Category Archives: Canada
PM and premier issue statements on anniversary of Sask school shooting
LA LOCHE, Sask. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is remembering the anniversary of the deadly La Loche, Sask., school shooting, saying the tiny community has inspired the whole country. Sunday marks th...
Jan 22, 2017
Trump looms large as Canada, allies finalize plans for NATO mission to Latvia
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump will loom large when representatives from several NATO countries gather here this week to finalize plans for deployment of a Canadian-led battle group to Latvia startin...
Jan 22, 2017
Ontario premier writes open letter criticizing Kevin O'Leary's policies, comments
Ontario’s Liberal premier has written an open letter to newly announced candidate for Conservative leadership Kevin O’Leary criticizing his proposed policies and comments he made about Ont...
Jan 22, 2017
Family of irked boy at N.B. town hall to name baby after Trudeau
FREDERICTON - A photo of a boy looking exasperated while sitting behind the prime minister has been making the rounds on social media, even giving Justin Trudeau a laugh, but the boy’s family wa...
Jan 22, 2017
A few facts to know about the Aga Khan: philanthropist and spiritual leader
OTTAWA - Who is the Aga Khan? A quick primer: - Prince Karim Aga Khan IV is the 49th hereditary heir and spiritual leader of the world’s 15 million Ismaili Muslims. - He heads up the Aga Khan De...
Jan 22, 2017
Trudeau not first politician to face heat for ride in Aga Khan's helicopter
OTTAWA - If only Justin Trudeau had bumped into Earl Deveaux at the airport in the Bahamas - he might have been able to save himself a chopper-load of political grief. After all, Deveaux - formerly th...
Jan 22, 2017
Critics say BC premier needs to do more than ditch her Liberal party stipend
VICTORIA - Premier Christy Clark will still be in a conflict of interest even though she’s rejected her party’s annual stipend, suggests a group that’s been critical of political fun...
Jan 22, 2017
Norovirus may have left more than 200 college students sick
Toronto Public Health says norovirus may be the cause of an outbreak that has affected more than 200 students at a city college, but the agency is waiting for laboratory confirmation. Dr. Michael Fink...
Jan 22, 2017
Unsettled Montreal Mob leadership means arson and reprisals to continue: experts
MONTREAL - A spate of recent Montreal-area arsons linked to organized crime suggests the battle for Mafia leadership in Quebec remains fractured, experts say. What is likely, they say, is the era that...
Jan 22, 2017
Alberta union says deal includes right to domestic violence leave
EDMONTON - A union in Alberta has negotiated domestic violence leave for members who work at a long-term care facility. The United Steelworkers says the agreement means Rivercrest Care Centre workers ...
Jan 22, 2017