Author Archives: Greg Fry
B.C. labour minister 'disappointed' as talks collapse again in forestry strike
VICTORIA - British Columbia Labour Minister Harry Bains is not ready to step into a long-running strike at Western Forest Products but he says he's willing to meet with both sides. Bains made the...
Dec 19, 2019
Canfor shares dive after Great Pacific calls off privatization deal
VANCOUVER - Shares in Canfor Corp. fell more than 20 per cent after Great Pacific Capital Corp. failed to win the approval of the company's minority shareholders and called off its plan to take the lu...
Dec 18, 2019
B.C. board launches public effort to rename school named after 'racist' federal MP
VICTORIA - A Vancouver Island school district is embarking on what could be a difficult exercise to rename an elementary school named after a long-serving, controversial former municipa...
Dec 18, 2019
Climate change chosen as Canadian Press News Story of the Year for 2019
OTTAWA - Climate change has been chosen as the 2019 Canadian Press News Story of the Year. The story was chosen by reporters and editors across the country in a year that saw warnings about ...
Dec 16, 2019
Morneau to provide update on federal books as provinces push for more help
OTTAWA - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau will provide his first update for Canadians today on the state of the economy - and the government's books - since the October election. The update comes...
Dec 15, 2019
Freeland signs new NAFTA pact, urges Parliament to ratify as quickly as possible
OTTAWA - Canada joined the United States and Mexico in heralding a new era of North American prosperity on Tuesday as they formally agreed to changes to the new continental free trade deal. The a...
Dec 11, 2019
Baloney Meter: Is Trudeau's mandate the 'weakest' in Canadian history?
OTTAWA - "The Liberal party lost votes and seats in every region of the country. It lost the popular vote and was reduced to a minority government with the weakest mandate in Canadian history." - Cons...
Dec 11, 2019
Liberals move to start phasing in promised tax cuts in January 2020
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says Canadians will begin to see the impact of a proposed tax cut on their first pay stubs of the new year - as long as the party can get enough political rivals t...
Dec 11, 2019
Bill to ratify new North American trade deal coming in short order: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will move quickly to approve the updated North American free trade deal. Trudeau says he has given his personal promise to U.S. President D...
Dec 10, 2019
NewsAlert: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact
WASHINGTON - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces agreement on North American trade pact. Canadian Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is in Mexico today to finalize the amended deal. More ...
Dec 09, 2019