Category Archives: Canada
To excel in the automated world Canada shouldn't forget the liberal arts: study
OTTAWA - Canada can better prepare for a technologically disrupted future by producing more liberal-arts graduates, says a new report by the Royal Bank of Canada. The bank’s study found that as ...
May 02, 2019
Health Canada warns mould is a serious concern in flood-hit homes
Health Canada is warning of the dangers of mould in homes and cottages hit by this year’s spring flooding. Federal biologist Francis Lavoie says it’s important to dry wet walls and belongi...
May 02, 2019
China suspends export permits from two Canadian pork plants, says Ottawa
TORONTO - China has suspended the export permits of two Canadian pork exporters, including Quebec-based Olymel LP, apparently over package mislabelling amid growing tensions between the two countries....
May 02, 2019
Canadians struggle to distinguish between real and fake news: survey
TORONTO - Canadians are increasingly skeptical of the news they consume and struggle to distinguish fact from fiction or propaganda, a new survey suggested Thursday. The poll of more than 2,300 Canadi...
May 02, 2019
Water to stay high but second round of floods not expected: Goodale
OTTAWA - Water levels are expected to peak by week’s end in flood zones around the nation’s capital, federal Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Thursday as he toured neighbourhoods ...
May 02, 2019
Judge awards $20-million damages against website that pirated obituaries
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A $20-million ruling against a website accused of pirating obituaries and photos of dead people in order to profit from grieving families will deter other sites from doing the...
May 02, 2019
Quebec government orders public coroner's inquest into 7-year-old's death
QUEBEC - It’s “revolting” that authorities failed to prevent the death a seven-year-old girl who had a long history with the province’s youth protection system, Premier Francoi...
May 02, 2019
Knockin' on Abe's door: Japanese PM shows off quirky Canadian souvenir
LAKE KAWAGUCHI, Japan - A Quebec wood carver was delighted Thursday to learn Japan’s prime minister was proudly showing off one of his creations - a door-knocker featuring a wood carving of a be...
May 02, 2019
Ahead of Trudeau meeting, Kenney calls environment bill a threat to unity
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and new Alberta Premier Jason Kenney put on polite faces for the cameras at the start of their first official meeting in Ottawa Thursday, but the cordial handsha...
May 02, 2019
In the news today, May 2
Five stories in the news for Thursday, May 2 --- KENNEY, TRUDEAU TO MEET FACE-TO-FACE Jason Kenney will meet face-to-face today with the political foe he attacked relentlessly in his successful bid to...
May 02, 2019