Category Archives: Canada
Former homeless man donates $10K to Ontario shelter that supported him
An Ontario man who was homeless for years has donated $10,000 to a shelter that supported him after receiving compensation from a residential school settlement. The act of kindness has triggered a sle...
Jun 06, 2017
Dispute over GRABHER licence plate headed to court for hearing on Feb. 1
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man who made international headlines when the provincial government decided his personalized licence plate was offensive to women will have his day in court early next year. Th...
Jun 06, 2017
Almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses last year: data
OTTAWA - New data suggests almost 2,500 Canadians died from opioid-related overdoses in 2016 - deaths that federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says were preventable. The data released Tuesday by the...
Jun 06, 2017
Government aims to bring sexual assault law up to speed with the courts, times
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is changing sexual assault law to make it clear that an unconscious person cannot consent to sexual activity, part of an effort to bring legislation up to speed with th...
Jun 06, 2017
Roadside drug-testing devices worked well in pilot project, Public Safety says
OTTAWA - The federal government says new pilot-project results suggest roadside testing devices can be successfully used to help detect drug-influenced driving - another milestone on the road to legal...
Jun 06, 2017
Freeland says Canada needs more military 'hard power' as U.S. looks inward
OTTAWA - Canada’s new foreign policy will involve spending billions on “hard power” military capability because the country can’t rely on an American ally that has turned inwar...
Jun 06, 2017
Nearly one in five first-time homebuyers received help with down payment: CMHC
OTTAWA - Nearly one in five first-time homebuyers received help with a down payment from a family member, according to a survey conducted by the federal housing agency released Tuesday. Canada Mortgag...
Jun 06, 2017
Former girlfriend testifies at trial of medical student charged with murder
HALIFAX - The defence in the case of a Halifax university student accused of murder closed its case Tuesday, saying William Sandeson remains “confident” after weeks of testimony at the jur...
Jun 06, 2017
Greater Montreal Area posts record home sales in May, up 15 per cent from 2016
MONTREAL - A record number of homes were sold in the Montreal area last month, the Greater Montreal Real Estate Board said Tuesday amid concerns that a foreign buyers’ tax in Toronto could be ha...
Jun 06, 2017
Former embassy to be dedicated to First Nations, Metis, Inuit: government source
OTTAWA - A government source says the former U.S. embassy across from Parliament Hill is set to become a space dedicated to First Nations, Metis and Inuit people. The federal government is expected to...
Jun 06, 2017