Category Archives: Canada

Canadian citizen denied entry to United States told she needed visa to get in
MONTREAL - A Montrealer who is a Canadian citizen by birth says she was barred from entering the United States and told to get a valid visa if she ever wants to cross the border. Manpreet Kooner said ...
Mar 06, 2017
Greenpeace court filing an admission of 'lying,' forest company charges
TORONTO - A forestry multinational that is suing Greenpeace under American racketeering laws alleges that the activist organization’s recent court filings are essentially an admission that it li...
Mar 06, 2017
Premier Brad Wall says he will ditch top-up pay from Saskatchewan Party
REGINA - Premier Brad Wall says he will stop getting more pay from the Saskatchewan Party, but don’t look for changes to political donation laws. Wall has been getting about $37,000 a year from ...
Mar 06, 2017
Nova Scotia man convicted of sexually assaulting woman while she was asleep
HALIFAX - A Halifax-area man has been convicted of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman, in a case likely to add to the growing discourse over sexual consent. Robert Shawn Burton of Lower Sackville, N...
Mar 06, 2017

Khizr Khan cancels Toronto talk after travel privileges 'being reviewed': organizer
TORONTO - The organizer of a luncheon featuring a speech by the father of an American Muslim soldier killed in Iraq said Monday that the event was cancelled because the man’s “travel privi...
Mar 06, 2017
Proposed class action against B.C. argues foreign-buyers' tax unconstitutional
VANCOUVER - A 15-per-cent tax on foreign homebuyers in Metro Vancouver is unconstitutional and unfairly discriminates against people from Asia, a proposed class-action lawsuit against the British Colu...
Mar 06, 2017

Conservatives quash idea of offering refund to encourage leadership dropouts
OTTAWA - One of the hopefuls vying for the leadership of the federal Conservatives says the party has a role to play in helping to cull the sprawling herd of candidates - a role Tory officials donR...
Mar 06, 2017
Federal government not abdicating role in Grassy Narrows cleanup, says Murray
OTTAWA - Ontario Environment Minister Glen Murray says there’s no reason to think Ottawa is not committed to addressing the long-standing issue of mercury contamination and cleanup at Grassy Nar...
Mar 06, 2017

Charest used sex, threats and guilt to manipulate skiers: alleged victim
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - Ex-national ski coach Bertrand Charest used sex, threats and guilt to manipulate the athletes under his control, an alleged victim told his sex-assault trial Monday. She said she ...
Mar 06, 2017

New Trump travel ban under review by Liberals watching for border impact
OTTAWA - A delay in implementation of the new iteration of U.S. President Donald Trump’s controversial immigration ban has bought Canadian officials some breathing room as they try to figure out...
Mar 06, 2017