Canada

NDP proposes rule change to ensure federal watchdogs are non-partisan

OTTAWA - New Democrats are proposing a change to parliamentary rules aimed at ensuring only non-partisan individuals become the independent watchdogs who oversee crucial activities such as government ...

Syndicated Author Jun 12, 2017

Halifax medical student 'not a criminal mastermind,' defence tells murder trial

HALIFAX - A Halifax university student is not a “criminal mastermind” and the Crown has twisted evidence in the case to fit its theory that William Sandeson murdered Taylor Samson during a...

Syndicated Author Jun 12, 2017

Groups push Liberals to boost child benefit to aggressively cut poverty rates

OTTAWA - A national coalition of anti-poverty groups is asking the Trudeau government to boost the basic amount it provides in child benefits in hopes of cutting child poverty rates in Canada in half ...

Syndicated Author Jun 12, 2017

Goods made by child labourers flooding into Canada, new report warns

OTTAWA - A new report says Canadians could be unwittingly purchasing billions in dollars of goods made by child labourers in other parts of the world. The report, to be released today by World Vision ...

Syndicated Author Jun 12, 2017

Husband of woman killed in gas and dash incident dies in car crash

CALGARY - A family that came to Canada from Iran to start a new life has been struck by a second devastating tragedy. Ahmad Nourani Shallo died in a crash last week while driving to Calgary to mark th...

Syndicated Author Jun 12, 2017

Cosby jury sent home after deliberating 4 hours

NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The jury at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial deliberated without reaching a verdict Monday over whether he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago in a case that a...