Category Archives: Canada

Manitoba tables bill to freeze public-sector wages
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s Progressive Conservative government faced protesting students and the threat of a labour lawsuit Monday as it moved to freeze public-sector wages and raise post-secondary t...
Mar 20, 2017
Too soon to put Canadian price tag on Trump's immigration overhaul, MPs told
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is examining whether the fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration will require more cash to be spent north of the border. But bo...
Mar 20, 2017
Lawsuit claims publicly funded ads boosting B.C. Liberal Party ahead of election
VANCOUVER - Two Vancouver lawyers have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Columbia government and the governing Liberal party alleging misuse of taxpayer dollars for partisan ad...
Mar 20, 2017
Fisheries committee calls for more study of East Coast cod, capelin stocks
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is urging the Fisheries Department to conduct annual studies of the northern cod population off Newfoundland and Labrador to track its recovery. The MPs also urge...
Mar 20, 2017

Ex-PMO spokesman admits he wrongly suggested Muslim group had terrorist ties
OTTAWA - Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s one-time communications director admits he was inaccurate when he suggested a Canadian Muslim group had ties to a terrorist organization. Jason Ma...
Mar 20, 2017

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, March 20 --- FBI INVESTIGATING RUSSIAN TIES TO TRUMP TEAM: A political bombshell landed Monday in Washington as law enforcement confirmed an ongoing investiga...
Mar 20, 2017
Challenge of Quebec secession law finally makes it before the courts
MONTREAL - The long-awaited constitutional challenge of Quebec’s secession law finally found its way before a judge on Monday, nearly 16 years after it was launched. The provincial law, known as...
Mar 20, 2017

EU trade chief blasts Trump "walls", cites Canada as partner on openness
OTTAWA - The European Union’s trade chief says Canada is a key partner against the job-killing, anti-trade sentiment coming from Donald Trump’s administration. EU Trade Commissioner Cecili...
Mar 20, 2017
Police investigate after woman alleges man posted nude photos without consent
TORONTO - Police say they are investigating after a woman alleged that a Toronto photographer and comedian publicly posted nude photos of her online without her consent. Const. Victor Kwong says the w...
Mar 20, 2017
B.C. man shot by police repeatedly stabbed himself before shooting: witnesses
BURNABY, B.C. - Employees at a grocery store in Surrey, B.C., told a corner’s inquest Monday that they watched a man repeatedly stab himself with stolen paring knives minutes before he was shot ...
Mar 20, 2017