Category Archives: Canada
PQ wins two of four byelections and keeps Pierre Karl Peladeau's seat
MONTREAL - The Opposition Parti Quebecois retained two ridings in byelections Monday as Jean-Francois Lisee passed his first major test since becoming leader of the sovereigntist party two months ago....
Dec 05, 2016
University class takes on case of B.C. woman stripped of citizenship
SQUAMISH, B.C. - A group of university students in Squamish, B.C., is hoping their school work will help change the life of a woman whose Canadian citizenship was stripped under a little-known policy....
Dec 04, 2016
Public schools in Nova Scotia could be closed for up to a week: education minister
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s education minister expects public schools to be closed for up to a week starting Monday, depending on the passage of a bill that would impose a contract on the union repr...
Dec 04, 2016
Ralliers at Chris Alexander speech call for Alberta premier to be locked up
Federal Conservative leadership hopeful Chris Alexander says he didn’t stop a crowd calling for Alberta Premier Rachel Notley to be locked up because politicians need to listen to constituents. ...
Dec 04, 2016
Researchers develop guide to help doctors inform new parents about brain injury
When Lisa Pasquariello took her son to the doctor with concerns he was behind on reaching important developmental milestones like talking and walking, she was told he was “definitely FLK” ...
Dec 04, 2016
Complaint alleges animal cruelty at Marineland; park denies all accusations
A complaint that led Ontario’s animal welfare agency to investigate Marineland accuses the tourist attraction of cruelty against several species, alleging there was a “highly unusual”...
Dec 04, 2016
Solving the legacy of indigenous sexual abuse: think globally, act nationally
Fred Kejick Thomas remembers the exact day - April 14, 2005 - when he confronted the uncle who had sexually molested him out on a trap line when he was four years old. After years of being haunted by ...
Dec 04, 2016
Quebec police seek 22-year-old Hull inmate who fled from Gatineau hospital
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are asking the public to be on the lookout for an inmate who fled from a Gatineau hospital on Saturday. They say 22-year-old David Harvey injured a hospital worker ...
Dec 04, 2016
Quebec and N.L.: Why peace won't come quickly between Canada's uneasy neighbours
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - They are arguably the least friendly neighbours in Confederation. Newfoundland and Labrador has been feuding with Quebec since before the Atlantic province joined Canada, with...
Dec 04, 2016
Federal subsidy failing to keep northern food healthy, affordable: study
A researcher has found that a federal subsidy intended to reduce astronomical food prices for northern families has resulted in stale-dated, unreliable food on store shelves without making grocery bil...
Dec 04, 2016