Category Archives: Canada
Feds settle case of 'grossly unfair' leak about Montreal man, RCMP probe ongoing
OTTAWA - The federal government has quietly settled the lawsuit of a Montreal man who complained he was smeared by inflammatory and false accusations about extremist activities. It is the latest twist...
Mar 03, 2017
Five stories in the news today, March 3
Five stories in the news for Friday, March 3: --- TRUDEAU TO DISCUSS OPIOID CRISIS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will discuss the opioid crisis when he holds a roundtable discussion with health profes...
Mar 03, 2017
Adults exposed to alcohol before birth appear prone to health conditions: survey
VANCOUVER - Myles Himmelreich has struggled with significant joint pain since he was a teen, yet he didn’t get a proper diagnosis of arthritis until he was in his mid-30s. His young age and the ...
Mar 03, 2017
Opioid crisis is devastating communities and families: Trudeau
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the opioid crisis is devastating communities and families across Canada. After going on a ride-along on Friday with Vancouver police in the city’s ...
Mar 03, 2017
N.B. commission recommends lowering voting age, letting some non-citizens vote
FREDERICTON - Voting at 16 years old. Giving some non-citizens the vote. A preferential ballot. New Brunswick’s Commission on Electoral Reform issued 24 sweeping recommendations Friday to the wa...
Mar 03, 2017
Georgian Bay vodka recalled in Ontario because alcohol level is too high
TORONTO - An Ontario-made brand of vodka is being pulled from store shelves in the province because of a faulty batch that contained double the alcohol content shown on the label. Christine Bujold of ...
Mar 02, 2017
Candidate withdraws from Liberal nomination for Ontario byelection race
THORNHILL, Ont. - A candidate pulled out of a Liberal nomination fight for a federal byelection in Ontario on Thursday, days after she said the race was set up to favour one of Prime Minister Justin T...
Mar 02, 2017
Alberta seeks intervener status for court challenges on Trans Mountain pipeline
EDMONTON - The Alberta government wants a seat at the table in any future legal fight over the Trans Mountain pipeline. Premier Rachel Notley’s government, in its throne speech Thursday, announc...
Mar 02, 2017
Two-thirds of snowmobilers who died in avalanches over past 5 years from Alberta
VANCOUVER - All the avalanches that killed snowmobilers over the past five years occurred in British Columbia, but two-thirds of the victims were from Alberta. Avalanche Canada says March is the deadl...
Mar 02, 2017
Calgary university voluntarily grounds Tecnam planes after fatal crash
CALGARY - Mount Royal University says it is voluntarily grounding two planes in its flight training program after a third crashed last month, killing two instructors. The university says the decision ...
Mar 02, 2017