Category Archives: Canada
Feds propose making some employers offer menstrual products for free at work
OTTAWA - Workers in federally regulated workplaces should have access to free menstrual products, the Canadian government says in a proposal published Friday. The government wants to put menstrual pro...
May 03, 2019
CBC must diversify revenue to protect it from political whims, president says
MONTREAL - The CBC must continually look for new commercial revenue streams - particularly internationally - as a way to protect itself from the whims of politicians, the public broadcaster’s pr...
May 03, 2019
Floods finally subsiding across eastern Canada: 'Now you get into the long slog'
The worst appears over for flood-stricken areas across eastern Canada. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said the situation appears to be getting better - water levels are dropping in Quebec and Ne...
May 03, 2019
Feds fund media project aimed at improving coverage of human rights issues
TORONTO - The federal government is investing millions of dollars in a project meant to improve international media coverage of human rights issues, particularly those impacting women and girls. Gende...
May 03, 2019
Public prosecutor takes aim at SNC-Lavalin's court bid for remediation deal
OTTAWA - Canada’s director of public prosecutions is firing a new volley at SNC-Lavalin that could hobble the company’s ongoing legal fight for a special settlement agreement over alleged ...
May 03, 2019
Canadian firm WSP finding new work in Saudi Arabia despite diplomatic dispute
OTTAWA - At least one Canadian-based company is optimistic about its prospects in Saudi Arabia, a bullishness that comes as businesses fret about their future in the kingdom following a diplomatic bat...
May 03, 2019
Trade pact with Europe could be hurt by climate action infighting: McKenna
OTTAWA - Canadian dithering about climate action could put France’s support for the Canada-Europe free trade agreement at risk, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. McKenna left for Fran...
May 03, 2019
Saskatchewan carbon-tax ruling a victory for the planet, environment minister says
OTTAWA - Federal environment minister Catherine McKenna is calling a Saskatchewan court decision in favour of the federal carbon tax a win for future generations. In a 3-2 decision today, the Saskatch...
May 03, 2019
Federal officials to look again at Catalan leader's request to come to Canada
MONTREAL - The exiled former president of Spain’s Catalonia region will try again to get travel documents to come to Canada after a snafu involving a third party website handling his application...
May 03, 2019
Alberta students walk out to protest expected gay-straight alliance changes
CALGARY - Throngs of teenagers spilled out onto a sidewalk along a busy Calgary street to protest expected changes to the province’s rules for gay-straight alliances, clubs meant to provide a sa...
May 03, 2019