Category Archives: Canada
No verdict Monday at Jacques Corriveau's fraud trial in Montreal
MONTREAL - The jurors at Jacques Corriveau’s fraud trial will deliberate again on Tuesday after the fourth full day of deliberations came and went without a verdict. The former federal Liberal o...
Oct 31, 2016
Saskatchewan NDP calls for action after another aboriginal girl kills herself
LA RONGE, Sask. - There is more heartbreak in northern Saskatchewan where another indigenous girl has committed suicide - the sixth in the province this month. The NDP Opposition said the 13-year-old ...
Oct 31, 2016
The legal road for Travis Vader in case of missing Alberta seniors
EDMONTON - A judge has changed his second-degree murder verdict to manslaughter in the high-profile case of Travis Vader. Vader was accused of killing Lyle and Marie McCann, who vanished six years ago...
Oct 31, 2016
Unifor and Ford reach tentative agreement last minute to avert strike
TORONTO - The union representing 6,700 autoworkers at Ford in Canada said it has reached a tentative agreement and secured a $700-million product investment from the automaker after a tense round of t...
Oct 31, 2016
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Oct. 31 OTTAWA UNVEILS IMMIGRATION TARGETS: Canada won’t increase the number of new immigrants being welcomed to the country next year, but is laying th...
Oct 31, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at federal immigration targets for 2017 released Monday
OTTAWA - The federal government is sticking with 300,000 as the immigration target for 2017, making it the new baseline for welcoming newcomers to the country. Here are some numbers from the report re...
Oct 31, 2016
Alliance opposed to oilsands development asks PM to denounce Enbridge
OTTAWA - A First Nations alliance opposed to expanding the oilsands wants the prime minister to condemn energy giant Enbridge Inc., over its connection to a pipeline project which has angered indigeno...
Oct 31, 2016
Animal rights group defends move that tricked audience into watching documentary
An animal rights organization is defending its decision to air a documentary on animal exploitation after billing it as a horror movie for early Halloween revellers. The Kitchener Ontario Animal Liber...
Oct 31, 2016
Youth baseball club in southwest Ontario to drop Indians name and logo
A youth baseball club in a southwest Ontario town has decided to drop its Indians name and logo, calling it an attempt to set a good example and teach its players about respect. The Alvinston Indians,...
Oct 31, 2016
New Liberal immigration baseline: 300,000 next year, with more in future years
OTTAWA - Canada won’t increase the number of new immigrants being welcomed to the country next year, but is laying the foundation for a bigger boost in levels in the coming years. Canada will br...
Oct 31, 2016