Garneau, transportation industry ‘cautiously optimistic’ about NAFTA: minister
MONTREAL, QUE. (NEWS 1130) – Transport Minister Marc Garneau says he shares the cautious optimism of Canada’s transportation industry that a deal will be reached to modernize NAFTA. The minister said...
View ArticleNAFTA renegotiations being extended
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – The ministers tasked with leading negotiations for a new North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) will be in Montreal for longer than expected for another round of upcoming...
View ArticleFederal health minister’s Twitter account is run using taxpayer dollars
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – There is some anger and a lot of questions after word surfaced it costs taxpayers $100,000 just to run the federal health minister’s Twitter account. “I think the government...
View ArticleCanada faces angry Americans in pivotal sixth round of NAFTA talks
MONTREAL, QUE. (NEWS 1130) – Canada will be hosting an annoyed and angry United States as the sixth round of talks in the North American Free Trade Agreement renegotiation unfold over the coming week....
View ArticleCould Canada elect its own Donald Trump?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – One year after the inauguration of Donald Trump, and a year and a half since the UK’s controversial Brexit referendum, a new book asks whether Canada could see its own populist...
View ArticleCanada will push G7 partners to sign no plastics pledge to save the oceans
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Canada plans to use its presidency of the G7 this year to push fellow member countries to help stop the oceans from becoming massive rubbish heaps. At the World Economic Forum in...
View ArticleNAFTA: US negotiators take Canadian proposals to political decision-makers
MONTREAL, QUE. (NEWS 1130) – Important decisions about NAFTA’s future are now in the hands of Trump’s administration, as American negotiators turn to their political masters for guidance. After major...
View ArticleNAFTA: Latest talks made ‘headway,’ but need to pick up the pace, says...
MONTREAL – The NAFTA train remains on track. U.S. trade czar Robert Lighthizer says enough progress has been made over the past week to warrant moving forward with a fresh round of talks in Mexico, but...
View ArticleBC government not backing away from Kinder Morgan fight
VANCOUVER – BC’s government is defending proposed policies that could create further uncertainty for oil shipments from Alberta to the West Coast. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says there will be...
View ArticleThe winners and losers if NAFTA talks fail
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – With the latest round of NAFTA talks wrapping up last week in Montreal, Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister says there are gaps, but Chrystia Freeland is “cautiously optimistic”...
View ArticleTime has come for national big-data strategy, tech leaders tell governments
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Tech leaders are challenging the federal Liberal government to get serious about reaping the rewards of one of the next big frontiers in the information revolution: big data....
View ArticleNinety per cent of Canadian businesses targeted by hackers last year, says study
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As many as nine in 10 Canadian businesses suffered at least one cyber security breach last year. Theo Van Wyk with Scalar Decisions, which backed the study, says a lot of...
View ArticleVerbal exchange between Canadian, Russian prompts apology from Canada’s...
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of – A verbal exchange between a Canadian and a Russian at the Pyeongchang Games has prompted an apology, of sorts, from Canada’s Olympic team. The Canadian Olympic...
View ArticleWhy do men make more money than women?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – When Lee-Anne McFarlane was hired as a career development advisor with the Ontario Provincial Police in 2007, she took a job for about $30,000 less than the man who previously...
View ArticleCanadians deserve to be pardoned for pot offences, says activist
SEATTLE, WA. (NEWS 1130) – The City of Seattle is joining San Francisco and San Diego in clearing the records of people arrested for minor pot-related charges. Marijuana was legalized in Washington...
View ArticlePackaged foods in Canada will soon have a new warning symbol
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – The Trudeau government is taking action to let you know about packaged foods that are too fatty, salty or sugary. These three ingredients have been linked to chronic health...
View ArticleCanada leads world in per capita overseas money transfers: TransferWise
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Not everyone is lucky enough to have family to spend Family Day with. Many Canadians, especially new immigrants, set aside a large portion of their paycheck for relatives...
View ArticleRussian athletes no match for Canadian women in hockey opener
As far as tests go, the Olympic athletes from Russia really didn’t offer much of one for Canada’s skaters. They clutched and grabbed and hacked and slashed to try and slow down the four-time defending...
View ArticlePM Trudeau, family, kick off Indian state visit with namaste greeting at airport
NEW DELHI, INDIA (NEWS 1130) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s state visit to India is officially underway as he arrived with his family in New Delhi at sundown on Saturday. The family, including wife...
View ArticleGirard wins gold in 1,000m short-track; Boutin takes bronze in 1,500m
PYEONGCHANG, SOUTH KOREA (NEWS 1130) – The torch has been passed. As Charles Hamelin and Marianne St-Gelais wrap up their Olympic careers at the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Games, they can rest assured...
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