Category Archives: Canada
Refugees, powerful women and food: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Official Ottawa was on the edge of its seat all week, anxious to see how the CETA soap opera would end. Would the Walloons sabotage the free trade agreement between Canada and Europe that had...
Oct 28, 2016
Another indigenous girl commits suicide on northern Saskatchewan reserve
LOON LAKE, Sask. - Another indigenous girl has committed suicide in northern Saskatchewan - the fifth this month. Barry Chalifoux, a grief counsellor for a school on the Makwa Sahgaiehcan reserve, sai...
Oct 28, 2016
N.S. picks annual Christmas tree to thank Boston for aid after Halifax Explosion
HALIFAX - It is by tradition the first Christmas tree to be lit every year on the Boston Common - a gift from Nova Scotia for the American city’s help 99 years ago when the Halifax Explosion kil...
Oct 28, 2016
Some quotes from the state memorial for former premier Jim Prentice
CALGARY - About 1,500 politicians, business colleagues, friends and members of the public gathered Friday at the Jubilee Auditorium in Calgary to remember former Alberta premier Jim Prentice, who died...
Oct 28, 2016
Confusion over electoral reform may skew P.E.I. plebiscite: professor
CHARLOTTETOWN - The P.E.I. government has intentionally confused voters ahead of a provincewide plebiscite on electoral reform in a bid to maintain the status quo, a prominent political observer said ...
Oct 28, 2016
Maple Leafs to honour indigenous people during Tuesday's game against Oilers
TORONTO - The Toronto Maple Leafs will recognize victims of residential schools as well as missing and murdered indigenous women at Tuesday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers. A pre-game video w...
Oct 28, 2016
Key events in the political life of former Alberta premier Jim Prentice
CALGARY - Jim Prentice, the former federal cabinet minister and former Alberta premier, died earlier this month in a plane crash outside Kelowna, B.C. Here are some key events in his political career:...
Oct 28, 2016
Canada heralds nuclear material treaty but critics call for full ban
OTTAWA - Two recent votes at the United Nations show Canada’s preferred path towards ridding the world of nuclear weapons - saying no to a push for full-scale nuclear disarmament in favour of a ...
Oct 28, 2016
Canadian sports doctor who treated elite U.S. athletes guilty of misconduct
TORONTO - A renowned Canadian sports doctor who helped big-name athletes come back from injuries has been found guilty of professional misconduct related to a years-old offence. The decision against D...
Oct 28, 2016
Convicted killer and aviation empire heir Dellen Millard is broke, court hears
TORONTO - A convicted killer who is heir to an aviation empire told court on Friday that has no money to pay for his defence in two upcoming murder trials. Dellen Millard, who was convicted of first-d...
Oct 28, 2016