Category Archives: Canada
Federal security review to examine CSIS powers in the digital age, Goodale says
OTTAWA - A federal review of national security will consider whether Canada’s spy service should be able to sift through the kind of personal data it kept illegally for years, says Public Safety...
Nov 04, 2016
Jacques Corriveau sentencing arguments set for Nov. 28-29
MONTREAL - Sentencing arguments for a former federal Liberal organizer who was convicted on three fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program will take place later this month. A j...
Nov 04, 2016
Michael Buble says three-year-old son Noah has cancer, is putting career on hold
TORONTO - Canadian crooner Michael Buble announced Friday that his oldest son, three-year-old Noah, has been diagnosed with cancer. The Burnaby, B.C., native, who is married to Argentine actress Luisa...
Nov 04, 2016
Premier targets teachers' benefit package as dispute grows more fractious
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier continued his attack on teachers’ retirement payouts and other benefits Friday, even as his labour minister was considering a union request for mediation in...
Nov 04, 2016
Economy adds 44,000 jobs, fuelled entirely by part-time employment
OTTAWA - The economy gained 44,000 jobs last month - fuelled entirely by part-time employment, which offset a loss in full-time positions - Statistics Canada said Friday, raising concerns that Canadia...
Nov 04, 2016
Trump University Canadian courses taught by alias-using couple fined for fraud
WASHINGTON - Canadian courses for Trump University were taught by a couple who used aliases, declared multiple bankruptcies, lost a real-estate licence and were sanctioned by securities regulators ove...
Nov 04, 2016
Nova Scotia judge drops publication ban charge against Frank Magazine writer
HALIFAX - A judge has dismissed a charge against a Halifax magazine writer accused of breaching a publication ban in a story that painted an unflattering portrait of an off-duty Nova Scotia police off...
Nov 04, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Nov. 4
Six stories in the news for Friday, Nov. 4 --- SHADY COUPLE TAUGHT FOR TRUMP U IN CANADA Canadian courses for Trump University were taught by a couple who used aliases, declared multiple bankruptcies,...
Nov 04, 2016
Juror dismissed in python deaths trial as Crown prepares to call final witness
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - A juror was dismissed Friday from the criminal negligence trial in the deaths of two young New Brunswick brothers killed by an escaped python. The trial in Campbellton, N.B., was t...
Nov 04, 2016
Security reviews due after B.C. school stabbing, but tighter rules not expected
VICTORIA - Security is being reviewed at British Columbia’s schools following the stabbing death of a 13-year-old girl, but metal detectors, security guards and airport-style scanners are not ne...
Nov 04, 2016