Category Archives: Canada
Don't off-load Syrian refugees on provinces, Senate committee tells feds
OTTAWA - With federal benefits about to run out for thousands of Syrian immigrants, the Senate human rights committee is raising concerns about those people shifting on to provincial welfare rolls. Th...
Dec 06, 2016
Chief apologizes, steps away from missing women portfolio over photo
GATINEAU, Que. - One of British Columbia’s top-ranking First Nations leaders is apologizing after posting a sexualized photo to social media that he acknowledges “offended many people.R...
Dec 06, 2016
N.B. school hockey team suspended for incident involving most members: principal
WOODSTOCK, N.B. - A high school hockey team in New Brunswick has been suspended for the rest of the season because of behaviour that violated a contract for players. Bill Hogan, principal of Woodstock...
Dec 06, 2016
Canada needs single protocol for handling concussions, former pro athletes say
OTTAWA - Hockey legend Ken Dryden laid down a challenge Tuesday to sports executives in charge of leagues and federations to do more to protect athletes from the debilitating effects of head injuries....
Dec 06, 2016
Downie, visibly touched, urges Canadians, aboriginals to embrace reconciliation
GATINEAU, Que. - A frail-looking Gord Downie wept openly, wiping tears from his eyes, as indigenous leaders paid tribute to the ailing Tragically Hip frontman Tuesday for his efforts in forcing Canada...
Dec 06, 2016
Sombre ceremonies mark 27th anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL - Solemn events marked Tuesday’s 27th anniversary of the Polytechnique Montreal slayings and were accompanied by a renewed call for Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government to respect ...
Dec 06, 2016
Feds' funding gap has long put First Nations students at disadvantage: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal government has for years failed to address the higher costs of operating First Nations schools, leaving some students at a disadvantage compared with their peers in the provincial...
Dec 06, 2016
Warrant issued for mother of Ontario girl who was subject of Amber Alert
WELLAND, Ont. - Police in Ontario have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a woman they allege abducted her nine-year-old daughter, prompting an Amber Alert over the weekend. Niagara regional police say ...
Dec 06, 2016
In footsteps of the dead: Remembering the Halifax Explosion through its stories
HALIFAX - For Mary Elizabeth Luka, one of the best ways to comprehend the enormity of the 1917 Halifax Explosion is by tracing the footsteps of the dead. Luka is a member of the Narratives in Space an...
Dec 06, 2016
Federal minister mourns death of fishermen's union leader in car crash
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A New Brunswick MP is paying tribute to a leading fishermen’s advocate who was killed Monday in a car accident. Dominic LeBlanc, the federal fisheries minister, said in a state...
Dec 06, 2016