Category Archives: Canada
Muslim leader says Tory opposition to Islamophobia motion is stoking prejudice
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are stoking a wave of anti-Muslim sentiment by raising unfounded fears about a motion calling on the House of Commons to condemn Islamophobia, a Canadian Muslim leader said T...
Feb 21, 2017
Former Liberal PM Paul Martin: Trudeau is striking right balance with U.S., China
TORONTO - Canada should work to strengthen its ties with China and other countries while ensuring it maintains a good relationship with the United States, former prime minister Paul Martin said Tuesda...
Feb 21, 2017
Things to know about the Yazidi people and Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is announcing a plan to bring in as many as 1,200 Yazidi refugees by the end of the year. Here are some facts about the Yazidis and their plight. - Yazidis are a Kurdi...
Feb 21, 2017
Efforts to revise NAFTA will include all three member countries, Freeland says
TORONTO - All three NAFTA members will be at the table whenever talks to revise the trade deal get underway, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said Tuesday amid concerns that Mexico could be ...
Feb 21, 2017
Canada to give asylum to 1,200 primarily Yazidi refugees by year end
OTTAWA - Some 1,200 people considered to be among the most vulnerable refugees in the world are to be housed in Canada by the end of this year, the Trudeau government announced Tuesday - a move praise...
Feb 21, 2017
Teen driver calls 911 to contest speeding ticket, gets educational talk: OPP
LEEDS, Ont. - Police say a teen ticketed for speeding in eastern Ontario apparently couldn’t wait to go to court to contest the charge - he called 911. Ontario Provincial Police say the 19-year-...
Feb 21, 2017
Ontario attorney general seeks Ottawa's help to speed up justice system
TORONTO - Ontario’s attorney general is calling on the federal government to help speed up the justice system by appointing more judges and making specific changes to the country’s Crimina...
Feb 21, 2017
Nova Scotia doctor to stand trial in early April, defence lawyer says
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The defence lawyer for a Nova Scotia doctor charged with drug trafficking after police accused her of prescribing 50,000 pills to a hospital patient has confirmed the trial is now ...
Feb 21, 2017
Man charged after camera found in thermos allegedly used to film in washroom
TORONTO - A Toronto man has been arrested after allegedly using a camera hidden in a thermos to film people in a washroom. Police say officers responded to a call about a suspicious incident at the Re...
Feb 21, 2017
Canadians warn against Trump pressure to change strategy for fighting ISIL
PERSIAN GULF - Two senior Canadian generals have defended the current strategy for defeating ISIL in Iraq and Syria, which U.S. officials have put under review following scathing criticism by Presiden...
Feb 21, 2017