Category Archives: Canada
Edmonton man accused of assaulting reporter fined for uttering threats
EDMONTON - A man accused of assaulting a reporter during a rally at the Alberta legislature has been fined after pleading guilty to uttering threats. Jason Dion Bews was charged in January with utteri...
Jun 05, 2017
Ontario human rights tribunal mulls hearing Cleveland Indians complaint
TORONTO - Ontario’s human rights tribunal is considering hearing a complaint that seeks to bar the Cleveland Indians from being able to use their team name or wear specific logos at major league...
Jun 05, 2017
Canadian general expects extension of anti-ISIL mission in Iraq and Syria
OTTAWA - The commander of the Canadian Forces mission in Iraq and Syria says he expects the government to extend the operation past its scheduled expiry date at the end of the month. Brig.-Gen. Dan Ma...
Jun 05, 2017
Trump credits Canada's privatized air-traffic control; wants U.S. to follow suit
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump credited Canada’s air-traffic control system as he proposed Monday to follow suit with a privatization process similar to the one implemented two decades ago ...
Jun 05, 2017
Ottawa fast-tracking would-be immigrants with French skills, siblings in Canada
OTTAWA - The federal Immigration Department is changing its express entry system to give more points to would-be newcomers who have siblings already in Canada and for those with strong French-language...
Jun 05, 2017
Conservation group to take over eastern Ontario land to protect wildlife
TORONTO - Looking at an image of Canada taken from the space station at night, there is a sliver of darkness amidst the bright lights of southeastern Ontario. That’s the Frontenac Arch, the dens...
Jun 05, 2017
Families of missing, murdered indigenous women share hopes for future of inquiry
WHITEHORSE - Relatives who poured out heart-wrenching stories of their missing or murdered loved ones in Yukon say the national inquiry must keep listening and adapting as it moves on to other communi...
Jun 05, 2017
Honorary degree for man who chaired Truth and Reconciliation Commission
CALGARY - The chief commissioner of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is receiving an honorary degree from the University of Calgary. Sen. Murray Sinclair, who was appointed by Prime Minister Ju...
Jun 05, 2017
Canadian charged with helping two foreigners who crossed US border illegally
BURLINGTON, Vt. - A Montreal man is accused of helping transport two men who had apparently just crossed illegally into the United States from Canada. Court documents say 29-year-old Viatcheslav Kim, ...
Jun 05, 2017
Unlicensed operators responsible for more near misses involving drones: study
CALGARY - A new study says there are more drones in the air than piloted aircraft and the numbers of close calls between the two continue to rise. The University of Calgary study, published online in ...
Jun 05, 2017