Category Archives: Canada

You may be a millionaire in Quebec and budgeting for bling; In-The-News Nov. 27
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 Nov. 27. What we are watching i...
Nov 27, 2019

Stop Indigenous child-welfare award so more can be paid, federal lawyers say
OTTAWA - While the federal Liberals insist they are appealing a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal ruling on First Nations children because it limits the families that could receive compens...
Nov 27, 2019

Hiking carbon tax to $210 cheapest way to hit Canada's climate targets: commission
OTTAWA - The Ecofiscal Commission says quadrupling Canada's carbon price by 2030 is the easiest and most cost-effective way for the country to meet its climate targets. But the independent think-...
Nov 26, 2019

Privacy watchdogs say firm broke rules for political ads on Facebook
VANCOUVER - Canada's privacy commissioner says the findings of an investigation into a Victoria software company linked with the Cambridge Analytica scandal has profound implications for fun...
Nov 26, 2019

New foreign minister presses for Canadian detainees with China counterpart
OTTAWA - Canada's new foreign affairs minister hit the ground running this weekend, spending an hour in face-to-face talks with his Chinese counterpart over the fate of two Canadian men that the Trude...
Nov 26, 2019

Five things to know about the CN Rail strike
OTTAWA - The week-long strike of about 3,200 workers at the Canadian National Railway Co. is set to end after the Teamsters Canada union reached a tentative agreement with the company. The w...
Nov 26, 2019

Former president of Ukraine reveals details of 2017 meeting with Rudy Giuliani
HALIFAX - The former president of Ukraine confirmed Sunday he met with Rudy Giuliani in late 2017, but Petro Poroshenko told a security conference in Halifax he and&...
Nov 26, 2019

Missing persons DNA database helps identify remains of homeless Calgary man
CALGARY - The body of a missing man has been identified through the national missing persons DNA databank in what Calgary police say is a first in Canada. The database is operated by the RCMP and was ...
Nov 26, 2019

Don't be alarmed: emergency alert system test coming Wednesday
OTTAWA - Don't be alarmed - it's only a test. Provincial and territorial emergency management systems will send test signals to your wireless device Wednesday, as well as to radio and TV stations. Dep...
Nov 26, 2019

Working with provinces on agenda as Trudeau meets Ball on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball says it's time for his fellow provincial leaders to put their focus back on Canadians instead of internal, domestic squabbles. He is downplaying ...
Nov 26, 2019