Category Archives: Canada
U.S. court tosses case against Canadian government by mislabelled B.C. terrorist
VANCOUVER - A United States court has tossed out a lawsuit that accuses the Canadian government of ruining the life of a British Columbia woman for allegedly giving false information to American autho...
Feb 06, 2017
A closer look at the federal economic growth council's recommendations
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government’s economic advisory council unveiled new recommendations Monday under five categories. Ottawa is widely expected to incorporate elements of these suggestions into...
Feb 06, 2017
A look at court cases involving mothers who have disposed of dead babies
WINNIPEG - A judge has found a Winnipeg woman guilty of concealing the bodies of her six babies in a storage locker. Andrea Giesbrecht was convicted on six counts under Section 243 of the Criminal Cod...
Feb 06, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Feb. 6 --- FED ADVISERS PROPOSE HIGHER RETIREMENT AGE: The Trudeau government’s economic advisory council is recommending Ottawa raise the age of retire...
Feb 06, 2017
New Brunswick budget to provide targeted spending as debt worries grow
FREDERICTON - The New Brunswick government will bring in targeted spending increases in its budget Tuesday, with fiscal balance remaining years away. A government source with knowledge of the budget t...
Feb 06, 2017
B.C. government and lumber industry to launch softwood lobbying campaign
MONTREAL - The BC Lumber Trade Council and provincial government said Monday they will try to convince American consumers, politicians and lumber buyers that an equitable softwood lumber deal is neede...
Feb 06, 2017
Inmates in Federal Court hoping to force government to address inmate pay rules
MONTREAL - Federal prisoners who want to increase the amount they receive in inmate pay are hopeful a court will find in their favour and force the government to act on the issue. Lawyers representing...
Feb 06, 2017
Public safety minister says 200 people have lost access to Nexus card
OTTAWA - About 200 Canadian people have been unable to use their Nexus cards to cross the American border since U.S. President Donald Trump ordered a temporary halt to immigration from certain countri...
Feb 06, 2017
Fisheries officers launch probe after seals found shot dead on Cape Breton beach
PORT HOOD, N.S. - Residents of Cape Breton’s southwest shore say they are shocked five seals have been found shot dead on a local beach. “It’s not normal. We’ve never heard of ...
Feb 06, 2017
RCMP commissioner expresses fears over militarization of police forces
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson referenced the Mounties’ decision to give rifles to more frontline officers as he expressed fears Monday about the increasing militarization of Canadian po...
Feb 06, 2017