Category Archives: Canada
Class action seeks damages from city and province after epic snow storm
MONTREAL - Lawyers on behalf of motorists left stranded in their cars on a highway after Tuesday’s snowstorm applied on Thursday for a class action lawsuit against the Quebec government and City...
Mar 16, 2017
Alberta Children's Services not to blame in father's murder of two sons: judge
EDMONTON - An inquiry judge makes no recommendations in a report that says Alberta Children’s Services cannot be blamed in the deaths of two young boys. Judge Raymond Bodnarek says Jason Cardina...
Mar 16, 2017
Sen. Don Meredith, in conversation with The Canadian Press
Disgraced Sen. Don Meredith has told The Canadian Press he is deeply sorry about his relationship with a teenager, which has been the subject of a scathing ethics report, but says he is not ready to r...
Mar 16, 2017
No decision yet about whether Charest will testify at his sex assault trial
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Lawyers for former ski coach Bertrand Charest said Thursday they still didn’t know whether he will testify at his sex assault trial. Defence lawyer Jacky-Eric Salvant said t...
Mar 16, 2017
Integration still a challenge for Syrian refugees one year later: researchers
MONTREAL - More than a year after landing in Canada, many Syrian refugees are still having trouble integrating, according to government data and researchers who have studied the issue. In comparison t...
Mar 16, 2017
Auto workers union takes aim at Trump examination of auto fuel standards
OTTAWA - Ontario will align itself with California to fight for climate change following President Donald Trump’s decision to re-examine fuel efficiency regulations in the auto sector, the provi...
Mar 16, 2017
A tale of 11 budgets: Alberta's road from $1.6B surplus to $10.3B deficit
EDMONTON - Alberta’s NDP government tabled its third budget Thursday that includes a $10.3-billion deficit but includes increased spending and contains no tax cuts or increases. Here are the las...
Mar 16, 2017
Winners and losers in Alberta's 2017 budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government released its budget Thursday. Here are some of the winners and losers: Winners Grade School Students and their parents - The budget will increase funding to match enr...
Mar 16, 2017
Some highlights from Alberta's 2017 budget
EDMONTON - The Alberta government released a budget Thursday that banks on the province’s economy rebounding from recent hard times. Here are some of the highlights: - Revenue is forecast to hit...
Mar 16, 2017
Child care talks spark anew between feds, provinces, with looming Liberal budget
OTTAWA - The federal government reignited child care talks with the provinces days before the release of a budget that will make a significant financial commitment to daycare nationwide. The precise d...
Mar 16, 2017