Category Archives: Canada
Six stories in the news for today, July 5
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, July 5 --- REPORTS OF $10.5M PAYOUT TO OMAR KHADR SPARK FURY Word that the federal government has agreed to pay former Guantanamo Bay prisoner Omar Khadr more th...
Jul 05, 2017
Fort McMurray wildfire raised fuel supply concerns in Ottawa: documents
CALGARY - Federal officials raised the possibility of relaxing competition and fuel quality rules to ensure a stable supply of fuel while the Fort McMurray wildfire raged and forced several northern A...
Jul 05, 2017
Amber Alert cancelled in Prince Albert, Sask., for little girl, suspect arrested
PRINCE ALBERT, Canada - An Amber Alert has been cancelled and a suspect is in custody after a man allegedly abducted an eight-year-old girl in Prince Albert, Sask. A little over an hour after the aler...
Jul 04, 2017
Muslim prayers at Quebec zoo upset some people
HEMMINGFORD, Que. - A Quebec zoo is defending itself after receiving criticism for allowing a group of Muslims to pray on its premises. Parc Safari says it has been the subject of hateful and racist c...
Jul 04, 2017
City of Toronto apologizes for rapper's language during Canada 150 performance
TORONTO - The City of Toronto is apologizing for the “inappropriate content” during a rapper’s closing performance to the city’s Canada Day festivities at Nathan Phillips Squar...
Jul 04, 2017
Vancouver councillor, banker, strategist appointed to B.C. NDP leadership team
VICTORIA - British Columbia premier-designate John Horgan started putting a stamp on his new minority NDP government Tuesday, appointing three people to his inner team including a Vancouver city counc...
Jul 04, 2017
Health Canada testing Banana Boat sunscreen products as complaints mount
VICTORIA - A British Columbia mother says her 12-year-old son suffered burn injuries after using a Banana Boat sunscreen product. Patrizia Fitch, of Victoria, said Tuesday that her son Daniel was left...
Jul 04, 2017
Groups welcome Alberta court ruling in Gladue case, hope it leads to change
EDMONTON - Advocates are hoping an Alberta court ruling will help change the way courts deal with Indigenous women and sexual offences. The province’s Appeal Court has ordered a new trial for Br...
Jul 04, 2017
Ousted Manitoba backbencher plans legal challenge for right to cross the floor
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician who was kicked out of the governing Progressive Conservative caucus says he’s planning a court challenge against a law that forbids him from joining another part...
Jul 04, 2017
Ontario museum sees dialogue opportunity after Canadian flag vandalized
KITCHENER, Ont. - Police are investigating it as an act of vandalism, but the director of an Ontario museum where a giant Canadian flag was stained with black paint over the Canada Day weekend says it...
Jul 04, 2017