Category Archives: Canada
Bidding process for federal contracts legally flawed, company argues
TORONTO - A company that lost a $428-million federal contract in 2007 is calling on Canada’s top court to weigh in on the long-running case, arguing the fairness and integrity of the countryR...
Mar 29, 2017
Tourism versus environment: Development in Rocky Mountain national parks
Parks Canada is proposing an $86-million bike trail in Jasper National Park that would run from the Jasper townsite to the Columbia Icefields. The agency says it’s an opportunity to expand visit...
Mar 29, 2017
Canadian found guilty of insulting Turkey's president released as lawyer appeals case
A Canadian woman detained in Turkey has been found guilty of insulting the country’s president, but said she has been released from prison as her lawyer pursues an appeal of the case. Ece Heper ...
Mar 29, 2017
Ottawa police chief cautions those showing support for colleague facing charges
Ottawa police leaders are asking fellow officers who are wearing wristbands in solidarity with a colleague charged in the 2016 death of a 37-year-old Somali-Canadian man to think carefully about the m...
Mar 29, 2017

Nature Conservancy of Canada buys 'pristine' area on north shore of Lake Superior
The Nature Conservancy of Canada says it has purchased more than 1,000 hectares of property on the north shore of Lake Superior that is crucial to species such as bald eagles and peregrine falcons. It...
Mar 29, 2017
Picton water treatment plant reopens, but water emergency remains in place
PICTON, Ont. - A southeastern Ontario community continues to grapple with a water crisis after a sunken barge leaked contaminants into a bay on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The mayor of Picton, On...
Mar 29, 2017
Randal Dooley's father granted escorted absences from prison for community service
GRAVENHURST, Ont. - A man convicted of killing his son in a horrific case of child abuse will be allowed to temporarily leave prison while supervised to perform community service, which he said was pa...
Mar 29, 2017

When a Juno doesn't pay the bills: 5-time nominee moonlights as a school teacher
TORONTO - Diana Panton is leading a double life. The Hamilton high school teacher hasn’t told her students much about her other career as a Juno-winning jazz musician, but as she contends for a ...
Mar 29, 2017

Strike averted as Purolator and Teamsters reach tentative agreement
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Purolator says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with Teamsters Canada ahead of today’s strike deadline. The company says it is returning to normal operations and...
Mar 29, 2017
Five stories in the news today, March 29
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, March 29: --- DEADLINE PASSES FOR CONSERVATIVE RIVALS TO SIGN UP NEW MEMBERS The deadline came and went at midnight for the Conservative leadership contenders t...
Mar 29, 2017