Category Archives: Canada
Man accused of killing off-duty police officer remanded for alleged bail breach
HALIFAX - A man accused of killing an off-duty Nova Scotia police officer has been remanded in custody until next week after allegedly breaching his bail conditions. Christopher Calvin Garnier is sche...
Feb 22, 2017
Human trafficking survivors would get power to sue under Ontario legislation
TORONTO - Human trafficking survivors would be allowed to sue their traffickers under new legislation proposed in Ontario, where about two-thirds of all police-reported cases in Canada occur. Introduc...
Feb 22, 2017
Health Canada approves sale of irradiated ground beef, says can reduce bacteria
The federal government has approved the sale of ground beef that has been treated with radiant energy similar to X-rays. Health Canada says irradiation can reduce levels of harmful bacteria such as E....
Feb 22, 2017
Bill to end winter electricity disconnections sped through legislature
TORONTO - Ontario electricity distributors will no longer be allowed to disconnect customers’ power in the winter if they don’t pay their bills, which are steadily rising along with ratepa...
Feb 22, 2017
First Nations oppose trucking of nuclear material from Ontario to U.S. site
A group representing seven First Nations in Ontario and Quebec says it’s opposed to a plan to truck highly radioactive liquid from the Chalk River Laboratories in Deep River, Ont., to a site in ...
Feb 22, 2017
Canada seeks 'coalition of the willing' on Asian trade, post TPP, says Champagne
OTTAWA - Canada is searching for a new “coalition of the willing” to forge trade links in Asia following President Donald Trump’s decision to kill the Trans-Pacific Partnership, says...
Feb 22, 2017
In Sweden, Governor General talks immigration, refugees alongside trade
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. David Johnston found himself talking about Canada’s system of private sponsorship for refugees during a trip to Sweden this week, arriving just as the Scandinavian country fou...
Feb 22, 2017
Extracurricular activities are now up to teachers, education minister says
HALIFAX - It will be up to Nova Scotia teachers to decide whether they participate in extracurricular activities as they adjust to a contract imposed on them through legislation, Education Minister Ka...
Feb 22, 2017
Charges laid in jail assault on man who killed Calgary couple and grandchild
CALGARY - Charges have been laid in a jailhouse attack on a man convicted of killing a Calgary couple and their grandchild. Police say three inmates at the Calgary Remand Centre have been charged with...
Feb 22, 2017
West Coast sub returns to sea for trials prior to operations with allies
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - The Royal Canadian Navy’s only operational submarine on the West Coast is doing training exercises as it readies for operations after undergoing repairs to dozens of problem we...
Feb 22, 2017