Category Archives: Canada
Federal override makes spy committee's mandate 'a mirage,' information czar says
OTTAWA - Loopholes and restrictions will prevent a planned committee of parliamentarians from properly scrutinizing spy agencies, the federal information czar says. Proposed legislation known as Bill ...
Nov 24, 2016
Advisory:Kill and make no further use of CPT103, a photo of Leonard Cohen from Nov. 11
PHOTO EDITORS, ONLINE EDITORS, PHOTO LIBRARIANS Please kill and make no further use of photo CPT103 of Nov.11, 2016, showing a black and white image of Leonard Cohen. Permission to use the photo had b...
Nov 24, 2016
Oil and gas project delays hurting Canada's reputation, industry group says
VANCOUVER - Canada’s pipeline gridlock is harming its global reputation as an attractive place to invest in oil and gas projects, says a leading industry group. Tim McMillan, CEO of the Canadian...
Nov 24, 2016
Five international cities that have tolls or congestion charges for drivers
TORONTO - The mayor of Toronto wants to impose a toll on two major highways into and out of Canada’s most populous city. Mayor John Tory argues the tolls on the Don Valley Parkway and the Gardin...
Nov 24, 2016
Woman who accused author Steven Galloway of sexual assault breaks silence
VANCOUVER - The former University of British Columbia student who accused Steven Galloway of sexual assault says her complaint against the acclaimed author was not about a “consensual affair....
Nov 24, 2016
WestJet, United Airlines planes clip wings at Vancouver International Airport
VANCOUVER - The wings of two airplanes at Vancouver’s airport came into contact on Thursday morning, but no passengers were aboard either aircraft. Terry Chou of the Vancouver Airport Authority ...
Nov 24, 2016
Ex-polygamous sect member needed permission to become nurse, court hears
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A woman who broke free from a plural marriage told a trial Thursday that she had to repeatedly seek permission to go to nursing school, a pursuit she believed necessary to fulfil ins...
Nov 24, 2016
Montreal museum confirms location of city's first European settlement
MONTREAL - After years of research, officials at Montreal’s archaeology and history museum say they’re now able to pinpoint the precise location of the city’s first European settleme...
Nov 24, 2016
More than 200 officials forced to sign lifetime gag order on fighter jets
OTTAWA - More than 200 federal civil servants involved in replacing Canada’s aging fighter jet fleet have been forced to swear they will not discuss the project for the rest of their lives. Reve...
Nov 24, 2016
Investigators clear Calgary police in shooting that left man in wheelchair
CALGARY - The head of a unit that investigates Alberta police actions says an officer didn’t do anything wrong when he pursued and shot a man after he spat on the ground at an anti-racism rally....
Nov 24, 2016