Category Archives: Canada

B.C. brings in tax credit to help spur liquefied natural gas investment
VICTORIA - British Columbia is changing the province's tax structure for liquefied natural gas projects with Finance Minister Carole James saying the government is aiming to encourage more development...
Mar 27, 2019

SNC-Lavalin backtracks on CEO's comments surrounding potential job losses
MONTREAL - SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. is walking back a statement by its CEO, who said last week he never cited the protection of 9,000 Canadian jobs as a reason the construction giant should be granted a...
Mar 27, 2019

Former ski coach Charest released as he appeals sex-related convictions
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest will be released from prison as he appeals his convictions on sex-related charges involving young skiers. "He does not present a risk of...
Mar 27, 2019

Man charged in stabbing of Montreal priest sent for psychiatric evaluation
MONTREAL - A Montreal man charged with the attempted murder of a Catholic priest last week was ordered Monday to undergo an evaluation at a psychiatric hospital. The Crown and defence agreed that...
Mar 27, 2019

Famed Nova Scotia treasure hunter did it his way, reverend tells funeral
MARTINS POINT, N.S. - An American man who dedicated his life to finding treasure on Nova Scotia's Oak Island was remembered Monday as a larger-than-life figure who became a pillar in the community he ...
Mar 27, 2019

Refugee who sheltered Edward Snowden in Hong Kong arrives in Canada
A woman who escaped violence and human trafficking, and helped shelter former CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden when he fled to Hong Kong, has arrived in Canada with her daughter af...
Mar 27, 2019

Feds boost funding for refugee health care, but study says barriers remain
OTTAWA - Canada's health program for refugees and asylum seekers is getting a $283 million boost over the next two years. Immigration officials say the funding increase - contained in last week's fede...
Mar 27, 2019

Senate committee to study extent of forced sterilization across Canada
OTTAWA - The Senate's human rights committee is launching a study about the coerced sterilization of Indigenous women. Senators on the committee say they want to hold meetings and hear from ...
Mar 27, 2019

Prince Edward Island's Green leader keen to make electoral history
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island's Green leader is contemplating making history - as the party's first Canadian premier. Islanders will go to the polls April 23 in a provincial elec...
Mar 27, 2019

Crash threatens Vancouver shipyard's schedule for new coast guard ships
OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard's hope that its first new fisheries science vessel will finally be delivered this summer could be dashed after the ship crashed on its first test run last week. Seasp...
Mar 27, 2019