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Japan edge out Canada
Japan backed up last weekend's impressive victory over Wales with a 16-13 success over Pacific Nations Cup leaders Canada on Wednesday. The loss is Canada's first in the 2013 competition and means that either Fiji or Tonga, who face each other on Sunday, June 23, can win the title.It was Japan's first win in the five-nation tournament after two defeats.After full-back James ...
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Hagel Discusses Security Challenges With Canadian Counterpart
American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, June 19, 2013 Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel hosted Canadian Defense Minister Peter MacKay at the Pentagon yesterday, the second meeting between the two defense leaders since Hagel took office, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little ...
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Half of Canadas First Nations kids living in poverty study finds
A group of First Nations protesters hold hands and dance in a circle during a demonstration in Surrey, B.C., in January 2013. (Darryl Dyck / THE CANADIAN ...
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UPDATE 1-Canada net foreign debt drops almost 25 percent in 1st qtr
Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:39am EDT * Higher foreign stock markets behind drop in net debt * Drop in value of Canadian dlr also boosts asset value OTTAWA, June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's net foreign debt dropped almost 25 percent in the first quarter of 2013 as higher foreign stock markets boosted the value of Canadian assets abroad, Statistics Canada said on Wednesday. Net foreign debt fell to C$231.3 ...
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CANADA STOCKS-TSX may open lower Fed statement in-focus
June 19 | Wed Jun 19, 2013 8:38am EDT June 19 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index looked set to open lower on Wednesday as investors turned jittery ahead of the release of the Federal Reserve's policy statement later in the day. TOP STORIES * Federal Reserve policymakers will likely announce that they will keep buying bonds at a monthly pace of $85 billion, while keeping their ...
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Rafael Nadal dips to No. 5 in Wimbledon seeding
If Rafael Nadal is going to win Wimbledon for a third time, he'll have to do it the hard way. Fresh from winning his eighth French Open, Nadal is seeded only No. 5 at Wimbledon, setting up the possibility of a quarter-final match against title contenders Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic or Andy Murray. The All England Club released the seedings Wednesday for this year's grass-court ...
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Wynne sets sights on long-term goals
Premier Kathleen Wynne is looking at reforms to the province's school system as a way to help future generations find employment. In an interview with CBC News, Wynne said she wants to work with her education minister on improving what kids are taught in class. Now that her minority government has another year of life in it, with the budget passed, Wynne is setting to tackle ...
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TDSB to vote on $2M in cuts to music program
The part-time jobs of two dozen music instructors are on the line at Wednesday night's meeting of the Toronto District School Board. The proposed cuts would save the public school board approximately $2-million of the $27-million deficit it needs to wipe from next year's budget. As part of the music program on the chopping block, part-time instructors train elementary teachers who ...
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Montreal scrambles to find new mayor again
As city council searches for fresh blood to replace former mayor Michael Applebaum, Montrealers are still reeling from the corruption charges laid against a political leader who had pledged to clean up City Hall. On Tuesday ...
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Liberals demand Jody Carr fired over Trudeau email
The Opposition Liberals are demanding Premier David Alward fire Education Minister Jody Carr after an email showing showed he personally intervened in the cancellation of a high school class trip to a Justin Trudeau rally in February. The Liberals say it's the latest mistake by Carr, who is standing by his decision to send an email to his senior civil servants to investigate a class trip ...
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Botched surgery fuelled attack at Vancouver 7-11 Judge
A hostage-taking at a 7-11 in downtown Vancouver in November 2012 was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, B.C. Provincial Court heard Tuesday. (QMI Agency files) VANCOUVER -- A hostage-taking at a downtown Vancouver 7-11 last year, in which a woman was nearly set on fire, was motivated by a call for justice after surgery was performed on the wrong leg, ...
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Lack of bike lanes derailing Calgary riders U.S. expert says
U.S. cycling expert Steve Durrant says improving Calgary’s bike infrastructure is necessary for creating a better commute for cyclists. He’s in the city for a cycling ...
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House of Commons adjourns for the summer after mud-slinging spring session
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to return from his European trip but he won’t have to endure another grilling in the House of Commons for a while. All parties agreed late Tuesday night to end the most bitter spring sitting of Parliament since Harper’s Conservatives came to power more than seven years ago. They packed it in a few days early after almost a month ...
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Ottawa Senators arena gets new name
OTTAWA -- The Ottawa Senators' home is getting a new name.The NHL team said Tuesday that Scotiabank Place will be called Canadian Tire Centre, starting in July. Neither party disclosed terms of the deal. This will be the fourth name change since the building opened in 1996.Senators owner Eugene Melnyk says the new partnership between Senators Sports & Entertainment and the Canadian Tire ...
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Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum resigns amid scandal
Montreal Mayor Michael Applebaum announced his resignation after he was arrested on 14 criminal charges, including fraud and corruption, officials said. Applebaum's resignation came just seven months after he took office. Former ...
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Canadian court rules to repatriate Chinese fugitive
A federal court in Ottawa ruled late Thursday to uphold Chinese fugitive Lai Changxing's deportation order, paving the way for his return to China after he stayed here for 12 years.The verdict, made after more than three hours of court hearings, putting an end to all legal proceedings related to the deportation case.According to the law, the deportation should be executed soon after the ...
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China welcomes Canadian courts rule on Chinese fugitive
China on Friday welcomed the Canadian Federal Court's decision to uphold the deportation of Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives.Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu made the remark in a statement posted on the ministry's website.Ma said Lai is the prime suspect in a smuggling case in the city of Xiamen and has been sought by law enforcement for several ...
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Record-high heat scorches parts of Canada strains power grids
by Mark BourrieA heat dome that has been hovering over parts of Canada several days are setting record highs across Eastern and Central Canada on Thursday, which could be the hottest day of the year.Environment Canada, the federal government agency that monitors weather, released a special weather statement for the region, warning residents that a "sultry tropical air mass" will make ...
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Air Canada plane returns safely to Sydney after smoke in cabin
An Air Canada plane landed safely after being forced to return to Sydney Airport because of smoke in the cabin, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Thursday.The plane landed in Sydney shortly after 12.10 p.m. (local time) on Thursday, an ATSB spokesman said.It had left Sydney Airport at about 10.30 a.m. (local time) for Vancouver and Toronto."Air Canada reported smoke in ...
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Britain stands to lose the most if Canada-EU trade talks tank
Why was David Cameron more upbeat than Stephen Harper when discussing the Canada-European trade negotiations? Maybe because he knows that Europe needs this deal every bit as much as ...
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Inside the Canada-Europe trade talks How politics are undermining the deal
A man on a mission, Prime Minister Stephen Harper is using his European tour and the G8 summit to advance the Canada-Europe free-trade agreement - known as the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with the national leaders who constitute the European Union's 'board of directors.'CETA was the central message in his meetings with British Prime Minister David Cameron, French ...
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Indiegogo makes Canadian push as founder ‘excited’ about equity crowdfunding
Crowdfunding Web site Indiegogo is deepening its roots in the Canadian market place and closely watching as securities regulators consider allowing non-accredited investors to make small investments in startup firms in exchange for an equity stake, according to co-founder Danae Ringelmann. Ringelmann has particularly been involved in Ontario, where she has consulted with the Ontario Securities ...
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Interview with Peter Kirk President Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
It can lay claim to having over 600 players sign with Major League clubs over the course of its 15-year history. According to the Atlantic ...
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Canadian troops expected to be deployed to Haiti for peacekeeping
A Canadian soldier carries supplies as troops arrive at a temporary medical centre in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday January 16, 2010. A handful of Canadian troops are about to take part in peacekeeping operation in Haiti under the command of Brazilian forces, in a long-delayed mission that has been kept inexplicably low on the political radar. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian ...
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REFILE-Statoil finds oil offshore Canada near previous find
Wed Jun 19, 2013 7:36am EDT OSLO, June 19 (Reuters) - Norwegian oil and gas firm Statoil discovered light, high-quality oil offshore Canada, about 500 kilometres north-east of St. John's in Newfoundland and Labrador, it said on Wednesday. "While it is still too early to determine Harpoon's resource potential at this time, this is very encouraging for the area and especially for the ...
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