Category Archives: Canada
Seven stories in the news today, Sept. 12
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- FINAL ARGUMENTS TO BE MADE IN CASE AGAINST JUDGE Closing arguments are scheduled today in the case of a Federal Court judge facing possible ...
Sep 12, 2016
Tories gave 'serious thought' to giving women majority on high court: MacKay
OTTAWA - The previous Conservative government at one point considered working toward giving women a majority of the nine seats on the Supreme Court of Canada, said former justice minister Peter MacKay...
Sep 12, 2016
Quebec apple growers struggle to contain disease affecting trees
MONTREAL - The apple harvesting period may come as a relief to many Quebec growers who have spent the summer fighting a contagious disease spreading through their trees. For the next four or five week...
Sep 12, 2016
Live-in caregiver says government promises for foreign worker program aren't enough
TORONTO - With Parliament poised to look at changes to how temporary foreign workers are treated, people who came as live-in caregivers are speaking out about what they call injustices within the fede...
Sep 12, 2016
Montreal taxi industry to meet Tuesday to discuss Uber deal
MONTREAL - Representatives of Montreal’s taxi industry are scheduled to meet Tuesday to draft a response to the recent deal between the provincial government and ride-hailing company Uber. Taxi ...
Sep 12, 2016

Delay in Calgary first-degree murder trial for parents in diabetic teen's death
CALGARY - The defence in a trial for parents of a teenage boy who died of starvation and complications from untreated diabetes on Monday asked for a brief delay to decide if it will call a witness. On...
Sep 12, 2016

One person to be dropped from allegations of insider trading with Amaya ex-CEO
MONTREAL - Allegations of insider trading are being whittled down to 12 people affiliated with the former CEO of online gaming company Amaya. The independent tribunal overseeing Quebec’s financi...
Sep 12, 2016
BC constable who died in crash added to Mountie memorial in Regina
REGINA - Mounties have added another name to their honour roll, cenotaph and memorial wall as the RCMP held its annual National Memorial Service in Regina for fallen members. Const. Sarah Beckett was ...
Sep 11, 2016
SPCA is investigating 14 dog deaths at Saskatoon boarding kennel over weekend
Saskatoon’s SPCA has started an investigation into the deaths of 14 dogs at a boarding kennel over the weekend. The organization’s executive director, Patricia Cameron, says she was shocke...
Sep 11, 2016

Access-to-information document refutes Fantino email claim from 2013
OTTAWA - A document obtained under access-to-information laws refutes former Conservative cabinet minister Julian Fantino’s claim that an email at the heart of an official languages complaint ha...
Sep 11, 2016