Category Archives: Canada
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Jan. 17 --- TRUDEAU TOUTS NATO AFTER TRUMP CALLS IT OBSOLETE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to be a reliable partner in NATO. But j...
Jan 17, 2017
B.C. First Nations take Ottawa to court over Trans Mountain pipeline approval
VANCOUVER - Opposition is mounting against the proposed expansion of the Trans Mountain pipeline as three First Nations launch fresh legal challenges aimed at stymying a project they say was approved ...
Jan 17, 2017
U.S. tax authority: GOP plan would hit Canada less than other countries
WASHINGTON - An American tax authority who helped champion a reform now being considered by the U.S. Congress says Canada would not be among the countries hardest hit by the introduction of so-called ...
Jan 17, 2017
Kevin O'Leary won't comment on 'swirling' rumours he'll join Tory race Wednesday
OTTAWA - Kevin O’Leary says there are all sorts of rumours swirling about when he will join the Conservative leadership race. But he’s refusing to comment on the latest one: that he’...
Jan 17, 2017
Canadian man killed in Mexico shooting 'loved dancing,' sister says
TORONTO - The family of a Canadian man killed in a nightclub shooting in Mexico is planning a “big celebration” for the popular security guard when they bring his body home. Kirk Wilson...
Jan 17, 2017
No comparison between rise of Trump and U.K. Brexit vote, says British envoy
OTTAWA - Britain’s envoy to Canada says it is lazy to equate the rise of Donald Trump in the U.S. to his country’s controversial decision to leave the European Union. High Commissioner How...
Jan 17, 2017
Two Calgary Police Service officers charged with serious crimes
CALGARY - Alberta’s police watchdog says two officers from the Calgary Police Service have been charged with serious crimes, including the new head of the city’s police union. Sgt. Les Kam...
Jan 17, 2017
Finding doctor sexually abused her female patient, loss of licence upheld
TORONTO - Stripping a doctor of her medical licence for sexually abusing a mentally ill female patient was appropriate and in the public interest, Divisional Court ruled Tuesday. In upholding the sexu...
Jan 17, 2017
Canadian travellers appear undeterred by fatal shooting in Mexico
Canadian travellers and expats appear undeterred by a fatal shooting at the popular Mexican resort town of Playa del Carmen this week, saying the area remains safe despite what they consider an isolat...
Jan 17, 2017
B.C.-Kinder Morgan revenue-sharing deal tears Canada's national fabric: expert
VICTORIA - A revenue-sharing agreement that helped convince British Columbia to support the $6.8 billion Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion threatens to tear the fabric of country, says a resource ...
Jan 17, 2017