Category Archives: Canada
The unspoken issue in N.S. teachers' dispute:inclusion of special-needs students
HALIFAX - It is the unspoken heart of the province’s bitter contract dispute with Nova Scotia’s public school teachers: Classroom composition, and inclusion of students with special needs....
Dec 13, 2016
Woman wants apology after laptop destroyed in Regina airport security detention
REGINA - A Saskatchewan woman says she was humiliated and wants an apology for being detained at the Regina International Airport and having her laptop destroyed. Tracey Britton was heading to Peru on...
Dec 13, 2016
Key recommendations of the federal task force on cannabis legalization
OTTAWA - Key recommendations of the federal task force on legalization and regulation of cannabis, which released its final report Tuesday: - Set a national minimum age of purchase of 18, allowing pro...
Dec 13, 2016
Abuse claimants head back to court as Mount Cashel orphanage lawsuit winds down
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Men who claim church officials ignored reports of horrific abuse at the Mount Cashel orphanage in Newfoundland are expected back in court Wednesday. Their civil lawsuit will r...
Dec 13, 2016
New Brunswick Sen. John Wallace retiring after eight years in upper chamber
OTTAWA - A one-time Conservative senator from New Brunswick says he has served long enough in the Senate and is ready to step down now - several years before his mandatory retirement date. Now-indepen...
Dec 13, 2016
New Brunswick government recommends winter tires but won't make them mandatory
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick is resisting renewed calls to make snow tires mandatory, as provinces across the country take different legislative approaches to the annual slip and slide of winter drivin...
Dec 13, 2016
Conservative MP Ed Fast recovering from stroke in Abbotsford, B.C.
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Ed Fast is recovering from a stroke. The former international trade minister suffered from the medical emergency Saturday at his home in Abbotsford, B.C. His office says he is...
Dec 13, 2016
Indian residential school hearing resuming with fight over costs immunity
TORONTO - Two survivors of a notorious Indian residential school want the courts to ensure they aren’t forced to foot the government’s legal bills if they lose a complex case involving hid...
Dec 13, 2016
Trudeau, Merkel affirm support for Canada-EU trade deal as Parliament votes
OTTAWA - The chair of the House of Commons trade committee says he hopes Parliament can ratify the Canada-EU free trade deal this week before rising for the holiday break. On Wednesday, the committee ...
Dec 13, 2016
Canada's top doctor Gregory Taylor retiring; search is on for replacement
TORONTO - Dr. Gregory Taylor is retiring as Canada’s chief public health officer after a little more than two years on the job. Taylor, 61, told The Canadian Press his last day as the country...
Dec 13, 2016