Category Archives: Canada
Quebec judge could face dismissal for refusing to hear case in January 2015
MONTREAL - A judicial inquiry committee is recommending a Quebec judge be dismissed for refusing to hear a spat between neighbours and for suggesting too strongly they negotiate a settlement in a smal...
Feb 08, 2017
Feds started wrestling with Trump tax plan shortly after election
OTTAWA - From Day 1, the Trudeau government has been monitoring the potential impacts on Canada of Donald Trump’s tax agenda. An internal briefing document shows Finance Department officials too...
Feb 08, 2017

PC Plus rewards collectors warned to beef up passwords after security breach
TORONTO - Loblaw is warning PC Plus rewards collectors to beef up their passwords after points were stolen from some members’ accounts. “We are treating this as a breach as individual memb...
Feb 08, 2017
Contest winner can keep $100,000 prize despite alleged deal to split it: judge
SYDNEY, N.S. - A Cape Breton judge has handed a big victory to a contest winner trying to keep a $100,000 prize despite an alleged agreement to split it with four other finalists. Darin Seymour won th...
Feb 08, 2017

Canada's pre-emptive warning on US tariff talk: Don't tax us, or we'll tax you
WASHINGTON - The Canadian government is launching a pre-emptive warning for American policy-makers considering a tax on cross-border trade: If you hit us, prepare to be hit back. As she concluded a tw...
Feb 08, 2017
Hamilton cat tests positive for rabies; officials suspect link to raccoon strain
Officials suspect a Hamilton cat that tested positive for rabies earlier this week may be infected with a strain that made a surprise reappearance in southern Ontario after a decade-long hiatus. The c...
Feb 08, 2017
Kevin O'Leary finds a new premier to target: Nova Scotia's Stephen McNeil
HALIFAX - Kevin O’Leary - who drummed up headlines last month when he targeted Ontario’s Kathleen Wynne - has launched an aggressive attack on another Liberal premier. In an “open le...
Feb 08, 2017
Revoked Nexus trusted-traveller cards reinstated, at least for now: minister
OTTAWA - Trusted-traveller Nexus cards revoked from about 200 Canadian permanent residents have been reinstated, at least for now, says Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale. The Nexus cards, which hel...
Feb 08, 2017

Trudeau to meet Angela Merkel in Germany, address European Parliament
OTTAWA - Next week’s meeting between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and German Chancellor Angela Merkel will be a symbolic affirmation of their shared values in the Donald Trump era, says Germany...
Feb 08, 2017

Blood stains tell story of attack on three victims: forensic expert
CALGARY - A woman and her grandson were attacked in a spare bedroom where she was hit with a blunt instrument that caused a significant impact and loss of blood, a murder trial was told Wednesday. ...
Feb 08, 2017