Category Archives: Canada
Settlement reached in class action over alleged abuse at school for the blind
TORONTO - A class-action lawsuit involving allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at an Ontario boarding school for the blind has been settled out of court. Lawyers representing the plain...
Apr 08, 2017
Wynne declares a win after N.Y. drops Buy American policy, turns to NAFTA
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was “pleased” that New York has dropped proposed Buy American provisions from its state budget, but she remained concerned Saturday about U.S. prot...
Apr 08, 2017
Trudeau in France to mark the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in France Saturday, as Canadians prepare to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. As many as 25,000 Canadians will join Trudeau ...
Apr 08, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $33 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - Lotto Max players will have to wait at least another week for a big payoff. No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s $33 million dollar jackpot. It means the big prize for the nex...
Apr 08, 2017
Privacy complaint by Liberals alleges NDP shares supporter lists without consent
VICTORIA - The British Columbia Liberal Party has filed a complaint with the province’s privacy commissioner, alleging the New Democratic Party breached protection laws by sharing its supporter ...
Apr 07, 2017
Prostitute who gave Google exec fatal drug shot is to be deported to Canada
SAN FRANCISCO - U.S. immigration officials said Friday they were deporting a California prostitute to Canada after she completed a jail sentence for involuntary manslaughter for giving a fatal heroin ...
Apr 07, 2017
Premier responds to health-firings report; retired judge to oversee payouts
VANCOUVER - Days before Tuesday’s election call, British Columbia’s premier again apologized for a scandal that saw eight people wrongly fired from the Health Ministry in 2012, including o...
Apr 07, 2017
Some of what was said Friday in Canada about the U.S. airstrikes in Syria
OTTAWA - Some quotes about the situation in Syria following President Donald Trump’s retaliatory missile attacks against a Syrian air base: “This morning, I spoke with the president direct...
Apr 07, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 7 --- CANADA LOOPED IN ON AMERICAN MISSILE STRIKE: Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan received a briefing from his American counterpart about an hour before...
Apr 07, 2017
Trudeau extends Canada's condolences to Sweden after Stockholm attack
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is offering condolences to Sweden after at least four people were killed and several others injured in Stockholm in what that country is calling a terror attack....
Apr 07, 2017