Category Archives: Canada

Stranded dolphins refuse efforts to free them: 'They definitely were annoyed'
LAMEQUE, N.B. - Six stranded dolphins are stubbornly refusing to be guided out of shallow waters in northern New Brunswick, rescuers said Thursday. “The dolphins are doing what they want to do,&...
Oct 06, 2016
Liberals urged to press Iran on mass executions after Iran-Iraq war
OTTAWA - A group of Iranian-Canadians is calling on the government to add a tough new element to its annual United Nations resolution on Iran’s dubious human rights record - a call for an intern...
Oct 06, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Oct. 6
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 6 --- RCMP TO SETTLE HARASSMENT SUITS The RCMP will announce the settlement of major harassment claims today that could see hundreds of current and former...
Oct 06, 2016
Safety, water, economics come before climate for foes of local energy projects
OTTAWA - New research suggests that polarizing debates over the impacts of climate change are not the driving force behind local opposition to major energy projects. And that’s something governm...
Oct 06, 2016

Teary RCMP commissioner apologizes, announces harassment suit settlement
OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson has delivered an abject apology to hundreds of current and former female officers and employees who were subjected to bullying, discrimination and harassment dat...
Oct 06, 2016

Halifax Pride meeting vote defeats motion to remove pro-Israel campaign
HALIFAX - Emotions ran high in a jam-packed hotel meeting room in Halifax as a resolution that would have removed a pro-Israel campaign from a Halifax Pride event was defeated by a majority vote at th...
Oct 05, 2016
Philpott says $3B just for home care, more possible for other health priorities
OTTAWA - There’ll be more than $3 billion on the table when Health Minister Jane Philpott meets with her provincial counterparts later this month to hammer out a new five-year health accord. Phi...
Oct 05, 2016
MP's bid to toughen animal cruelty laws defeated, government pledges own reforms
OTTAWA - A Liberal backbencher’s bill to modernize Canada’s antiquated animal cruelty laws has been mauled, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet ministers joining forces with...
Oct 05, 2016
Feds to compel pay equity for all workers in federally-regulated sectors
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will bring in legislation in 2018 to compel all employers in federally regulated sectors to ensure men and women get equal pay for work of equal value. The legislation ...
Oct 05, 2016
Jays promise tougher security, alcohol policies after beer-throwing incident
TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays expressed “extreme disappointment” and vowed to tighten their security and alcohol policies after a spectator hurled a beer can at a Baltimore outfielder du...
Oct 05, 2016