Category Archives: Canada
Court rules B.C. doesn't have to pay full $8 million for wrongful conviction
VANCOUVER - A man who was wrongfully imprisoned for nearly three decades has had his compensation award cut by the British Columbia Supreme Court. The court ordered the B.C. government in June to pay ...
Nov 22, 2016
Another delay in final arguments in 'knees together' sexual assault retrial
CALGARY - Closing arguments in a high-profile sexual assault retrial that was ordered after controversial comments by a judge have been delayed until Monday. It was the second delay this week in the t...
Nov 22, 2016
Stampeders, Dinos make Calgary's Nenshi double down on mayors' bets
CALGARY - This football season has turned Calgary mayor Naheed Nenshi into a riverboat gambler. Nenshi has bets going with mayors from two different cities this weekend. The University of Calgary Dino...
Nov 22, 2016
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Nov. 22 --- FEDS TO ‘EXPLORE’ ACQUIRING SUPER HORNET JETS: The federal Liberal government says it will “explore the acquisition” of 1...
Nov 22, 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 22, 2016
Senator tables private member's bill to protect sources, whistleblowers
OTTAWA - A Quebec senator has introduced a bill he calls the first concrete legislative measure in Canada to protect journalistic sources following a spate of cases in which reporters have come under ...
Nov 22, 2016
1926 Lawren Harris painting 'Mountain Forms' could chase auction record
TORONTO - A year after the record-breaking sale of a prized Lawren Harris painting, which more than tripled pre-sale estimates and set a new watermark for the Group of Seven member’s work, anoth...
Nov 22, 2016
Quebec premier not closed to inquiry into relations between aboriginals and police
QUEBEC - The Quebec government isn’t rejecting calls for an independent, provincial inquiry into relations between indigenous people and police, Premier Philippe Couillard said Tuesday. Despite ...
Nov 22, 2016
Scheduled speech by Ghomeshi's lawyer to four universities sparks debate
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - The choice of Jian Ghomeshi’s lawyer as a speaker at four Canadian universities is sparking debate on one Nova Scotia campus. Marie Henein, a prominent Toronto defence lawyer,...
Nov 22, 2016
Canadians Lorne Michaels, Frank Gehry receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON - Barack Obama expressed praise for the individual work of Frank Gehry and Lorne Michaels on Tuesday as he presented the Canadians with America’s highest civilian honour: the Presiden...
Nov 22, 2016