The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal government quietly has been making changes to passport offices in a bid to improve security and address concerns that the facilities could be easy targets for a terrorist attack. Civil servants in passport and other government offices for years have faced bomb threats, and […]
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By Cara Anna JOHANNESBURG — Three African countries have been chosen to test the world’s first malaria vaccine, the World Health Organization announced Monday. Ghana, Kenya and Malawi will begin piloting the injectable vaccine next year with hundreds of thousands of young children, who have been at highest risk of […]
The Canadian PressAllison JonesJessica Smith Cross TORONTO–Ontario is following British Columbia’s lead, promising to introduce a tax on foreign homebuyers that the province hopes will help cool the frantic housing market–easing concerns about a potential bubble in Canada’s fastest-growing urban region. The 15-percent “non-resident speculation tax” was among 16 housing […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–The Quebec government is setting aside $6.4 million over five years to fight sexual exploitation by targeting pimps and johns. Public Security minister Martin Coiteux said his government will create a mixed force of 25 investigators from various police agencies to address the issue. The squad will […]
The Canadian Press WOSS, B.C.–Police say a train derailment in the tiny community of Woss, on northern Vancouver Island, killed two people and injured three others yesterday. Dave Rushton, the community’s regional elected representative, said the cause of the accident is under investigation, but early reports indicate a crew was […]
The Canadian Press WASHINGTON–Here’s some good news for Canadian pot smokers: high taxes will not join the munchies, the pasties, and short-term memory loss as unwelcome side effects of smoking up. The Canadian government is hinting it wants to keep pot taxes low. As the feds design tax policy for […]
The Canadian PressLinda Givetash VANCOUVER–A toxin was the cause of death for two beluga whales at the Vancouver Aquarium last November, but the exact substance couldn’t be identified. The aquarium announced the conclusion of a five-month investigation yesterday saying an investigation also determined the toxin likely was introduced by food, […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–The federal government will be testing whether hiding the names of job applicants would improve its hiring practices, in what it calls an effort to strengthen diversity and inclusion in the public service. The Public Service Commission of Canada project, unveiled yesterday at Toronto’s Ryerson University, […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–When Sarah Jane Green was a little girl, her father passed on his love of space and universe to her–even naming her after a character in the “Doctor Who” TV show. So after he died suddenly of an illness in 2015, Green knew exactly how to […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government says it’s trying to figure out how much its troubled electronic pay system has short-changed the unions representing thousands of civil servants facing pay problems. But officials aren’t saying whether the unions will be granted emergency payments like those being offered to workers who […]
By Rob Gillies And Charmaine Noronha The Associated Press TORONTO — Foreign nationals who don’t live in Canada’s biggest city and its surrounding communities will pay an additional 15 per cent tax on home purchases under legislation proposed by the government of Ontario province. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne made the […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–The University of Manitoba is pondering its next move after students’ feathers got ruffled over a decision to smash the eggs of nesting Canada geese on campus to control their population. The U of M got a federal permit and hired a contractor to destroy the nests […]
