police tweeting from the perspective of a 15-year-old murder victim is serving its purpose by making the teenager seem more like a person than a statistic...
Oct 17, 2016
Ontario puts two-year hold on permits for new bottled water operations
TORONTO - Nestle will have to wait two years before it can even test a well it purchased in a fast-growing southern Ontario community which wanted the site for its drinking water supply. The Ontario g...
Oct 17, 2016
Cdn officials hopeful despite failure of weekend talks to salvage trade deal
OTTAWA - A weekend push to persuade a small but essential pocket of Belgium to support the sweeping Canada-Europe trade agreement has yet to resolve differences ahead of a key meeting that could deter...
Oct 17, 2016
Two men attacked in downtown Halifax by bandits who demand pants: police
HALIFAX - Police are looking for a violent thief with a taste for trousers. They say two men approached two other men in downtown Halifax (around Prince and Argyle streets) just after midnight and beg...
Oct 17, 2016
Rogers chairman fills in as CEO while awaiting arrival of Joe Natale
TORONTO - In a surprise move, Rogers Communications announced Monday the immediate departure of its CEO Guy Laurence and the uncertain arrival time for his replacement, former Telus chief executive Jo...
Oct 17, 2016
Muskrat Falls protests ramp up as flooding set to begin in swath of Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Long-standing protests over the Muskrat Falls hydro project are escalating - including nine arrests Monday, a march on the provincial legislature and a hunger strike - as rese...
Oct 17, 2016