Category Archives: Canada
Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative Party leader
OTTAWA, ON - Andrew Scheer is stepping down as a Conservative leader. He told his caucus this morning he will step down when a new leader is chosen. He is set to address the House of Commons shortly. ...
Dec 12, 2019 Photo courtesy Canadian Press
Salmonella outbreak in six provinces linked to snakes and rodents
A salmonella outbreak in six Canadian provinces has been linked to contact with pet snakes and rodents, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada. A notice issued this week counts 92 cases ...
Dec 12, 2019
Andrew Scheer resigns as Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer says he is stepping down as Conservative leader as soon as a successor can be chosen.Scheer addressed the House of Commons briefly at about noon Eastern time, saying leading his...
Dec 12, 2019
Legault defends telling California governor all French-Canadians are Catholic
SACRAMENTO, United States - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending comments made Wednesday to the governor of California in which he declared all French Canadians are Catholic. Legault was makin...
Dec 12, 2019
Privacy czar laments 'crisis of trust', cites urgent need to ensure rights
OTTAWA - High-profile, personal-data violations by Facebook, Equifax and others have highlighted like never before the urgent need to update Canada's aging laws, the federal privac...
Dec 12, 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
Supreme Court won't hear dispute over discipline of federally appointed judges
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not delve into questions about the process for disciplining federally appointed judges. The top court has declined to hear the Canadian Ju...
Dec 12, 2019
Tentative deal reached to keep Metro Vancouver's SkyTrains running
VANCOUVER - Metro Vancouver's transit system dodged a major disruption for the second time in less than two weeks on Tuesday as a tentative agreement was reached to keep SkyTrains running. The Ca...
Dec 12, 2019
Ethics law forbids ex-minister Philpott from paid work for First Nation
OTTAWA - The federal ethics law has put a crimp in Jane Philpott's plan to put her experience as a former minister of health and Indigenous services to work for the benefit of a northern Ontario&...
Dec 12, 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