Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau's office says prime minister won't attend funeral for Fidel Castro
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he won’t be attending any memorial or funeral services for the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, saying his schedule wouldn’t allow...
Nov 28, 2016

A by-the-numbers look at StatCan report on sexual assault in Canadian military
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada survey of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces suggests nearly 1,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted over the last year. Here are some of the numbers: ...
Nov 28, 2016

Crown seeks 5 years for ex-Liberal organizer convicted in sponsorship fraud
MONTREAL - Ex-Liberal party organizer Jacques Corriveau should spend up to five years in prison following his conviction on fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program, the Crown ...
Nov 28, 2016
First Nation against Kinder Morgan pipeline rejects Standing Rock-style protests
OTTAWA - Representatives of a B.C. First Nation that is deeply opposed to a proposed pipeline expansion emerged from a meeting Monday with Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to say they believe the f...
Nov 28, 2016
Defence lawyer tells sex assault retrial complainant had 'buyer's remorse'
CALGARY - A lawyer for a man facing a sex assault retrial after the original judge asked the complainant why she didn’t keep her knees closed says the alleged victim had a case of “buyer...
Nov 28, 2016

Banking regulator warns lenders not to become complacent about mortgages
VANCOUVER - Canada’s banking regulator warned lenders Monday to remain strict in the way they underwrite mortgages as a way of preventing crises for financial institutions if low interest rates ...
Nov 28, 2016
Ottawa slams Saskatchewan over private MRIs that let 'people jump the queue'
REGINA - Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says Saskatchewan needs to stop allowing people who can pay for private MRI scans to jump the queue or risk losing health-care funding. Saskatchewan̵...
Nov 28, 2016

Saskatchewan reaches deal with Ottawa on future of coal-fired power plants
REGINA - Saskatchewan says it has reached a deal with Ottawa that will allow the province to keep using coal-fired power plants in “a responsible manner” beyond 2030. The agreement will al...
Nov 28, 2016
Nova Scotia teachers begin work-to-rule next Monday, don't plan to strike yet
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia teachers are withdrawing from extracurricular activities as of next Monday as they start work-to-rule, but have no immediate plans to walk off the job altogether. The union said ...
Nov 28, 2016

Ontario announces participants in self-driving car pilot project
WATERLOO, Ont. - Self-driving vehicles are hitting Ontario streets, after the province became the first in Canada to open a pilot project to test the automated vehicles on public roads. Transportation...
Nov 28, 2016