Category Archives: Canada
Brian Lilley, co-founder of The Rebel, leaves the conservative media website
OTTAWA - A co-founder of The Rebel says he’s leaving the conservative media website. Ottawa radio talk show host Brian Lilley announced Monday in a Facebook post that he’s parting ways wit...
Aug 14, 2017
B.C. bans trophy hunting for Grizzly bears, total ban in Great Bear Rainforest
VICTORIA - Killing grizzly bears for trophy will come to an end in British Columbia, but not before hunters get one more shot this season. Natural Resource Operations Minister Doug Donaldson said the ...
Aug 14, 2017
Feds ask CRTC to review Canadian content decision after outcry over lower investment
GATINEAU, Que. - The federal government is asking Canada’s broadcast regulator to review the licence renewals for several TV providers following outcry over their potential impact on Canadian co...
Aug 14, 2017
Tourists involved in fatal B.C. bus crash related, from Massachusetts: police
Vancouver police say the three tourists involved in a fatal bus collision near the city’s waterfront on Sunday were all related and visiting from Massachusetts. Police say a 49-year-old man died...
Aug 14, 2017
CFL denounces weekend violence in Virginia with launch of T-shirts
TORONTO - Commissioner Randy Ambrosie said this weekend’s violent protests in Charlottesville, Va., prompted the CFL to unveil a new line of T-shirts Sunday in Regina rather than later this fall...
Aug 14, 2017

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Aug. 14 --- CANADA OUTLINES NAFTA GOALS: Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland has given Canadians a look at their government’s strategy as it prep...
Aug 14, 2017
Ex-Bloc Quebecois MP Rejean Lefebvre faces sex-related charges involving a minor
SHAWINIGAN, Que. - Former Bloc Quebecois MP Rejean Lefebvre is facing sex-related charges involving a minor. Lefebvre was arraigned in Shawinigan today on charges of sexual assault, sexual touching an...
Aug 14, 2017
Deepak Chopra announces he'll leave Canada Post in the spring of 2018
OTTAWA - The head of Canada’s postal service has announced he plans to step down next spring, nearly three years before his contract was set to expire. Canada Post says Deepak Chopra has advised...
Aug 14, 2017
First Nation sues CN Rail over northern Ontario oil spills
TORONTO - A northern Ontario Indigenous community is suing CN Rail for alleged environmental and cultural damage caused by two 2015 derailments that led to significant oil spills. The Mattagami First ...
Aug 14, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at homelessness among veterans in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal government plans to release this fall a new strategy to tackle veterans homelessness. Here are some figures from Employment and Social Development Canada and Veterans Affairs Cana...
Aug 14, 2017