Category Archives: Canada
Mosque shootings: Trudeau says hateful words can have tragic consequences
QUEBEC - A mass shooting that killed six men at a Quebec mosque is a grim reminder that hateful words seeking to exclude or demean others can have tragic consequences, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to...
Feb 03, 2017
Manitoba doctor turns down appointment to Senate, cites personal reasons
WINNIPEG - Psychiatrist and palliative care expert Harvey Chochinov has decided not to become a senator. He was appointed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last fall to represent Manitoba. Chochinov ha...
Feb 02, 2017
Tory leadership hopeful's campaign manager quits after controversial actions
OTTAWA - The campaign manager for Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch has resigned after being the centre of some recent controversies. Nick Kouvalis posted on Facebook that he is quitting b...
Feb 02, 2017
Treat media providers equally, but don't pass on costs, Canadians tell Joly
OTTAWA - Canadians want all media service providers treated equally, and content producers want a stable tax credit regime, Heritage Minister Melanie Joly said Thursday as she spelled out the themes s...
Feb 02, 2017
Accused Tamil human smuggler gets bail while awaiting new trial in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A Sri Lankan man accused of bringing hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers into Canada illegally has been granted bail after more than six years in jail. A B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled on Thu...
Feb 02, 2017
Vignettes of the victims from last week's mosque attack in Quebec
QUEBEC - Details have emerged about some of the six victims of the Quebec City mosque attack on Jan. 29. Here is some information about them: Ibrahima Barry: The father of four was a dedicated family ...
Feb 02, 2017
Judge to rule in B.C. child bride case centred on sect's polygamous beliefs
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A B.C. Supreme Court judge is expected to deliver his ruling Friday in the case of three people accused of removing girls from Canada so they could be placed in plural marriages. Evi...
Feb 02, 2017
Montreal police say local mosque has window smashed and eggs thrown at it
Montreal police say a local mosque has been the target of vandalism. They say a window at the Khadijah centre was smashed and had eggs thrown at it. Fatima Ahmed, the daughter of the mosque’s di...
Feb 02, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Feb. 2 --- THOUSANDS MOURN VICTIMS OF MOSQUE ATTACK: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says last Sunday’s massacre at a Quebec City mosque has unified the...
Feb 02, 2017
Of promises and politics: the potential fallout from abandoning electoral reform
OTTAWA - The New Democrats called him a liar. He can’t be trusted, echoed the Conservatives. And the leader of the Green party said he left the country’s young people disillusioned and wee...
Feb 02, 2017