Category Archives: Canada
A look at the refugee process for people walking across the U.S. border
WINNIPEG - People have been walking across the United States border to claim refugee status for years, but a Winnipeg immigration lawyer says he’s not used to seeing them cross over in the bitte...
Feb 08, 2017
Sister of teacher killed in La Loche shooting says community needs more support
SASKATOON - The sister of a teacher who was killed in a school shooting is speaking out in support of the northern Saskatchewan community where he died. Adam Wood was killed along with a teacher’...
Feb 08, 2017
Job interview polygraph leads to perjury charge against Edmonton police officer
EDMONTON - An Edmonton police officer has been charged with perjury for something he said during an interview for a job with another police force. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says the o...
Feb 08, 2017
PQ report calls the party an aging 'social club'
QUEBEC - Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee says a report he commissioned about the makeup of the party membership lays out some “disturbing truths” that could serve to broaden its...
Feb 08, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Feb. 8 --- CANADA ISSUES WARNING ON U.S. TAX IDEA: The Canadian government is launching a pre-emptive warning for American policy-makers considering a tax ...
Feb 08, 2017
Dry or wet? Byzantine liquor laws persist in pockets of rural Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Earlier this week, a plebiscite in a rural corner of Nova Scotia laid bare the province’s particularly bizarre relationship with alcohol. Nova Scotia may have a reputation for rum-runn...
Feb 08, 2017
The B Bomb: new federal cash for Bombardier reignites political tensions
OTTAWA - From the West came the calls of a double standard: why are the federal Liberals giving Bombardier Inc. a $372.5-million loan while thousands of jobs in the oil and gas industry remain consign...
Feb 08, 2017
Trudeau discusses infrastructure, economic growth with Yukon premier
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Yukon Premier Sandy Silver met on Parliament Hill on Wednesday to discuss infrastructure, economic growth, energy and reconciliation with indigenous peoples....
Feb 08, 2017
Quebec legislature votes to condemn Washington Post article that bashed province
QUEBEC - The Quebec government voted Wednesday to denounce a recent Washington Post opinion piece that claimed the province is more racist than the rest of Canada. Legislature members voted unanimousl...
Feb 08, 2017
Woman who killed two when she backed into a Costco loses conviction appeal
TORONTO - A woman who claimed her foot got caught in the pedals when she drove into a Costco storefront in London, Ont., and killed a child and her newborn sister lost her bid Wednesday to have her co...
Feb 08, 2017