Category Archives: Canada
Parkland CEO warns oil supply restrictions will hurt B.C., Alberta
CALGARY - The chief executive of Alberta-based Parkland Fuel Corp. says any measure that restricts the supply of oil to British Columbia would be detrimental to the economy of the province, as well as...
May 03, 2018
MP Erin Weir vows to keep fighting after Singh boots him from NDP caucus
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh kicked Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir out of his party’s caucus Thursday as he tried to close the book on what has become a messy and increasingly combative controve...
May 03, 2018
Montreal mayor expresses shock after Nazi flag displayed during May Day protest
Montreal’s mayor is expressing shock after a photo of a Nazi flag being waved during a May Day demonstrations was posted online. City police were notified after a picture of a man brandishing th...
May 03, 2018
Celebrated Yukon First Nations leader Mike Smith has died
WHITEHORSE - First Nations leader, Yukon lawyer and residential school survivor Mike Smith died Wednesday in Whitehorse. His family released a statement Thursday saying that Smith wanted his condition...
Oct 19, 2017
Quebec education minister says sex-ed should be mandatory in all schools
QUEBEC - Sex education in schools is more important then ever, particularly in light of the recent sexual harassment allegations rocking Quebec’s cultural industries, the province’s educat...
Oct 19, 2017
Quotes about Finance Minister Bill Morneau's blind trust announcement
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau promised Thursday to put his assets into a blind trust and sell of his shares in Morneau Shepell, the firm he ran before he entered politics. Here are some quote...
Oct 19, 2017
PM briefs premiers on NAFTA developments, as more ministers bound for U.S.
OTTAWA - As negotiations to rewrite the North American Free Trade Agreement falter, the Trudeau government is expecting premiers and federal cabinet ministers to fan out across the United States to pu...
Oct 19, 2017
Gord Downie 'like a Terry Fox in the modern day,' says doctor
TORONTO - Gord Downie’s openness about his diagnosis with terminal brain cancer will leave a lasting legacy that makes him “a Terry Fox in the modern day,” says a radiation oncologis...
Oct 19, 2017
Here's a look at the Trudeau government's tax-proposal adjustments
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government announced several changes this week to the controversial suite of tax-reform proposals it introduced in July. Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced the change...
Oct 19, 2017
A timeline of the political troubles dogging Finance Minister Bill Morneau
OTTAWA - Here is a timeline looking at Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s handling of his personal assets since his appointment: Nov. 4, 2015: The newly appointed finance minister tells the CBC: &#...
Oct 19, 2017