Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa announces $247 million to create 25,000 apprenticeship positions across Canada
HALIFAX - The federal government is announcing nearly $247 million to help create more than 25,000 apprenticeship positions in the skilled trades across Canada. Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough sa...
May 30, 2022
Maple syrup producers see climate change as a threat to industry's future
Paul Renaud is only too aware of what the power of wind can do to trees. After violent windstorms recently swept through southern Ontario and Quebec, uprooting trees and leaving a trail of damage acro...
May 30, 2022
New federal gun bill, NS mass shooting inquiry faces backlash: In The News for May 30
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 30 ... What we are watching in Canada ... ...
May 30, 2022
'Lost confidence:' Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry resumes amid public backlash
HALIFAX - The Mountie in charge of the RCMP's initial response to the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia is expected to testify before an inquiry Monday, but the public will be barred from listening. F...
May 30, 2022
Closing arguments expected at trial of father, son accused of murdering Métis hunters
EDMONTON - Closing arguments are expected today at the trial of a father and son accused of murdering two Mtis hunters on a rural Alberta road. Anthony Bilodeau, who is 33, and 58-year-old Roger Bilod...
May 30, 2022
New handgun restrictions expected in federal firearm-control bill today
OTTAWA - New measures to curb handguns are expected to be a central feature of federal legislation tabled this afternoon, the Liberal government's latest - and likely boldest - suite of proposed actio...
May 30, 2022
Thousands without power one week after deadly storm swept through Ontario, Quebec
MONTREAL - More than 27,000 homes in Ontario and Quebec remain without power, one week after a severe wind and thunderstorm swept through both provinces. At least 11 people were killed during last Sat...
May 29, 2022
Finland defeats Canada in overtime 4-3 to win world hockey championship
HELSINKI - Sakari Manninen scored in overtime to lift host Finland to a 4-3 win over Canada in a wild gold-medal game at the men's world hockey championships on Sunday. Finland also received two goals...
May 29, 2022
Two new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships named in honour of Canadian naval heroes
HALIFAX - Members of the Royal Canadian Navy and federal and provincial government dignitaries gathered on the Halifax waterfront today for the naming ceremony for two of Canada's new Arctic and Offsh...
May 29, 2022
Quebec's use of notwithstanding clause in language law opens constitutional debate
MONTREAL - When federal Justice Minister David Lametti reacted last week to the adoption of Quebec's language law reform, he took aim at the provincial government's proactive use of the notwithstandin...
May 29, 2022