Category Archives: Canada
A timeline of asylum seeker Jose Figueroa's case
VICTORIA - Jose Figueroa wants the Federal Court to clear his name after being accused of having links to terrorism. Here is a timeline of his case: 1997: Figueroa and his wife flee El Salvador, feari...
Nov 28, 2016
Liberals changed fighter jet requirement, says air force commander
OTTAWA - Opposition critics accused the Liberal government of trying to manufacture a crisis Monday after the commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force pulled back the curtain on Canada’s appare...
Nov 28, 2016
Green leader poised to deliver stern rebuke on Island's electoral reform efforts
The leader of the P.E.I. Green party is expected to stand in the legislature Tuesday to rebuke the provincial government - and offer a warning to the Trudeau Liberals on democratic reform. The P.E.I. ...
Nov 28, 2016
CBC/Radio-Canada wants to move to ad-free model with $318M in new annual funding
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada wants all its services to broadcast ad-free - but would need $318 million in new annual funding to do so, the public broadcaster said Monday in a proposal to the federal gove...
Nov 28, 2016
New rules for Saskatchewan pipelines after Husky oil spill into river
REGINA - Saskatchewan is proposing tougher rules for pipelines following an oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River that jeopardized the drinking water of thousands of people. Legislation introduc...
Nov 28, 2016
Man granted Canadian residency after years in B.C. church wants to clear name
VICTORIA - A man who spent more than two years in a British Columbia church to avoid deportation from Canada on alleged terrorism links is asking the Federal Court to clear his name. Jose Figueroa wil...
Nov 28, 2016
Halifax ignored rules on Africville, lawyer says as 1960s razing heads to court
HALIFAX - The contentious 1960s-era decision that led the City of Halifax to raze a black community will be debated anew this week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Former residents of Africville are seek...
Nov 28, 2016
Defence Department names master seaman who died in industrial accident in B.C.
ESQUIMALT, B.C. - The Department of National Defence has released the name of a master seaman who died following a serious industrial accident near Victoria. Guillermo Castellon died Friday, four days...
Nov 28, 2016
Federal bill to expand CPP won't hurt women in retirement, minister says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the country’s social safety net says new parents, particularly women, won’t lose out on increased Canada Pension Plan benefits if they leave the ...
Nov 28, 2016
Nova Scotia intimate-photo case delayed as lawyers seek to narrow issues
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The complexities in one of Canada’s largest prosecutions involving the alleged sharing of intimate images without consent has resulted in a delay. Defence lawyer Joshua Nodel...
Nov 28, 2016