Category Archives: Canada
Civilian oversight review of police in Ontario set for first public forum
TORONTO - A far-reaching review of civilian oversight of police in Ontario kicks off a series of public consultations on Wednesday as critics of the status quo call for sweeping reforms. Led by Justic...
Sep 13, 2016
Labour minister says flexible work rules won't harm small businesses
OTTAWA - Any new rules to provide flexible work options for federally regulated workers will not become a burden on small businesses, the federal labour minister says. Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuk...
Sep 13, 2016
Governments want researchers to study health effects of Fort McMurray wildfire
EDMONTON - The federal and Alberta governments hope new research will help them understand how the Fort McMurray wildfire is affecting the physical and emotional health of people who were forced from ...
Sep 13, 2016
A look at rare times the Canadian justice system has allowed cameras in court
EDMONTON - A judge is allowing cameras in the courtroom for the verdict later this week in the case against Travis Vader. Vader has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the 2010 ...
Sep 13, 2016
Activist Bono says working with Trump would be his biggest challenge, 'by far'
OTTAWA - U2 lead singer and activist Bono says working with a Trump administration to fight extreme poverty would be his biggest challenge - “by far.” Bono has developed close partnerships...
Sep 13, 2016
'Modest' delays possible as Liberals pick new Energy East review panellists
OTTAWA - The independent assessment of the proposed Energy East pipeline could be “modestly” delayed by the decision to replace members of the review board, Natural Resources Minister Jim ...
Sep 13, 2016
B.C. foster parents won't give up after losing appeals to adopt Metis toddler
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia foster couple is refusing to give up their fight to adopt a Metis toddler they have raised almost since birth, even after the province’s highest court ruled agains...
Sep 13, 2016
Amaya investigator says no direct proof that privileged information was shared
MONTREAL - The lead investigator in the insider trading case against associates of Amaya says the Quebec securities regulator has no direct proof that privileged information was shared in phone calls ...
Sep 13, 2016
Indigenous Liberal MP breaks ranks with government on B.C.'s Site C dam
OTTAWA - An indigenous member of the federal Liberal caucus is breaking ranks with his colleagues on B.C.’s controversial Site C project, saying he is not convinced that two First Nations were p...
Sep 13, 2016
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame opens Terry Fox exhibit on eve of namesake run
CALGARY - Terry Fox won no races nor set any Canadian running records. There wasn’t a frame of reference in 1980 for an above-the-knee amputee running almost a marathon daily on an artificial le...
Sep 13, 2016