Category Archives: Canada
Tories criticize Trudeau over letter to Fox, say the PM has better things to do
OTTAWA - The Opposition Conservatives are criticizing the Prime Minister’s Office for complaining to Fox News about a tweet identifying the suspect in the Quebec City mosque shooting as “M...
Feb 01, 2017
'Brave of her:' Advocate says acquittal in sex assault retrial could deter women
CALGARY - A sexual assault victim says she would have had second thoughts about going through with the “gut-wrenching” experience of the courts if a case involving a judge’s controve...
Feb 01, 2017
Policy quotes from Conservative leadership candidate Kevin O'Leary
OTTAWA - Kevin O’Leary, a longtime businessman turned reality TV star, is running for leadership of the Conservative party. He recently sat down with The Canadian Press for a wide-ranging interv...
Feb 01, 2017
Windsor hockey exec suspended over slur against women, ordered to take training
An Ontario minor hockey executive has been suspended and ordered to take ethics training after posting a slur online about Canadian women who joined a massive march in Washington, D.C., last month. Wi...
Feb 01, 2017

Blood-spattered Quebec mosque opens doors after weekend shooting
QUEBEC - Members of the city’s Muslim community walked over thick crusts of blood dried into the carpet of their mosque on Wednesday as they returned to the scene of last weekend’s carnage...
Feb 01, 2017

Speak loudly and carry a big stick: how Kevin O'Leary would govern Canada
OTTAWA - He’s a household name in Canada and the U.S., and Kevin O’Leary intends to use audiences in both to convince Canadians he’s the right man to lead this country. Millions of A...
Feb 01, 2017
Montreal man accused of uttering threats and inciting hatred
MONTREAL - A Montreal man was charged Wednesday with uttering threats online and inciting hatred as authorities said they were dealing with more hate-related complaints since Sunday’s mass killi...
Feb 01, 2017

Search on for Canadian filmmaker Rob Stewart who disappeared in Florida waters
A Canadian filmmaker has disappeared after a deep dive in Florida waters that left his partner unconscious, according to the missing man’s sister. Rob Stewart, 37, was in Florida filming a docum...
Feb 01, 2017

N.B. needs tougher power grid, poles to withstand ice storms, Green leader says
LAMEQUE, N.B. - NB Power needs to rebuild its shattered network with tougher gear to help it withstand violent ice storms like the one that toppled power poles like dominoes last week, New Brunswick...
Feb 01, 2017
Mystery over Chinese tycoon's disappearance from Hong Kong
HONG KONG - Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a Chinese-born Canadian billionaire reportedly seized in Hong Kong by mainland Chinese police, in a case that could rekindle concerns about overreach b...
Feb 01, 2017