Category Archives: Canada
Nestle says it wants to 'partner' with small Ontario town on well it purchased
TORONTO - A small Ontario township looking for a drinking water supply isn’t sure what to make of a proposal from Nestle to ‘partner’ on a well the community tried to buy but lost to...
Dec 13, 2016
Quebec feminist author found not guilty of slandering Muslim school in Montreal
MONTREAL - A prominent secular feminist did not slander a Muslim school when she compared it to military training camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a judge ruled Tuesday. Rather, Djemila Benhabib, an...
Dec 13, 2016
Environmental groups ask Supreme Court to hear Ontario endangered species case
TORONTO - Two environmental groups are taking their fight against Ontario’s endangered species regulations to the country’s highest court. Ontario Nature and Wildlands League argue that so...
Dec 13, 2016
Nationalize port of Churchill under port authority, NDP MP Niki Ashton urges
OTTAWA - A New Democrat MP is urging the federal government to nationalize the port of Churchill, Man., which has been closed since last summer. Niki Ashton says the port is a strategic asset that sho...
Dec 13, 2016
Innocence Canada gets critical funding in fight for the wrongfully convicted
TORONTO - An organization that has helped exonerate more than 20 Canadians wrongfully convicted of serious crimes is receiving much-needed funding that will allow it to resume tackling new cases. Inno...
Dec 13, 2016
'It broke our hearts:' Near-frozen puppy gets TLC and a second chance
WINNIPEG - An organization that rescues dogs says the body heat of a five-week-old puppy found near frozen in a northern Manitoba community was so low it didn't even register on a thermometer. "I've n...
Dec 13, 2016
Influenza season well underway, set to be the Grinch that steals Christmas: doctors
TORONTO - It’s that time of year again - that sneezing, coughing, aching, feel-so-lousy time of year. Yup, flu season is back. And not only is the winter scourge starting early this year, itR...
Dec 13, 2016
Abbotsford police chief sends letter to parents about gang conflict
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Abbotsford’s police chief has sent a letter asking for help from the parents of young men whom officers believe are involved in a violent gang conflict. The Abbotsford Police ...
Dec 13, 2016
Commons committee recommends Canada Post bring back door-to-door mail delivery
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending Canada Post come up with a plan to reinstate door-to-door delivery in parts of the country that lost the service in the last year and maintain a f...
Dec 13, 2016
Suburbs want right turns on red on island of Montreal, but mayor sees no need
MONTREAL - Some elected officials are calling on the Quebec government to give the green light to right turns on red lights on the island of Montreal, but the city’s influential mayor isn’...
Dec 13, 2016