Category Archives: Canada

Philippines lifts Canadian travel ban but no return of ambassador yet
OTTAWA - The Philippines is slowly normalizing diplomatic relations with Canada now that the trash tiff of 2019 has come to a close. There is no word yet on a return to Canada of the Philippine a...
Jun 08, 2019

Tory candidate asks Federal Court to move voting day off Jewish holiday
OTTAWA - A Conservative candidate for a seat in Toronto in this fall's federal election is asking the Federal Court to shift voting day because it falls on a Jewish holiday. Election day can be no lat...
Jun 08, 2019

PM worries China could target more Canadian goods as fears about soybeans rise
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's worried an ongoing diplomatic dispute could see China target imports of other Canadian agricultural products as concerns grow&...
Jun 08, 2019

Greater share of recent immigrants landing jobs even as Canada welcomes more
OTTAWA - The share of recent immigrants of prime working age who had employment reached a new high last year, even though Canada has been opening its doors to more newcomers than ever b...
Jun 08, 2019

World has 'positive lesson to learn' after MMIWG inquiry: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The world has a lesson to learn from Canada in the release of findings from a federally funded commission on missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, Prime Minister Justin Trudea...
Jun 08, 2019

Quebec man whose daughter's death sparked inquiry faces new charges
GRANBY, Que. - A bail hearing began Thursday for the father of a seven-year-old Quebec girl whose death in late April has raised questions about the province's youth protection system. The hearing,&nb...
Jun 08, 2019

Young Quebecers' novel lawsuit seeks to force federal action on climate change
MONTREAL - Lawyers representing young Quebecers tried to convince a judge Thursday to authorize a class action lawsuit against the federal government for what they argue is a failure to comb...
Jun 08, 2019

'It's hard to think about them': Emotions run free as Canadians mark D-Day
COURSEULLES-SUR-MER, France - Joseph Edwardson couldn't hold back the tears. Exactly 75 years earlier, Edwardson and thousands of other young Canadian men had come ashore on this very beach in norther...
Jun 08, 2019

In the news today, June 6
Five stories in the news for Thursday, June 6 --- D-DAY ANNIVERSARY TO BE MARKED ACROSS CANADA Canadians will mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day in ceremonies across the country today - ...
Jun 08, 2019

Canadians urged to heed lessons of war in ceremonies marking D-Day anniversary
Canadians were urged to heed the eternal lessons of the Second World War as ceremonies commemorating the 75th anniversary of D-Day were held Thursday in cities across the country. Veterans and dignita...
Jun 08, 2019