Category Archives: Canada
The I-word: As Trump troubles spiral, Washington starts whispering 'impeachment'
WASHINGTON - The I-word has entered the Washington vocabulary. That forbidden word - the 11-letter pathway to political damnation, is suddenly, timidly, tiptoeing onto the tongues of capital-dwellers....
May 17, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, May 17 --- EMOTIONAL STATEMENTS FROM SCHOOL SHOOTING VICTIMS: An assistant principal shot at a school in northern Saskatchewan says the teenage gunman must...
May 17, 2017
Nova Scotia teachers formally file for court to end imposed labour contract
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Teachers Union has formally notified the province it is going to court to challenge a law that has imposed a labour agreement on its members. The public sector union submitte...
May 17, 2017
Editor of CBC's 'The National' reassigned after cultural appropriation flap
TORONTO - The managing editor of CBC’s “The National” was reassigned Wednesday for what the public broadcaster called “an inappropriate, insensitive and frankly unacceptable tw...
May 17, 2017
First Nations vow to use courts and other means if necessary to stop Keystone XL
CALGARY - A coalition of aboriginal groups from Canada and the U.S. has signed a declaration against the Keystone XL pipeline, vowing to use the courts and whatever other means necessary to block the ...
May 17, 2017
Quebec announces increase in financial assistance for flood victims
MONTREAL - The amount of financial assistance available for people dealing specifically with the aftermath of heavy flooding this year has been topped up, the Quebec government announced Wednesday. Pr...
May 17, 2017
Workers at Toronto marijuana dispensary Canna Clinic join Unifor, union says
TORONTO - Workers at a medical marijuana dispensary in Toronto’s east end have joined Unifor, the country’s largest private-sector union. Forty workers - including reception, production, s...
May 17, 2017
Expert tells sentencing hearing teen who killed ex-girlfriend not psychopathic
REGINA - A clinical psychologist says a young man who killed his teenage girlfriend when he was 16 does not meet the criteria for psychopathy. Hannah Leflar was also 16 when she was repeatedly stabbed...
May 17, 2017
Injured muskrat named George dies, funds raised for rodent to go toward autopsy
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - An Ontario wildlife rescue centre that collected donations for an extensively injured muskrat says the animal has died but some of the funds raised will pay for an autopsy for the ...
May 17, 2017
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s Liberals have released an election platform that includes a total of $1.08 billion in spending commitments and tax cuts over four years. The platform is based on...
May 17, 2017