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Canadian whistleblowers lead the world in reporting financial crime

Vancouver Observer — Sat, 02 Dec 2017 11:35:00 +0000

Every year, dozens of honest, enterprising Canadians blow the whistle on alleged financial crimes, hoping to clean up the industry-- and strike it rich. In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the...

B.C. families of missing, murdered women urge national inquiry to get it right

The Canadian Press — Thu, 04 Aug 2016 05:27:00 +0000

There’s no room for mistakes in the newly announced national inquiry into murdered and missing women, says a coalition of British Columbia families and support groups. Mary Teegee, with the...

Canadian government adds $65 million to former Tory shipbuilding contracts

The Canadian Press — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 01:59:00 +0000

VANCOUVER — The federal government has topped up West Coast shipbuilding contracts by more than $65 million for a coast guard science vessel and navy support ships. Public Services Minister Judy...

Obama puts Harper to shame

Charles Mandel — Thu, 06 Aug 2015 04:57:00 +0000

The Clean Power Plan that U.S. President Barack Obama unveiled Monday puts Americans on track to greatly reducing carbon dioxide emissions — and puts Canada to shame.

Margaret Atwood’s bold take on climate change

Charles Mandel — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:56:00 +0000

Oil has ceased to flow and with that anarchy arrives. Food runs out. The banks empty out of money. Panic sets in. Margaret Atwood, arguably one of Canada’s most famous writers, postulated that as one...

FEDERAL ELECTION: The nation's high-stakes poker game

Carlyn — Wed, 05 Aug 2015 04:47:00 +0000

Fast forward to Oct. 20 — the morning after the longest federal election in history, and Canada has just woken up to a hung parliament. No party has a majority of federal seats. Experts suggest a...

Canadian Bar Association urges Canadians to march in protest of Bill C-51

Janel Johnson — Sat, 30 May 2015 02:47:00 +0000

As organizers prepare for a day of nation-wide demonstrations against Bill C-51 on Saturday, the Canadian Bar Association (CBA) urged Canadians to march in protest against the legislation. The...

Highlights of the 2015 federal budget tabled by Finance Minister Joe Oliver

The Canadian Press — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:27:00 +0000

OTTAWA — Highlights of the 2015-16 federal budget introduced Tuesday by Finance Minister Joe Oliver: — The budget is balanced, with a projected surplus of $1.4 billion this year, increasing to $4.8...

Budget maintains freeze on foreign aid, but creates new lending institution

The Canadian Press — Wed, 22 Apr 2015 05:14:00 +0000

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Joe Oliver's election-year budget Tuesday extended Canada's freeze on foreign aid to the world's poorest people, but it also established a new development finance...

Budget day: Joe Oliver expected to deliver balanced budget, critics note zero growth

The Canadian Press — Tue, 21 Apr 2015 23:35:00 +0000

OTTAWA — It's budget day in the national capital and with a federal vote due to arrive by — if not on — the fixed date of Oct. 19, it's also the unofficial launch of the 2015 campaign. Finance...