Category Archives: Canada
Spy agency halted bulk data searches after watchdog flagged concerns
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency sifted through large troves of data for information of value until a federal watchdog raised questions about a lack of guidelines for such searches, a new report rev...
Sep 29, 2016
Senate set to decide whether to sue former senators in expense dispute
OTTAWA - The Senate committee that polices spending in the upper chamber will soon decide whether it is worth the cost to sue seven former senators The Senate has threatened to take the seven to court...
Sep 29, 2016
Feds, provinces to review ways to reduce cycling fatalities on city streets
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a fresh look at how to protect cyclists on Canada’s roadways after recent high-profile cases where cyclists were killed on city streets. Federal, provin...
Sep 29, 2016
Toronto lawyer accused of sexually assaulting three teenage girls
TORONTO - A 32-year-old Toronto lawyer has been charged in connection with four alleged sexual assaults against teenage girls. Toronto police allege that three girls - aged 14, 15 and 16 - were target...
Sep 29, 2016
Canine rescue groups bringing banned pitbulls from Montreal to East Coast
HALIFAX - Animal rescue groups in Atlantic Canada are rallying to find new homes on the East Coast for pitbull-type dogs they say may now face euthanasia in Montreal. The transport of the canines alon...
Sep 29, 2016
Liberals plan Arctic co-operation with Russia, but more northern work needed
OTTAWA - A conference on Arctic co-operation with Russia is one of the first moves the Liberals have made in a region the prime minister loves to visit but has said little about. “The government...
Sep 29, 2016
Canada-Russia Arctic conference set despite Syria, Ukraine differences
OTTAWA - Canada and Russia will hold a joint conference on Arctic co-operation next month in Ottawa, despite differences over Syria and Ukraine. Pam Goldsmith-Jones, parliamentary secretary to Foreign...
Sep 29, 2016
Feds' spending to start year hits highest mark in at least six years: report
OTTAWA - Federal spending under the Liberal government kicked off the fiscal year by hitting its highest mark in at least six years, says a new analysis by the budget watchdog. But some of the spendin...
Sep 29, 2016
Ontario man charged after inadvertently killing friend he was trying to save
BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Police have charged a 21-year-old man who they say inadvertently ran over and killed his friend east of Toronto after trying to get him medical help. Durham regional police say the...
Sep 29, 2016
Nothing to see here, says Philpott, but Quebec lands blows over health costs
OTTAWA - Anyone who showed up to watch a federal cabinet minister battle it out with her Quebec counterpart over health care funding negotiations would leave disappointed, warned Health Minister Jane ...
Sep 29, 2016