Category Archives: Canada
Company must pay $60K 'moral' damages for axing sexually harassed woman
TORONTO - A woman who endured constant on-the-job sexual harassment before being unceremoniously fired when she complained deserved “moral damages” from her former employer, Ontario’...
Feb 15, 2017
Cook fired for taking food worth 50 cents wins $46,000 for wrongful dismissal
VANCOUVER - A woman who worked for Burger King for nearly 25 years has been awarded $46,000 by a court after she was fired over what a judge says was a misunderstanding over a fish sandwich, fries and...
Feb 15, 2017

Reconciliation with indigenous peoples key to economic growth: justice minister
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals remain fully committed to legal and policy reforms for indigenous people, Canada’s justice minister said Wednesday as she sought to deflect complaints that the gove...
Feb 15, 2017
MacLauchlan creates new department and does minor shuffle of P.E.I. cabinet
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan is making some minor changes to his cabinet and adding a new portfolio in an effort to help spur economic growth. Sonny Gallant is the new...
Feb 15, 2017

Amounts of melatonin in supplements can vary widely from what's on labels: study
TORONTO - Researchers have measured levels of melatonin in a number of over-the-counter supplements sold in Canada and found amounts of the hormone can vary dramatically from what’s listed on th...
Feb 15, 2017

WestJet pilot orders pizza for rerouted Air Canada passengers in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - Air Canada is apologizing to passengers who found themselves rerouted late at night to Fredericton with nothing to eat - that is, until a WestJet pilot stepped in to buy them pizza. The ...
Feb 15, 2017
Aunt of drowned Syrian child Alan Kurdi to release memoir 'The Boy on the Beach'
TORONTO - The aunt of a drowned Syrian toddler who became a haunting symbol of the country’s refugee crisis will be sharing her story in a forthcoming book. Tima Kurdi’s memoir “The ...
Feb 15, 2017
New homes for 350 domestic rats found in North Bay, Ont., apartment
NORTH BAY, Ont. - An animal welfare group in Ontario says more than half of nearly 600 domestic rats seized last year from an apartment in North Bay, Ont., have been adopted. The rodents were found in...
Feb 15, 2017
Judge in 'knees together' case seeks review of judicial council decision
OTTAWA - A judge who could lose his job after asking a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t keep her knees together is asking for a judicial review in his case. Justice Robin Camp wants t...
Feb 15, 2017

Liberal government backing controversial motion on condemning Islamophobia
OTTAWA - Canadians will never be able to tackle hatred and discrimination against Muslims without naming the problem for what it is, says Liberal MP Iqra Khalid. “Words have impact,” the M...
Feb 15, 2017