Category Archives: Canada
Unifor head says industry on the cusp of rebuilding, plays down Trump concerns
TORONTO - Canada’s auto industry shouldn’t be concerned with the protectionist rhetoric coming from the White House, says the head of the union representing auto workers at the so-called D...
Feb 17, 2017
Ontario judge criticized by higher court for causing case delays
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has been criticized by a higher court for adding to a “culture of complacency” plaguing the justice system after early adjournments in a drug case resulted in a ...
Feb 17, 2017
Christmas-themed girls' pyjamas recalled due to flammability concerns
A line of Christmas-themed girls’ pyjamas sold in Canada last year under the brand name Mini Zone Choc has been recalled over flammability concerns. The pink two-piece sets had the phrase “...
Feb 17, 2017
Net farm income to slip in 2016 and 2016 as livestock herds expand: forecast
OTTAWA - Net cash income for farmers is forecast to dip slightly for both 2016 and 2017 as livestock producers take a hit from swelling herds of both cattle and hogs in Canada and the U.S. Overall net...
Feb 17, 2017
Inquest called into the death of aboriginal artist Moses Beaver
An inquest will be held into the in-custody death of aboriginal artist Moses Beaver. Beaver, 56, was pronounced dead at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Feb. 13 after being transferr...
Feb 17, 2017
New Democrats can switch votes in weeks-long fall leadership process
OTTAWA - Think of it as a typical political leadership convention, with candidates jostling for support in a series of ballots - except without any actual gathering of delegates and with the voting ta...
Feb 17, 2017
B.C. coroner calls for clean heroin supply to addicts as January OD toll at 116
VICTORIA - The number of illicit overdose deaths was down in January in British Columbia, but the toll of 116 people is still the third-highest on record behind only the previous two months. The BC Co...
Feb 17, 2017
Nova Scotia to offer early plea bargains in bid to speed up justice system
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia prosecutors will offer early plea bargains in minor criminal cases in an attempt to meet Supreme Court of Canada demands for speedier trials. Chief Judge Pamela Williams told the...
Feb 17, 2017
Alberta mom pleads guilty in 2014 death of nine-year-old daughter
CALGARY - A Calgary woman has admitted to drugging her nine-year-old daughter, then setting fire to the vehicle her child was in. Laura Coward, who is 50, pleaded guilty Thursday to second-degree murd...
Feb 17, 2017
Canadian federalism case at bar: Beer battle bubbles toward Supreme Court
TORONTO - A court ruling that threw out a New Brunswick man’s $292.50 fine for buying cheaper beer in another province and taking it home has upended decades of legal thinking and strikes at the...
Feb 17, 2017