Category Archives: Canada
Liberals renew, broaden hate-crime prevention fund for groups at risk
OTTAWA - The federal government is making it easier for religious and cultural groups at risk of hate crimes to improve security in and around their buildings. The Liberals are expanding the range of ...
Nov 28, 2016
Store pulls potatoes from shelves after metal object found again in P.E.I. spuds
HALIFAX - A sewing needle has been found in a dish of cooked P.E.I. potatoes, the latest in a string of incidents involving metal objects discovered in Island spuds. Halifax police Const. Dianne Penfo...
Nov 28, 2016
Security, peacekeeping hot topic at PM's first summit of la Francophonie
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has returned from his first visit to Africa as prime minister, but the issue of security on the continent will continue to dominate as he prepares to reveal the location for th...
Nov 28, 2016
Top soldier angry, disappointed sexual misconduct still major problem
OTTAWA - A disappointed and angry chief of the defence staff put the military on notice Monday after a Statistics Canada survey found a troubling number of sexual assaults and other misconduct among a...
Nov 28, 2016
OECD maintains low-growth view of Canada's economy this year and next
TORONTO - The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development is sticking by its prediction that Canada’s economy will grow by 1.2 per cent this year, followed by a 2.1 per cent rise next...
Nov 28, 2016
Police shooting of Newfoundland man could have been avoided: oversight report
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A deadly confrontation between a troubled Newfoundland man and the police officer who gunned him down at home could have been avoided, says a report released Monday. Retired j...
Nov 28, 2016
Three stories in the news Monday, Nov. 28
Three stories in the news for Monday, Nov. 28 --- TIME RUNNING OUT FOR ELECTORAL REFORM REFERENDUM Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to reform the country’s electoral system in time for...
Nov 28, 2016
Mayrand doubts ranked ballot referendum on electoral reform options doable
OTTAWA - Canada’s chief electoral officer warns that time is running out to organize a national referendum on electoral reform if the voting system is to be changed in time for the next federal ...
Nov 28, 2016
Witnesses blamed Montreal ex-mayor of corruption to 'save their own skins': defence
MONTREAL - The Crown’s evidence against ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum is weak and depends on witnesses who testified against him to “save their own skins,” his lawyer said in c...
Nov 28, 2016
No-fly list hot topic at national security consultation in Markham, Ont.
MARKHAM, Ont. - Natalie Pierre says her 16-year-old son Michael has been on a no-fly list since he was just four or five years old. “We were coming back from the U.S. and customs agents pulled u...
Nov 27, 2016