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American officials investigating after Air Canada flight lands without approval

American officials investigating after Air Canada flight lands without approval

Canada October 24, 2017 at 5:23 pm 0 comments

SAN FRANCISCO — American aviation officials are investigating after an Air Canada flight from Montreal landed on a San Francisco runway after being told not to. Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Ian Gregor says Air Canada flight 781 was inbound to San Francisco International Airport on Sunday night and was initiallyRead More

Ontario must do more to address pollution in Indigenous communities: Watchdog

Ontario must do more to address pollution in Indigenous communities: Watchdog

Canada October 24, 2017 at 5:23 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Ontario must do more to address pollution affecting Indigenous communities, the province’s environmental watchdog said in a report released Tuesday that sharply criticized the government for long ignoring the issue. Environmental Commissioner Dianne Saxe said the province has turned a blind eye to pollution that’s adversely affecting IndigenousRead More

Quebec justice minister says bill on face coverings is not repressive

Quebec justice minister says bill on face coverings is not repressive

Canada October 24, 2017 at 5:22 pm 0 comments

Quebec: The Quebec law that forces people receiving or giving public services to have their face uncovered is not repressive, the province’s justice minister said Tuesday as she outlined how it will be implemented on a practical basis. Stephanie Vallee said people getting on a bus or using the subwayRead More

Unifor head Jerry Dias ‘glad to be in the middle of it’ on NAFTA talks

Canada October 24, 2017 at 5:21 pm 0 comments

  OTTAWA — Just hours before Bombardier Inc. was to unveil a dramatic plan to escape its latest crisis, Jerry Dias was summoned to Montreal to meet with Alain Bellemare, the beleaguered firm’s chief executive. There, the head of Canada’s largest private-sector union was told that after months of searchingRead More

U.S. not ‘dictatorship,’ time for Congress to commit on NAFTA: Liberal MP

U.S. not ‘dictatorship,’ time for Congress to commit on NAFTA: Liberal MP

Canada October 23, 2017 at 9:47 am 0 comments

OTTAWA — Donald Trump needs to butt out as a hovering presence over the North American Free Trade Agreement talks and U.S. lawmakers must come clean about what they really think of the deal, says a veteran Liberal MP. Bob Nault, who heads the House of Commons foreign affairs committee,Read More

International students won’t face immigration penalties over Ontario college strike: officials

International students won’t face immigration penalties over Ontario college strike: officials

Canada October 23, 2017 at 9:46 am 0 comments

Ontario : Tens of thousands of international students affected by a faculty strike at Ontario colleges are being reassured by immigration officials that they won’t be penalized for a delay that is beyond their control. But some international students say the work stoppage, which began last Monday, has them worryingRead More

Even as long-form census data returns, Statcan readies for day without it

Canada October 23, 2017 at 9:45 am 0 comments

OTTAWA — As a political brawl played out on Parliament Hill seven years ago over the cancellation of the long-form census, Statistics Canada quietly kept the mandatory survey on life support, waiting for the day it might again come in handy. The fruits of that foresight will become apparent WednesdayRead More

Quebec justice minister promises to clarify rules surrounding face-covering ban

Quebec justice minister promises to clarify rules surrounding face-covering ban

Canada October 23, 2017 at 9:42 am 0 comments

QUEBEC – In light of the escalating debate surrounding Quebec’s religious neutrality bill, the government will publish the rules on how it will be applied, the province’s justice minister said Sunday. Stephanie Vallee said the decision to publish the document, which was originally intended only for administrators, was made inRead More

Travel startup for DIY bookers shuts down in Ontario over regulator concerns

Canada October 23, 2017 at 9:40 am 0 comments

A new website that lets travellers bypass travel agents and pocket commissions has ceased operations in Ontario after the province’s travel regulator claimed the site violates provincial laws. The dispute is the latest in a consistent pattern of regulatory pushback against online businesses disrupting industries that have been slow toRead More

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh resigns as MPP

Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh resigns as MPP

Canada October 21, 2017 at 3:31 am 0 comments

TORONTO — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has resigned his seat in Ontario’s legislature. Singh, 38, had served as a member of provincial parliament since 2011, representing the riding of Bramalea-Gore-Malton. He was elected leader of the federal New Democrats on Oct. 1 and became the first visible minority toRead More