Category Archives: Canada
Reconciliation with indigenous peoples key to economic growth: justice minister
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals remain fully committed to legal and policy reforms for indigenous people, Canada’s justice minister said Wednesday as she sought to deflect complaints that the gove...
Feb 15, 2017
MacLauchlan creates new department and does minor shuffle of P.E.I. cabinet
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Wade MacLauchlan is making some minor changes to his cabinet and adding a new portfolio in an effort to help spur economic growth. Sonny Gallant is the new...
Feb 15, 2017
Amounts of melatonin in supplements can vary widely from what's on labels: study
TORONTO - Researchers have measured levels of melatonin in a number of over-the-counter supplements sold in Canada and found amounts of the hormone can vary dramatically from what’s listed on th...
Feb 15, 2017
WestJet pilot orders pizza for rerouted Air Canada passengers in Fredericton
FREDERICTON - Air Canada is apologizing to passengers who found themselves rerouted late at night to Fredericton with nothing to eat - that is, until a WestJet pilot stepped in to buy them pizza. The ...
Feb 15, 2017
Aunt of drowned Syrian child Alan Kurdi to release memoir 'The Boy on the Beach'
TORONTO - The aunt of a drowned Syrian toddler who became a haunting symbol of the country’s refugee crisis will be sharing her story in a forthcoming book. Tima Kurdi’s memoir “The ...
Feb 15, 2017
New homes for 350 domestic rats found in North Bay, Ont., apartment
NORTH BAY, Ont. - An animal welfare group in Ontario says more than half of nearly 600 domestic rats seized last year from an apartment in North Bay, Ont., have been adopted. The rodents were found in...
Feb 15, 2017
Judge in 'knees together' case seeks review of judicial council decision
OTTAWA - A judge who could lose his job after asking a sexual assault complainant why she couldn’t keep her knees together is asking for a judicial review in his case. Justice Robin Camp wants t...
Feb 15, 2017
Liberal government backing controversial motion on condemning Islamophobia
OTTAWA - Canadians will never be able to tackle hatred and discrimination against Muslims without naming the problem for what it is, says Liberal MP Iqra Khalid. “Words have impact,” the M...
Feb 15, 2017
Canada's takeaway from Trump meeting: 'cautiously optimistic' about NAFTA
WASHINGTON - Canada’s ambassador to Washington, who sat in on the Donald Trump-Justin Trudeau summit this week, says he’s now cautiously optimistic about any forthcoming changes to the Nor...
Feb 15, 2017
Ontario man shoots himself while trying to make necklace from bullet
OSHAWA, Ont. - An Ontario man is recovering from surgery after he shot himself in the leg while making a necklace out of a bullet. Durham Regional Police say a 50-year-old Oshawa, Ont., man tried to p...
Feb 15, 2017