Category Archives: Canada
House of Commons votes 313 to 0 to provide Yazidis refuge in Canada
OTTAWA - With a freed Yazidi sex slave watching from the gallery, the House of Commons voted unanimously Tuesday to acknowledge a genocide against her people and to offer safe haven in Canada to vulne...
Oct 25, 2016
Working with Kurds: Iraqi residents optimistic about defeat of Islamic State
CALGARY - It’s an uneasy alliance born out of necessity. Two residents of the Kurdistan region near Iraq’s second-largest city say past differences are being put aside for now to defeat th...
Oct 25, 2016
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 25 NURSE CHARGED IN NURSING HOME DEATHS: An Ontario nurse is facing eight counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of eight nursing home residents ov...
Oct 25, 2016
Saskatoon woman found not criminally responsible in five-year-old son's death
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon woman has been found not criminally responsible in the death of her five-year-old son. Kellie Johnson was charged with first-degree murder after the body of Jonathan Vetter was...
Oct 25, 2016
CN Rail recalls workers to prepare for the smooth handling of bumper grain crop
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. says it has recalled laid-off employees to handle the start of what is expected to be bumper grain crops in Canada and the United States. “We’re ha...
Oct 25, 2016
Quebec says it's on track for $2.2-billion surplus in current fiscal year
Quebec is projecting a higher than expected surplus of $2.2 billion in the current fiscal year and is also abolishing a health tax two years ahead of schedule. Information available over the summer le...
Oct 25, 2016
Canadian malls need to diversify to become destinations for shoppers, say experts
MONTREAL - The rise of online shopping is forcing Canadian malls to diversify and become destinations that offer a range of services including entertainment and sporting venues in addition to traditio...
Oct 25, 2016
Iraqi government delayed deployment of Canadian military hospital: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is blaming the Iraqi government for holding up a Canadian military hospital that was supposed to be available to treat casualties during the attack on Mosul, wh...
Oct 25, 2016
Fishermen lose bid to halt tidal power testing in Bay of Fundy
HALIFAX - An effort by a fishermen’s group to halt testing of tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy has been denied by the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s A...
Oct 25, 2016
B.C. called on to release provincewide statistics on police-dog bites
VANCOUVER - A month after a bystander was mistakenly mauled by a Vancouver police dog, a legal advocacy group is calling on the provincial government to release newly gathered numbers outlining how ma...
Oct 25, 2016