Senators approve pot legalization bill with dozens of amendments
OTTAWA – The Senate has approved the Trudeau government’s landmark legislation to lift Canada’s 95-year-old prohibition on recreational cannabis, but with nearly four dozen amendments that the...
View ArticleTrump and Trudeau share laughs at G7 Summit
CHARLEVOIX, Que (NEWS 1130) – The G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec appears to be getting off to a much better start than expected. In fact, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau were rather...
View ArticleClosure of retail space is forcing developers to re-imagine the mall
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – There has been a bizarre trend moving its way across the US as more store space is vanishing as some chains struggle to keep customers walking into their establishment. There are...
View ArticlePEI passes bill banning single-use plastic bags at retail stores
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI (NEWS 1130) – PEI could be the first province in Canada to ban retailers from giving out plastic bags after a private members bill passed third reading Friday morning. The Plastic...
View ArticleAnnual Strut Walk celebrates Canada’s acceptance of LGBTQ community
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – They strut their stuff for those who can’t. Earlier today at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, dozens of people walked in the 4th annual Strut Walk to celebrate Canada’s acceptance of...
View ArticleStarbucks across Canada closing early Monday for race sensitivity training
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Starbucks locations across Canada will close early on Monday afternoon so workers can receive unconscious bias training. It follows an incident where two black men were arrested...
View Article‘Fight fire with fire’: auto union calls on feds to consider upping...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – As the trade battle between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to escalate, Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on automobiles has industry...
View ArticleAmericans turn to social media to show support for Canadian culture exports
TORONTO – With diplomatic tensions between U.S. and Canada rocked by recent comments about trade by president Donald Trump and his advisers, some Americans are finding ways to acknowledge Canada’s...
View ArticleDe Niro apologizes to Canada for “idiotic behaviour” of Trump
TORONTO – Hours after a profane attack on Donald Trump during a live awards show, actor Robert De Niro has apologized today to Canadians for the U.S. president’s comments about Justin Trudeau. The...
View ArticleTrump and Trudeau share laughs at G7 Summit
CHARLEVOIX, Que (NEWS 1130) – The G7 Summit in Charlevoix, Quebec appears to be getting off to a much better start than expected. In fact, President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau were rather...
View ArticleClosure of retail space is forcing developers to re-imagine the mall
BURNABY (NEWS 1130) – There has been a bizarre trend moving its way across the US as more store space is vanishing as some chains struggle to keep customers walking into their establishment. There are...
View ArticlePEI passes bill banning single-use plastic bags at retail stores
CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI (NEWS 1130) – PEI could be the first province in Canada to ban retailers from giving out plastic bags after a private members bill passed third reading Friday morning. The Plastic...
View ArticleAnnual Strut Walk celebrates Canada’s acceptance of LGBTQ community
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – They strut their stuff for those who can’t. Earlier today at Sunset Beach in Vancouver, dozens of people walked in the 4th annual Strut Walk to celebrate Canada’s acceptance of...
View ArticleStarbucks across Canada closing early Monday for race sensitivity training
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Starbucks locations across Canada will close early on Monday afternoon so workers can receive unconscious bias training. It follows an incident where two black men were arrested...
View Article‘Fight fire with fire’: auto union calls on feds to consider upping...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – As the trade battle between US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continues to escalate, Trump’s threat to impose new tariffs on automobiles has industry...
View ArticleAmericans turn to social media to show support for Canadian culture exports
TORONTO – With diplomatic tensions between U.S. and Canada rocked by recent comments about trade by president Donald Trump and his advisers, some Americans are finding ways to acknowledge Canada’s...
View ArticleDe Niro apologizes to Canada for “idiotic behaviour” of Trump
TORONTO – Hours after a profane attack on Donald Trump during a live awards show, actor Robert De Niro has apologized today to Canadians for the U.S. president’s comments about Justin Trudeau. The...
View ArticleCanada part of winning World Cup bid for 2026 men’s soccer showcase
The World Cup is coming to Canada. FIFA’s member associations voted 134 to 65, with one no-vote, Wednesday in favour of the joint North American bid by Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to host the 2026...
View ArticleCanada, US, Mexico agree to continue NAFTA talks
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEWS 1130) – NAFTA renegotiations will continue, after talks stalled between Canada, the US and Mexico. The announcement came after Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland wrapped...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau in a difficult spot to criticize American immigration policy:...
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – President Donald Trump sees his immigration policy as a winner with voters ahead of midterm elections this fall in spite of controversy over the government separating children and...
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