Category Archives: Canada

'Remember who we're fighting for,' Singh says as NDP caucus sworn into office
OTTAWA - When it comes to Justin Trudeau's minority government cabinet, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he's more interested in seeing whether the Liberals change the way they g...
Nov 21, 2019

Public Safety once again a sprawling portfolio of pressing concerns
OTTAWA - Just over a year ago, Bill Blair took the reins of a new federal ministry - border security and organized crime reduction - hived off from veteran minister Ralph Goodale's sprawling...
Nov 21, 2019

Toxic algae, climate change, bad policy: Scientists say fresh water under threat
HAMILTON - Canada will be up a creek without a paddle if it doesn't acknowledge threats to its fresh water, says a report from some of the country's top water scientists. "We've enjoyed the luxury of ...
Nov 21, 2019

One worker knocked unconscious in Winnipeg liquor store robbery: police
Winnipeg police have charged a 15-year-old boy in a violent liquor store robbery in which three people were injured, including one person who was taken to hospital in critical condition. Const. R...
Nov 21, 2019

Pentagon's top watchdog paints gloomy picture of fight against ISIL
OTTAWA - A new report to the U.S. Congress by the Pentagon's top watchdog is painting a gloomy picture about the five-year-old fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. Among the finding...
Nov 21, 2019

Justin Trudeau to name new ministers for minority mandate Wednesday
OTTAWA - It will be all business Wednesday when Justin Trudeau unveils a cabinet to navigate a new era of minority government in a bitterly divided country. Forget the theatricality and sunny opt...
Nov 21, 2019

Ontario Premier Ford to meet Prime Minister Trudeau in Ottawa on Friday
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford will be meeting Friday in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Ford says he will deliver a simple message that Ontario looks forward to working with the re-el...
Nov 21, 2019

CN strike means Quebec has less than five days propane left, premier says
Quebec Premier Francois Legault says a strike at Canadian National Railway Co. has left the province with fewer than five days before it runs out of propane, which would wreak havoc at hospitals, nurs...
Nov 21, 2019

Bill passes to fire Alberta election watchdog during probe of governing party
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has passed a bill to fire election commissioner Lorne Gibson, raising questions about the future of his investigation into Premier Jason Kenney's United Con...
Nov 21, 2019

Politically motivated: Lawsuit seeks to quash 'anti-Alberta' inquiry
EDMONTON - An environmental law firm is asking a court to strike down Alberta's inquiry into the role of foreign money financing the activities of charities opposing the oilsands. In its application, ...
Nov 21, 2019