Canada and the US agree to more softwood lumber talks
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – The Canadian and US governments say they are going to continue negotiations in a bid to reach a new softwood lumber deal despite the end of a standstill agreement. Canada...
View ArticleReport urges feds to spend more on affordable housing, wipe out homelessness
OTTAWA – A new report on homelessness proposes nearly doubling federal spending on affordable housing over the next 10 years to effectively eliminate the problem. Two groups, the Canadian Observatory...
View ArticleDion leads UN effort to ramp up pressure on Russia, Syria over Aleppo
OTTAWA – Canada and Russia traded barbs at the United Nations on Thursday as Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion led calls for an end to the bloody conflict in Syria. The exchange came during a...
View ArticleFreeland ‘walks out’ on talks with Belgian holdouts on Canada-EU trade deal
OTTAWA – They’re listening carefully to the noisy argument spilling out of their neighbour’s house — but for the moment they’re giving the appearance of keeping their noses out of it. That essentially...
View ArticleEU-Canada trade deal held up by Belgian resistance
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (NEWS 1130) — The Belgian government says that it can’t yet give the necessary backing to the European Union’s free trade deal with Canada, making it unlikely that the bloc can sign...
View ArticleTrudeau government makes major changes to food regulations
MONTREAL, QUE. (NEWS 1130) – You’re about to see big changes in the way food being targeted to children is labelled. The federal government has announced it wants to help parents make healthier food...
View ArticleLong-term benefits as Canada and Belgium reach free trade deal
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM (NEWS 1130) – A landmark free trade agreement between the European Union and Canada could be signed within days after the Belgian government overcame an impasse with its regional...
View ArticleMore BC beef to appear on European plates once CETA deal is signed
OTTAWA (NEWS 1130) – It appears the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, the Canada-Europe free trade deal, will be sealed, after a region of Belgium held back its support last week. The BC beef...
View ArticleLegalized pot predicted to be a $22 billion industry in Canada
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – We like our beer, wine and spirits in Canada, but the booze business has nothing on the predicted profits to be had in our country’s soon-to-be legalized recreational...
View ArticleTax revenues of legal pot will be less than first predicted
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – The parliamentary budget watchdog says that tax revenues from marijuana sales, once it’s legalized in Canada as promised next spring, will be modest. A report from the...
View ArticleClass-action lawsuit filed in Canada against Samsung over Note 7 phones
LONDON, ON. (NEWS 1130) – A class action lawsuit has been filed in Canada regarding Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones, which were recalled last month following reports of overheating batteries that posed a...
View ArticleTrudeau congratulates Trump on presidential win
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued a statement congratulating Donald Trump on his election win. Trudeau says they look forward to working with President-Elect Trump, his administration...
View ArticleWhy the polls were wrong
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – The biggest loser on Election Day may have been the pollsters. “Every single state poll, whether it’s Nevada, whether it’s New Hampshire, whether it’s Pennsylvania or whether...
View ArticleSorry worried Americans, becoming a Canadian isn’t that easy
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – High traffic may have brought down Canada’s Citizenship and Immigration website after results of last night’s US election came in, but interest won’t translate into an influx of...
View ArticleCould a Trump-like movement happen in Canada?
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – Conservative Party leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch extended congratulations to Donald Trump in a Facebook posting yesterday. The Ontario MP also appealed to Canadian supporters...
View ArticleTrump immigration policies could mean higher food prices in Canada
HALIFAX, NS. (NEWS 1130) – Grocery shopping could become more expensive for you and your family once US president-elect Donald Trump starts deporting illegal immigrants. That’s the prediction from a...
View ArticleAfter US election, Canada, Mexico talked before making NAFTA overture to Trump
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Canada and Mexico reached out to each other while preparing similar public messages last week about working with Donald Trump before the two American neighbours both declared...
View ArticleCanada gets poor grade for kids’ activity compared to other countries
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We’ve had it drilled into us for decades — get out and get fit. But despite all the investment in programs and infrastructure to keep Canadian kids moving, a new report card...
View ArticleNational summit looks at what role doctors play in the opioid crisis
OTTAWA, ON. (NEWS 1130) – Canada’s opioid epidemic will be front and centre in Ottawa today, where politicians will meet with doctors and experts with the common goal of curbing drug addiction and...
View ArticlePot producers unsure when they could be making green: advocate
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) – We are only months away from the recreational use of pot being legalized in Canada, but we don’t know exactly what that legislation will look like. Dispensary and store owners...
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