Category Archives: Canada
Ontario medical regulator wins appeal against own committee's penalty on doctor
TORONTO - Ontario’s medical regulator has won an appeal of a penalty imposed by its own discipline committee after decrying the independent panel’s “demonstrably unfit” punishm...
Jan 26, 2017
MP who brought forward Wynn's Law disappointed PM is 'in the dark' about bill
ST. ALBERT, Alta. - An MP who is championing a bill named after an Alberta RCMP officer killed on the job says it’s “inexcusable” that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had no idea about...
Jan 26, 2017
One shuffle leads to another: Trudeau names nine new parliamentary secretaries
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is adding nine new names to the ranks of parliamentary secretaries for the Liberal government. They include Ginette Petitpas Taylor, who is now parliamentary sec...
Jan 26, 2017
Ontario mom who smuggled guns from U.S. sentenced to nearly two years in jail
WINDSOR, Ont. - A mother of three is going to jail for nearly two years for smuggling guns into Canada. Michelle Downey, 38, had tearfully pleaded to be allowed to serve her sentence at home in Lasall...
Jan 26, 2017
Tembec open to lumber export quotas in a break from Canadian industry
MONTREAL - Eastern Canadian lumber producer Tembec says it’s open to quotas on exports to the United States, in a break from the positions of some Canadian rivals and the Quebec government. Whil...
Jan 26, 2017
Students looking for selfies, some pipeline protesters meet Trudeau in Regina
REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was greeted by protesters shouting “water is life” as he walked through the University of Regina to meet students. Trudeau replied that he agreed and...
Jan 26, 2017
Ottawa tell Maritime provinces they must repay HST revenues after overpayments
HALIFAX - Ottawa has told the Maritime provinces they will have to pay back hefty HST revenues after overpayments in recent years. New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and P.E.I. said Thursday the federal gover...
Jan 26, 2017
Quebec motorist gets 14-year prison sentence in death of family of three
SAGUENAY, Que. - A repeat drunk driver who was under the influence of alcohol when he killed a family of three was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison. A jury convicted Yves Martin last December ...
Jan 26, 2017
Task force recommendations on modernizing the Toronto Police Service
TORONTO - A task force report released Thursday makes 32 recommendations on how to “modernize” the 8,000-member Toronto Police Service. Here are some key ones: Culture change: Moving towar...
Jan 26, 2017
Toronto pot shop owners want police, stores to co-operate
TORONTO - A group of Toronto pot shop owners is calling for greater co-operation and understanding between police and their fellow dispensary owners. The Toronto Dispensary Coalition backed up recent ...
Jan 26, 2017