Category Archives: Canada
Ethics watchdog continues investigation into Wright's $90K payment to Mike Duffy
OTTAWA - Almost a full year after Sen. Mike Duffy was acquitted on 31 charges of fraud, bribery and breach of trust, the man who paid him $90,000 remains under investigation by the federal ethics watc...
Mar 14, 2017
Toronto man appealing sex assault conviction says judge was biased
TORONTO - A judge who referenced research on gendered violence in convicting a Toronto man of sexual assault appeared to be biased against him, the man’s lawyers alleged Tuesday at his appeal he...
Mar 14, 2017
Homeless woman who was viciously beaten attends attacker's hearing
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan woman whose legs had to be amputated after she was viciously beaten and burned has attended the opening of a dangerous offender hearing for the man who pleaded gu...
Mar 13, 2017
Manitoba prepared to stand alone in health care fight with Ottawa: Pallister
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is not worried about being the last province standing in a health-funding dispute with Ottawa and will not be rushed into accepting any deals, Premier Brian Pallister said Monday. ...
Mar 13, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, March 13 --- PRESSURE MOUNTS ON SENTATOR TO RESIGN: The chorus of voices calling on Sen. Don Meredith to resign in the wake of a damning ethics probe into his...
Mar 13, 2017
Alberta introduces legislation to ban donating blood, plasma for profit
EDMONTON - Alberta is taking steps to prevent donors from selling their blood and plasma for a profit. The changes are included in the Voluntary Blood Donations Act, introduced Monday in the legislatu...
Mar 13, 2017
Cystic fibrosis patients in Canada have longer median survival than in U.S.: study
TORONTO - Canadians with cystic fibrosis have a median lifespan a decade longer than their U.S. counterparts and researchers on both sides of the border are trying to figure out why there’s such...
Mar 13, 2017
Media executive John Cruickshank named Canadian consul general to Chicago
OTTAWA - Long-time Canadian media executive John Cruickshank, the former publisher of the Toronto Star, has been named Canada’s consul general to Chicago. Global Affairs cited Cruickshank’...
Mar 13, 2017
TD Bank allegations raise 'serious concerns,' says banking ombudsman
TORONTO - The head of Canada’s main financial services ombudsman says allegations about aggressive sales tactics by TD Bank employees raise “serious concerns” and the watchdog will b...
Mar 13, 2017
A look at Canada's defence spending and NATO obligations, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A new NATO report says Canada’s defence spending increased in 2016, but that the country remains near the back of the pack when spending is expressed in the military alliance’s pr...
Mar 13, 2017