Category Archives: Canada
Islamic centre in Halifax launches noise complaint against bar next door
HALIFAX - A Halifax Islamic centre says it’s had enough of the noise coming from the bar and brewery next door, and wants an end to the urination, vomiting and cigarette butts from bar patrons. ...
Oct 17, 2016
Paramedics honoured for helping students, teachers in Saskatchewan shooting
REGINA - Two paramedics who went into a northern Saskatchewan school while a shooter was on the loose have been recognized for their bravery. Kalvin Jones and Darryl Morin received medals from the Roy...
Oct 17, 2016
Some quotes from Malcolm Rowe, Justin Trudeau's first Supreme Court nominee
OTTAWA - A selection of quotes from Justice Malcolm Rowe, the latest nominee to the Supreme Court of Canada, taken from the questionnaire he filled out in applying for the job and distributed Monday b...
Oct 17, 2016
A brief biography of Malcolm Rowe, Trudeau's nominee for the Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Malcolm Rowe, a judge of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, has been nominated to the Supreme Court of Canada. Here’s a look at his life and career: Born: St. John’s, ...
Oct 17, 2016
Foreign Affairs minister says peacekeeping more complicated than years past
MONTREAL - There are virtually no direct wars between states anymore and that will make Canada’s upcoming peacekeeping missions all the more complicated, Foreign Affairs Minister Stephane Dion s...
Oct 17, 2016
Only Ontario gave firm timeline for when it will open family liaison unit
OTTAWA - When the Liberal government unveiled the details of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls this summer, the federal Justice Department also said it would de...
Oct 17, 2016
Longtime Cape Breton clown facing sexual assault, exploitation charges
SYDNEY, N.S. - A man who performs as “Klutzy” the clown in Cape Breton has been charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and sexual interference. Cape Breton Regional Police say th...
Oct 17, 2016
Tears, tributes for former cabinet minister, premier Jim Prentice in Parliament
OTTAWA - Tributes to former federal cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jim Prentice are pouring in days after he and three others died in a plane crash, from tearful memories shared on Parliament Hi...
Oct 17, 2016
B.C. fires Vancouver School Board after investigation into bullying, budget
VANCOUVER - All nine members of the Vancouver School Board have been fired following months of controversy over allegations of bullying in the workplace, the prospect of school closures and concern ov...
Oct 17, 2016
Families of missing, murdered indigenous women want answers on liaison units
OTTAWA - The families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls say they are anxiously awaiting more details about the programs and services they were promised to help them navigate the justi...
Oct 17, 2016