Category Archives: Canada
Researchers to look at ways of mitigating impact of Arctic oil spills
WINNIPEG - Ottawa and the Manitoba government have announced $4 million in funding for a large-scale research project aimed at helping Canadian companies and agencies be better prepared to mitigate th...
Jan 16, 2017
Calgary dad disappointed in sentences given to 3 who killed his son
CALGARY - The father of an 18-year-old man who was killed by a group of people in 2013 is unhappy with the sentencing of the three men convicted in the case. Lukas Strasser-Hird was beaten, kicked and...
Jan 16, 2017
NWT, Nunavut and Yukon reach health-care funding deal with federal government
OTTAWA - The federal government says it has reached a health-care funding agreement with the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Yukon. It says the three territorial governments agreed Monday to new ta...
Jan 16, 2017
Former Halifax professor sues over explicit photo posted to Twitter
HALIFAX - A former Halifax professor who resigned after saying he had a sexual relationship with a student has filed a lawsuit over a nude photo of his genitals that was posted to Twitter. Michael Kyd...
Jan 16, 2017

The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Jan. 16 --- ETHICS WATCHDOG LOOKING INTO TRUDEAU VACATION: Canada’s ethics watchdog plans to take a closer look at Justin Trudeau’s recent family ...
Jan 16, 2017

Canada's party for Trump: Poutine, salmon, and a reduced bill for taxpayers
WASHINGTON - As the Canadian government prepares its quadrennial U.S. presidential inauguration bash at its embassy on Pennsylvania Avenue, this year’s menu plans include poutine, salmon, beef, ...
Jan 16, 2017
Judges should stay out of Indian residential school claims, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO - Judges have no general right to interfere with compensation decisions involving claims by victims of Canada’s notorious Indian residential schools, Ontario’s top court said Monda...
Jan 16, 2017
NATO without U.S. means Canada will have to do more, says committee chair
OTTAWA - Canada will have to contribute more to NATO if the U.S. follows through on president-elect Donald Trump’s musings on withdrawing from the alliance, says the head of the House of Commons...
Jan 16, 2017
Supremacist group distributes racist pamphlets for U.S. King Jr. holiday
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Police in Abbotsford, B.C., aren’t sure if they’re dealing with a growing white supremacist problem or if a few “small-minded” people are behind the distribu...
Jan 16, 2017
Canadian filmmakers consider how to make Heritage Minutes fresh again
TORONTO - Kari Skogland thinks it’s about time that filmmakers push the boundaries on Canada’s Heritage Minutes. After directing two early instalments in the series of bite-sized historic ...
Jan 16, 2017