Category Archives: Canada
Key dates this fall for federal decision-makers on energy and climate
OTTAWA - The fall of 2016 is shaping up as a period of crucial decisions by the federal government on climate policy and energy infrastructure. Here are some key dates: Sept. 20 - The federal governme...
Sep 26, 2016
Man launches lawsuit against Ontario government over vicious jail assault
TORONTO - A former inmate has launched a lawsuit against the Ontario government over conditions at a provincial jail, claiming a vicious beating he suffered behind bars was the result of the province&...
Sep 26, 2016
Canadian academic nominated for position at England's Cambridge University
TORONTO - The director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs has been nominated as vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge. The nomination of Prof. Stephen Toope - ...
Sep 26, 2016
B.C. Indian Chiefs won't participate in reconciliation event attended by royals
VICTORIA - A ceremony involving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meant to symbolize the reconciliation of British Columbia’s Aboriginal Peoples has been rebuffed by a First Nations group. Grand...
Sep 26, 2016
4 Ontario cops injured, 4 cruisers rammed as officers try to stop stolen vehicles
SOUTHWOLD, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say a 26-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are facing a total of 54 charges arising from an incident that sent four officers to hospital and left four crui...
Sep 26, 2016
No new trial for B.C. serial killer because judge wasn't biased: appeal court
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Court of Appeal has rejected a serial killer’s application to have a new trial based on a claim that a judge implied the man’s lawyers behaved unethically....
Sep 26, 2016
Spending squabble looms as pressure mounts on Liberals over health spending
OTTAWA - A fresh bout of bickering over health care spending loomed on Canada’s political horizon Monday as the federal Liberal government came under opposition fire for its apparent refusal to ...
Sep 26, 2016
New Brunswick premier calls for 'tolerance' amid bilingualism tensions
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - New Brunswick’s premier is making a passionate plea for tolerance on bilingualism, as he seeks to debunk long-standing “myths” of its costs amid a perceived increa...
Sep 26, 2016
Federal decision is at hand for proposed LNG plant in northern B.C.
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has a final environmental assessment of the Pacific NorthWest LNG project in hand, with the federal Liberal cabinet set to meet Tuesday in the national ...
Sep 26, 2016
Fans can vote for lyrics on stone honouring Tragically Hip in Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - Tragically Hip fans are being asked to vote for Hip lyrics that will be engraved on a commemorative stone in the band’s hometown of Kingston, Ont. City council - following sugge...
Sep 26, 2016