American expats react to the Super Tuesday results
WASHINGTON DC – American expats seem to be pleased with the results from Super Tuesday. The Chairman of Republicans Overseas Canada, Mark Feigenbaum, says it’s interesting his party is solidifying...
View ArticleCanada, US moving ahead with long-delayed border info sharing plans
WASHINGTON (NEWS 1130 – US President Barack Obama says the United States and Canada will proceed with full implementation of long-planned systems to track border entry and exit information from...
View ArticleFund hopes to help Canadian national women’s rugby team pay for trips
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Our national women’s rugby team is one of the best in the world, having placed second in the last world cup, but the players still pay their own way. But a new fund aims to give...
View ArticleShould we be worried about up to $30 billion in deficit expected in the...
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are expected to announce a deficit of up to $30 billion in tomorrow’s federal budget. But is all the red ink justified? The country’s economy has...
View ArticleCanada’s PM calls Pakistan bombing ‘deplorable’
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is condemning what he calls the “deplorable” bombing in Pakistan. In a tweet, Trudeau says his thoughts and prayers are with all those killed or...
View ArticleQuestions remain around doctor-assisted death
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – With the deadline set by the Supreme Court of Canada looming, there likely isn’t time to figure out how we are going to safely allow the mentally ill to have access to...
View ArticleUS rapprochement with Cuba creating investment window for Canada: ambassador
MONTREAL – Cuba’s ambassador says rapprochement with the US is creating a window of opportunity for Canadian businesses to invest in the island country. Ambassador Julio Garmendia Pena says that...
View ArticleFeds looking to bring more Syrian refugees to Canada
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Federal Immigration Minister John McCallum is reversing changes to the private sponsorship of Syrian refugees program after a public outcry. The Canadian Press has learned the...
View ArticleNetflix cracks down on piracy, virtual border hopping amid global expansion
TORONTO (NEWS 1130) – Canadian Netflix subscribers are the only ones who can’t peek into the halls of “Degrassi: Next Class.” Viewers in Africa and Turkey can’t see how the prisoners at Litchfield...
View ArticleCanadians challenged to read Truth and Reconciliation report
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – A challenge is out for people to read through one of the darkest reports in Canadian history. One west coast author wants people to listen to messages from the Truth and...
View Article“The Pass System” takes a look at one of Canada’s darkest policies
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – An investigative documentary will be airing at VIFF tomorrow at the Vancity Theatre talking about a segregationist practice by the Canadian government. “It makes a reserve an...
View ArticleMarijuana task force coming soon: health minister
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – The federal health minister says a new marijuana task force that will soon be unveiled, will help the government draft legislation by studying every aspect of legalization. Before...
View ArticleConcerns about pot-related crashes once weed is legalized in Canada
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As we wait to see what Canada’s marijuana laws will look like, statistics from south of the border suggest we could see an increase in pot-related DUIs on our roads after it’s...
View ArticleCanada pledges to send more aid to Ecuador, but DART won’t be going
OTTAWA – Canada is contributing another $900,000 to earthquake-stricken Ecuador, but has decided against sending the military’s Disaster Assistance Response Team. The latest donation brings Canadian...
View ArticleSyrians driving Canada’s population surge
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Canada had an unusually large population gain from January to March, much of it due to people escaping the civil war in Syria. Statistics Canada says new immigrants totaled...
View ArticleNames of 150 Canadians appear on new ISIS kill-list
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Police and intelligence agencies are looking into reports the names of 150 Canadians appear on a new kill-list from ISIS. The list contains more than 8,000 names of people around...
View ArticleFinance ministers to talk changes to CPP impacting workers, employers
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – Kent Peterson would forgive anyone who might think he’s got nothing to worry about when it comes to his retirement — or, for that matter, what happens to the Canada Pension Plan....
View ArticleReport finds losses overseas drive up risk of domestic terror
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – As terror groups in Syria and Iraq suffer more and more losses on the battlefield, it is driving up the risk of domestic attacks here on Canadian soil, according to a government...
View ArticleEconomic impacts on Canada if the UK exits the EU
LONDON, UK (NEWS 1130) – More than 46 million people are eligible to take part in a historic vote underway in Britain to determine whether the UK will remain in the European Union. Either outcome could...
View ArticleCanada to lift visa requirement for Mexican visitors, Mexico to allow...
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is dropping its visa requirement for Mexican visitors as of December 2016, while Mexico has agreed to open its markets to Canadian beef. Trudeau made...
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