Posts Tagged ‘Canada’
NDP expands Elections Canada motion to cover past votes
The NDP moved to tighten up a motion to give Elections Canada stronger investigative powers so they would apply to previous federal elections, including the 2011 vote at the centre of controversy over fraudulent robocalls and possible dirty tricks. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Air Canada contract fights sent to labour board
Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has asked the Canadian Industrial Relations Board to investigate Air Canada’s disputes with two of its unions — pilots and ground staff — a move that will buy time to reach agreement and avert a strike and lockout threatened for midnight [Read More]
Canada adds 61,000 jobs in September
The Canadian economy added a surprising 61,000 jobs in September, virtually all in full-time employment and half of them in B.C., Statistics Canada says. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Omar Khadr makes bid for return to Canada
Omar Khadr has started the process to come back to Canada. Lawyers for Khadr, who is serving eight years in a U.S. prison for killing a U.S. soldier when he was 15, have filed the paperwork required to start the repatriation process. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Canada braces for Irene’s arrival
Canadians along the eastern seaboard are being urged to prepare for Hurricane Irene, expected to blow in from the United States early Sunday. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Libyan rebels name envoy to Canada
Libya has a new envoy in Canada to represent the National Transitional Council, Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird announced Thursday. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Elections Canada lobbies for test of online voting
The head of the agency in charge of federal elections says it's time to modernize Canada's elections, including testing online voting and ending a ban on publishing early election results. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Canada extends Syria sanctions
Canada has extended economic sanctions against Syria over a continuing violent crackdown on protests against the regime of President Bashar Assad. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
THE HOUSE: How Canada can weather the economic storm
Guest host James Cudmore talks to Finance Minister Jim Flaherty about Canada's ability to withstand the economic turmoil ahead, and his message for world leaders and provinces to get their respective fiscal houses in order. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
Air Canada flight aborts takeoff at Heathrow
A Toronto-bound Air Canada flight was forced to abort taking off at London's Heathrow Airport due to a technical problem. CBC | Top Stories News [Read More]
