Category Archives: Canada
Gay rights, opioids, voting reform: 3 ways politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - The desperate search for reason and direction in the wake of a Donald Trump victory swamped everything else in Ottawa this week, with politicos by turns both panicked and puzzled about what c...
Nov 18, 2016
Man arrested, to be charged for fatally stabbing Canadian while in Mexico
Charges are pending against a suspect who officials say is connected to the murder of a Canadian man killed in Mexico. The Yucatan attorney general said in a news release that a man has been arrested ...
Nov 18, 2016
Trump win sparks flurry of American interest in Canadian universities
TORONTO - Interest from Americans looking to study in Canada has increased sharply since the election of Donald Trump as the next U.S. president, Canadian universities say. For example, the University...
Nov 18, 2016
Racism controversies or not, Trump names loyalists to key cabinet posts
WASHINGTON - His new attorney general once lost a job over alleged racism against blacks. His new national-security adviser not only blasts Muslims, but has also reportedly been paid recently by the g...
Nov 18, 2016
Canadian troops, helicopters urgently needed in war-torn Mali: top UN official
HALIFAX - Canada’s troops and helicopters are urgently needed to protect and ferry peacekeepers at risk of ambush from Islamist militant forces as they travel through war-torn Mali, a top United...
Nov 18, 2016
Halifax police officer wins appeal, P.E.I. couple's complaint dismissed
HALIFAX - A Halifax police officer who was demoted for using unnecessary force during a heated traffic stop of a P.E.I. couple has won his appeal and been reinstated as sergeant. Matthew MacGillivray,...
Nov 18, 2016
Trudeau's emotional visit to Argentine memorial renews focus on human rights
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Nora Patrich stopped at the spot on the Parque de la Memoria that bears her late husband’s name. At her side was Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. She described her husban...
Nov 18, 2016
Regulators should explore boosting minimum down payment on homes: CMHC
TORONTO - The head of Canada’s federal housing agency says regulators should explore the possibility of raising the minimum down payment required on a home as a way of easing affordability and r...
Nov 18, 2016
Police say they've located a van carrying 16 dogs that was stolen in Toronto
TORONTO - Police in Toronto say they’ve located a dog-walking company’s van that was stolen Friday with 16 pets on board. They say all the dogs are accounted for and owners were being cont...
Nov 18, 2016
Ottawa mosque, church latest religious targets of hateful graffiti
OTTAWA - An Ottawa mosque and a church with a black pastor have been vandalized with swastikas and hateful graffiti following similar attacks on Jewish institutions in the city. The overnight spray-pa...
Nov 18, 2016