Category Archives: Canada
Government deploys team to Haiti to assess needs after Hurricane Matthew
OTTAWA - The federal government has deployed a team to Haiti to assess the damage caused by Hurricane Matthew and determine what assistance Canada can provide. “The team is in the field right no...
Oct 06, 2016
'Ripped out of my classroom:' But Jewish groups pleased over prof's suspension
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A longtime university professor whose online comments about the Holocaust and Israel have angered Jewish groups says his suspension undermines academic freedom and is unfair to stu...
Oct 06, 2016
Police in St. John's seek info on posters warning parents about 'sex offender'
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Police in Newfoundland are looking for information about posters put up near two schools in St. John’s warning parents about an alleged sex offender. They include a phot...
Oct 06, 2016
Arctic warms: Some territories now open to carbon tax talk, want break for North
The Arctic may be warming to the federal government’s plan to implement a national carbon tax. All three territorial leaders were firmly opposed to any talk of a price on carbon just months ago ...
Oct 06, 2016
Judge orders eBay to pay Montrealers $86,700 after cancelling sneaker auction
MONTREAL - A judge has ordered eBay to pay two Montreal brothers more than $86,000 after the online auction giant took down their advertisement for a pair of highly prized Nike sneakers. Kevin Mofo Mo...
Oct 06, 2016
'No current risk' after mosquito that can transmit Zika found in Ont.: officials
WINDSOR, Ont. - Health officials say there’s “no current risk” after a mosquito species capable of transmitting the Zika virus to humans was found in the Windsor, Ont., area. Four Ae...
Oct 06, 2016
Operator of Nova Scotia to Maine ferry carried over 35,000 passengers
HALIFAX - The new operator of Nova Scotia’s taxpayer-funded ferry from Yarmouth, N.S., to Portland, Maine, says more than 35,000 passengers used the service in its inaugural season - a figure we...
Oct 06, 2016
New Brunswick judge warns American tourists not to bring guns across border
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Prosecutors say it has happened about once a week since June: American retirees, usually from the South, try to cross the Canadian border in New Brunswick with a gun. Or several gun...
Oct 06, 2016
Lawyer urges AMF tribunal to soften views of Baazov in insider trading case
MONTREAL - The lawyer for the former CEO of online gambling giant Amaya urged a securities tribunal on Thursday to soften its characterization of David Baazov’s alleged leading role in the insid...
Oct 06, 2016
October declared Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario
TORONTO - October will now officially be recognized as Islamic Heritage Month in Ontario after the legislature unanimously passed an act Thursday. It began as an NDP private members’ bill, and p...
Oct 06, 2016