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Canadian man dies in New Mexico after being hit by a vehicle

Canada February 7, 2017 at 7:18 pm 0 comments

DEMING, N.M. — Authorities in southwestern New Mexico say an Ottawa man is dead after being struck by a vehicle on a freeway. New Mexico State Police say 64-year-old Sandor Tarkanyi was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident around 4:30 a.m. Monday. They say a vehicle driven byRead More

Federal government’s offer on health funding for provinces falls short: new study

Federal government’s offer on health funding for provinces falls short: new study

Canada February 6, 2017 at 2:17 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — A new report suggests the federal government’s offer on health funding to the provinces doesn’t provide enough cash to help them keep up services in the coming years. The study, to be released Monday by a University of Ottawa think tank, follows months of bitter federal-provincial talks overRead More

Lawyers take up residence at Canadian airports to help people with U.S. travel ban

Lawyers take up residence at Canadian airports to help people with U.S. travel ban

Canada February 6, 2017 at 2:16 pm 0 comments

TORONTO – A network of Canadian lawyers are volunteering at airports across the country to help people who could be affected by a U.S. travel ban navigate the shifting landscape. A federal judge in Seattle froze the ban, which affects people from seven Muslim-majority countries, on Friday. The initial executiveRead More

March held in Quebec City to remember victims of last Sunday’s mosque attack

March held in Quebec City to remember victims of last Sunday’s mosque attack

Canada February 6, 2017 at 2:15 pm 0 comments

QUEBEC – One week after six of their own were gunned down in a deadly attack, worshippers from a Quebec City mosque led hundreds of residents on a march to promote unity and tolerance on Sunday. After a 6 km walk under snowy skies, mosque president Mohamed Yangui read aRead More

Anticipated Canadians with Disabilities Act to focus on employment: minister

Canada February 6, 2017 at 2:15 pm 0 comments

TORONTO – The minister tasked with crafting laws to make Canada more accessible to people with disabilities says employment will be a key focus of her efforts. Carla Qualtrough, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, says removing accessibility barriers will be crucial to tackling long-standing high jobless rates amongRead More

Toronto man charged with murder in death of Oshawa woman

Toronto man charged with murder in death of Oshawa woman

Canada February 4, 2017 at 6:48 pm 0 comments

Toronto:-A Toronto man has been charged with murder in the death of an Oshawa woman last month. Cotie Weekley, 31, was found deceased with multiple stab wounds inside a home on Simcoe Street North near Coates Road on the morning of Jan. 23. A 31-year-old man was also found insideRead More

Man seriously injured in daytime stabbing in Mississauga

Canada February 4, 2017 at 6:47 pm 0 comments

 Mississauga: A man has been rushed to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in Mississauga. It happened at a residence in the vicinity of Winterton Way and Heatherleigh Avenue just before noon. Police say that a 19-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the incident. NoRead More

Canada is shaken by ‘brutal, hateful’ attack, Trudeau says at funeral

Canada is shaken by ‘brutal, hateful’ attack, Trudeau says at funeral

Canada February 3, 2017 at 6:07 am 0 comments

MONTREAL — A brutal massacre at a Quebec City mosque has left Canada reeling in shock but also unified the country in solidarity with Muslims, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said at a funeral service Thursday for three of the six victims. “It is with a heavy heart that we comeRead More

Ontario’s elementary school teachers agree to contract extension

Ontario’s elementary school teachers agree to contract extension

Canada February 3, 2017 at 6:06 am 0 comments

TORONTO — Ontario’s elementary school teachers and education workers have agreed to extend their contracts by two years, leaving the Liberal government nearly free of teacher negotiations ahead of the next election. The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario is one of the last major education unions to agree to suchRead More

Ontarians asked to vote on crowd-sourced budget ideas

Ontarians asked to vote on crowd-sourced budget ideas

Canada February 3, 2017 at 6:05 am 0 comments

TORONTO – Ontario has narrowed down a list of crowd-sourced ideas to add in its next budget, including banning retailers from throwing out unsold food, creating indoor farms in Indigenous communities, and better digital access to health information. The Liberal government is asking people to visit its Budget Talks websiteRead More