Category Archives: Canada
Quebec man pleads guilty to second-degree murder in 1996 death
NEW CARLISLE, Que. - A man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of a Quebec woman in 1996. Real Savoie’s plea was entered Wednesday at the courthouse in New Carlisle in easter...
May 04, 2017
NAFTA dilemma: will Trump administration seek broad deal or quick resolution?
WASHINGTON - The Trump administration will soon be forced to choose between two contrasting goals it has articulated for upgrading NAFTA, a fast-approaching dilemma over which of those objectives it t...
May 04, 2017
Toronto woman who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter found not guilty
MILTON, Ont. – A Toronto woman charged after giving water to pigs on a truck headed to slaughter has been cleared of mischief. Justice David Harris says he is not satisfied beyond a reasonable d...
May 04, 2017
Nova Scotia New Democrats promise to raise minimum wage to $15 if elected
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill says if elected his party will increase the minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. The current minimum wage is $10.85. Burrill says too many people are work...
May 04, 2017
High court to hear border-beer case 'of polarizing national interest'
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will take a look at what the fathers of Confederation really meant by a constitutional clause about free trade among provinces in a case that started over some cas...
May 04, 2017
Police chief in Nova Scotia charged with sexually assaulting 17-year-old girl
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The police chief in Bridgewater, N.S., has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenaged girl. The province’s Serious Incident Response Team said it laid one charge of sex...
May 04, 2017
Baloney Meter: will legalizing pot keep it out of the hands of kids?
OTTAWA - “We are moving forward to ensure that we keep … cannabis out of the hands of young people.” - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould on May 1, 2017. --- During the 2015 elect...
May 04, 2017
Nova Scotia premier defends reinstatement of top aide who assaulted woman
HALIFAX - For the second time in four days, Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil was forced off message Thursday to defend himself from attacks on gender-related issues. At a campaign stop in Halifax, M...
May 04, 2017
Six stories in the news today, May 4
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, May 3 --- PM TRUDEAU TO HEADLINE FUNDRAISER IN MONTREAL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised political donors would not get preferential access to his governme...
May 04, 2017
B.C. NDP vows to fight Trans Mountain pipeline, but won't say how
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia New Democrat platform promises to use “every tool in the toolbox” to stop Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain pipeline expansion from going ahead. But wha...
May 04, 2017