Category Archives: Canada
Damages awarded two inmates for prison lockdowns called unjustified
TORONTO - A judge’s finding that two inmates were subjected to cruel and unusual treatment because of the numerous prison lockdowns they endured was based on faulty information and legally wrong...
Feb 21, 2017
New trial date set for accused human smuggler after jury unable to reach verdict
VANCOUVER - A new trial date has been set for a Sri Lankan man accused of smuggling hundreds of Tamil migrants to Canada aboard a decrepit cargo ship. Kunarobinson Christhurajah will face trial again ...
Feb 21, 2017
Tory leadership candidate Steven Blaney wants crackdown on illegal immigrants
MONTREAL - Canada must act immediately to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country, Conservative leadership candidate Steven Blaney said Tuesday. Amid a recent influx of people fleeing the Un...
Feb 21, 2017
Manitoba premier seeks co-ordination with feds to deal with refugee surge
WINNIPEG - The federal and provincial governments need to co-ordinate their approach to the growing number of asylum-seekers crossing the border because all signs from the United States suggest the is...
Feb 21, 2017
Muslim leader says Tory opposition to Islamophobia motion is stoking prejudice
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are stoking a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment by raising unfounded fears about a motion calling on the House of Commons to condemn Islamophobia, a Canadian Muslim leader said T...
Feb 21, 2017
Former Liberal PM Paul Martin: Trudeau is striking right balance with U.S., China
TORONTO - Canada should work to strengthen its ties with China and other countries while ensuring it maintains a good relationship with the United States, former prime minister Paul Martin said Tuesda...
Feb 21, 2017
Things to know about the Yazidi people and Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is announcing a plan to bring in as many as 1,200 Yazidi refugees by the end of the year. Here are some facts about the Yazidis and their plight. - Yazidis are a Kurdi...
Feb 21, 2017
Efforts to revise NAFTA will include all three member countries, Freeland says
TORONTO - All three NAFTA members will be at the table whenever talks to revise the trade deal get underway, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday amid concerns that Mexico could be ...
Feb 21, 2017
Canada to give asylum to 1,200 primarily Yazidi refugees by year end
OTTAWA - Some 1,200 people considered to be among the most vulnerable refugees in the world are to be housed in Canada by the end of this year, the Trudeau government announced Tuesday - a move praise...
Feb 21, 2017
Teen driver calls 911 to contest speeding ticket, gets educational talk: OPP
LEEDS, Ont. - Police say a teen ticketed for speeding in eastern Ontario apparently couldn’t wait to go to court to contest the charge - he called 911. Ontario Provincial Police say the 19-year-...
Feb 21, 2017