Category Archives: Canada
A timeline of the history of polygamy in Canada
CRANBROOK, B.C. - The start of trial this week against a British Columbia trio accused of taking girls to the United States for sexual purposes is the latest development in Canada’s history with...
Nov 23, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Nov. 23 --- MILITARY REPORTS 18 SUICIDES IN 2015: The federal government will spare no expense in caring for Canada’s military personnel, Defence Min...
Nov 23, 2016
Canadian accused in death countryman in Mexico jailed as 'precaution'
CHICXULUB, Mexico - A Mexican judge has ordered a Canadian man who was arrested for the killing of a fellow countryman to be locked up for nine months as a “precautionary measure” while au...
Nov 23, 2016
Restoration, repairs to PM's official residence could cost $38M: report
OTTAWA - A report from iPolitics says restoration and repairs to the prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex Drive, including building a new annex with private quarters and a pool, could cost al...
Nov 23, 2016
Liberal-linked Canada 2020, seeks insulation against cash-for-access inferno
OTTAWA - A not-for-profit think-tank founded by Liberals with close personal ties to Justin Trudeau is trying to insulate itself from the cash-for-access inferno that is scorching the federal governme...
Nov 23, 2016
Tories turn up heat on Trudeau over private cash-for-access fundraiser
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs used their strongest rhetoric yet on Wednesday to question the prime minister’s decision to attend a private fundraiser with “billionaire communist donors.”...
Nov 23, 2016
Former military procurement chiefs slam Liberals' fighter jet plan
OTTAWA - Two former heads of military procurement have slammed the Liberal government’s plan to buy 18 Super Hornet fighter jets as a legally dubious waste of taxpayer dollars. The Liberals anno...
Nov 23, 2016
PM Trudeau visits Liberia and Madagascar on first official visit to Africa
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau plans to discuss LGBTQ rights in a speech later this week at the summit of la Francophonie, where his audience will include countries that still discriminate on the basis of se...
Nov 23, 2016
A look at the latest Canadian Forces report on suicides in 2015, by the numbers
OTTAWA - A by-the-numbers look at the Canadian Forces report on military suicides in 2015, released Wednesday: 14: Suicides involving men serving full-time in 2015 64.3: Percentage of that total who h...
Nov 23, 2016
Trump presidency poses 'existential' economic threat to Canada: Manley
OTTAWA - A former Liberal cabinet minister and leader of a major Canadian business group says Donald Trump’s impending presidency poses an economic threat to Canada that’s on par with the ...
Nov 23, 2016