Category Archives: Canada

Justin Trudeau arrives in Cuba, meets with president Raul Castro
HAVANA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Cuba on Tuesday evening, where the country’s president told him the island nation will not progress any faster than it already is. Cuban Preside...
Nov 15, 2016

Thicker Canada-US border unlikely under Trump, ex-security czar predicts
TORONTO - The Canada-U.S. border is unlikely to see any thickening under president-elect Donald Trump despite the Republican’s protectionist campaign rhetoric, former American security czar Tom ...
Nov 15, 2016

'Want him to be safe:' Wife says Turkish-Canadian imam Davud Hanci in solitary
CALGARY - The wife of a Calgary imam says he is being held in solitary confinement in Turkey and worrying about his well-being has been torturous. Davud Hanci, who has Canadian and Turkish citizenship...
Nov 15, 2016
Autopsies on girl, father in Saskatchewan Amber Alert; but no word on how died
CHOICELAND, Sask. - RCMP in Saskatchewan say autopsies have been completed on the bodies of a seven-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert and her father. Police say the investigation has...
Nov 15, 2016
Ontario judge apologizes for wearing Make America Great Again hat in court
HAMILTON - An Ontario judge who came under fire for wearing a Donald Trump “Make America Great Again” hat in court has apologized for his behaviour, calling it a “lapse in judgment.&...
Nov 15, 2016
Study looks at genetic impact of European contact on First Nations
Genetic research has shed new light on what happened to indigenous people after European contact - and demonstrated just how long at least one group has inhabited their traditional lands. A paper publ...
Nov 15, 2016
Second delay in peace bond for Nova Scotia's 'Internet black widow'
HALIFAX - An 81-year-old woman who killed and poisoned her intimate partners has once again been given a few more days to show the Crown some evidence on why she needs changes to a two-year peace bond...
Nov 15, 2016

Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales hit record last month
OTTAWA - The number of homes sold throughout the country last month hit a record for October, the Canadian Real Estate Association said Tuesday. There were 42,473 residential properties sold last mont...
Nov 15, 2016

Liberals move to repeal anal sex provision, appoint adviser on LGBTQ2 issues
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is moving to repeal a law that courts and critics have long said unfairly criminalizes the sexual activities of gay and bisexual men - part of broader efforts to turn t...
Nov 15, 2016

Royal Bank of Canada to increase fixed mortgage rates amid bond market sell-off
TORONTO - Royal Bank (TSX:RY) is hiking mortgage rates amid a combination of higher bond yields and recent federal mortgage rule changes that have made it pricier for banks to get access to cash. RBC ...
Nov 15, 2016