Category Archives: Canadian Press
Museum bids to acquire huge 'fatberg' clogging London sewer
London’s monster fatberg may be destined for a museum. The Museum of London says it is trying to acquire a chunk of the 130 metric ton (143 U.S. ton) mass of oil, fat, diapers and baby wipes cur...
Sep 13, 2017
Suicide bomber kills 3 outside Afghan cricket stadium
KABUL - A suicide bomber struck outside a cricket stadium during a match in Afghanistan’s capital Wednesday, killing at least three people and wounding 12 others, officials said. Kabul police sp...
Sep 13, 2017
Census: Children make up one quarter of 4.8 million Canadians living in poverty
OTTAWA - Nikkie Edwards and her boyfriend make about $31,000 a year, a sum that leaves them below the poverty line as defined by Statistics Canada - and in the company of another 4.8 million people, a...
Sep 13, 2017
Working women bearing more of the breadwinning burden, 2016 census shows
TORONTO - Men and women are each making comparable contributions to the family finances in nearly one-third of all couples, Statistics Canada said Wednesday as the latest data from the 2016 census rev...
Sep 13, 2017
Two-thirds of Canadian households saving for retirement, census suggests
TORONTO - Two-thirds of households are setting aside money for retirement, taking advantage of either a registered pension plan, an RRSP or a tax-free savings account, Statistics Canada said Wednesday...
Sep 13, 2017
Census 2016: highlights from latest report on Canadian income levels
OTTAWA - Highlights from Statistics Canada’s latest release Wednesday of census data, this one focused on Canadian income levels: - The median total income of Canadian households reached $70,336...
Sep 13, 2017
Census 2016: Prairies, commodity boom drive growth in national incomes
OTTAWA - Carissa, a single mom on welfare six years ago, has a full-time job today and more money to show for it - along with a number of other Canadians, suggest fresh census numbers released Wednesd...
Sep 13, 2017
Ottawa urged to hold huge public education campaign about pot's risks for youth
OTTAWA - Youth health experts are warning the federal government that its push to legalize recreational cannabis should be accompanied by extensive public-education and prevention campaigns that spell...
Sep 13, 2017
Allan MacEachen, overseer of social reform and skilled politician, dies at 96
Allan J. MacEachen, a driving force behind social policy changes under two prime ministers, has died at the age of the 96 after a lifetime saturated with politics and parliamentary manoeuvres. MacEach...
Sep 13, 2017
Children's books explore restoration amidst tragedy of Halifax Explosion
HALIFAX - A fresh generation of children’s books is finding the grace notes in Halifax’s worst moment - a massive explosion that levelled much of the city 100 years ago but inspired acts o...
Sep 13, 2017