NDP worries about proposed mortgage changes
News1130 Staff
23 May, 2012 22
Canada's banking regulator is proposing home owners apply to requalify each time they renew their mortgages. The NDP worries people temporarily out of work could lose their homes.
Governor General's military citation presented to U.S. Army Green Beret unit
Murray Brewster, The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
OTTAWA - An American special forces contingent has become the first non-Canadian recipient of the country's highest citation for military units. The 1st Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group has won the Governor General's Commander-in-Chief Commendation for its support of Canadian troops during a land
Crowds greet Prince Charles and wife Camilla during Toronto visit
Paola Loriggio and Maria Babbage, The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
TORONTO - The royal couple took Canada's most populous city by storm Tuesday as they sampled Toronto's diverse cultural offerings, from testing cutting-edge digital technology to cranking out urban beats from a DJ turntable. Prince Charles and Camilla were greeted with cheers and curtsies on the sec
Aglukkaq acknowledges Northern food issues, but maintains criticism of UN
Heather Scoffield, The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
OTTAWA - Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq says that when she tore a strip off a UN right-to-food envoy last week, she never meant to imply there were no hunger problems in the North. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Aglukkaq said there are indeed serious poverty challenges in her home region.
Union cash flowing into Quebec to fund prolonged student protests
Andy Blatchford, The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 10
MONTREAL - Out-of-province money is flowing toward Quebec student activists amid signs their protest movement could persist into the summer. Trade unions based outside Quebec have already confirmed depositing some $40,000 into the bank accounts of the province's largest student federations, cash tha
Tory MP briefly joins opposition chorus against massive budget bill
The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP says plenty of government backbenchers share opposition concerns about the wide array of controversial measures crammed into the massive budget implementation bill. But British Columbia MP David Wilks says there's nothing a lone member can do to defeat the bill or force th
Mother, daughter from Toronto ID'd as victims of fatal Atlantic City stabbings
Wayne Parry, The Associated Press
23 May, 2012 0
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - U.S. authorities investigating the stabbing deaths of two Canadian tourists during a mugging said the victims were a 47-year-old woman and her 80-year-old mother, who tried to aid her. Po Lin Wan and her daughter Alice Mei See Leung, both from the Scarborough suburb of Toronto
Duke, Duchess of Cambridge write to people of Slave Lake year after wildfire
The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
SLAVE LAKE, Alta. - The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have reached out to residents of Slave Lake, Alta., noting their strength one year after wildfires destroyed one-third of their town. William and Catherine sent a letter to the community expressing their greetings and best wishes. "One year on fr
Gambling oddsmakers now taking bets on Quebec student strike
The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
MONTREAL - A sports-gambling site has begun taking bets on potential outcomes of Quebec's student strike. The site sets odds for when the strike will end; whether there will be a referendum on tuition hikes; how many fines will be levied against the most hardline student group; and whether the gover
Former top RCMP officer says Mounties not asked to help in missing investigation
The Canadian Press
23 May, 2012 0
VANCOUVER - A retired top RCMP official says it's obvious more should have been done to find Vancouver's missing women but the Mounties weren't asked to get involved in the Robert Pickton case. Gary Bass told the inquiry examining Pickton's actions that the RCMP major crimes section was providing so
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