Category Archives: Canada
Harassment finding against ex-CRTC commissioner nixed due to 'witch hunt'
TORONTO - A former commissioner of Canada’s telecommunications and broadcast regulator was treated unfairly by an investigator who found he had harassed a woman, Federal Court ruled Friday. In a...
Sep 02, 2016
Screening immigrants for 'anti-Canadian' values will make Canada safer; Leitch
OTTAWA - Federal Conservative leadership hopeful Kellie Leitch stood firm Friday amid criticisms of a survey from her campaign that asked whether would-be immigrants should be screened for “anti...
Sep 02, 2016

Father of Edmonton woman killed by Jeep stunt criticizes planning
EDMONTON - The father of a woman killed during a demonstration between two off-road Jeeps says organizers did a poor job of considering risk at the event. “There was no proper risk analysis done...
Sep 02, 2016
Three B.C. teachers temporarily suspended over 'Jar of Death' punishments
SURREY, B.C. - Three high school teachers who failed to intervene when students organized a “Jar of Death” punishment at a camp have been disciplined by the agency that regulates educators...
Sep 02, 2016
Canadian beekeepers face plummeting honey prices as harvest wraps up
CALGARY - As they finish harvesting this year’s crop, Canadian honey producers say they are being stung with prices that have fallen by about 50 per cent since a year ago, a devastating blow tha...
Sep 02, 2016
Six cities chosen as test sites for national anti-poverty strategy
OTTAWA - The federal government will go to six cities in the coming months to test ideas that could end up in a promised national poverty reduction strategy. Social Development Minister Jean-Yves Ducl...
Sep 02, 2016
The 'extremely rewarding' mission of the east coast's search and rescue hub
HALIFAX - The small boat is taking on water, its ripped sails flapping furiously in rough seas as a 68-year-old man struggles at the helm of the vessel in distress hundreds of kilometres off Newfoundl...
Sep 02, 2016
CRTC says Quebec cannot block access to websites without regulator's approval
MONTREAL - Quebec cannot force Internet companies to block people’s access to certain websites without the approval of the CRTC, says a preliminary opinion by the federal broadcast regulator. Fe...
Sep 02, 2016
A look at some of the key moments Friday during Trudeau's ongoing visit to China
SHANGHAI - A quick look at some of the key developments Friday during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ongoing visit to China. ___ The prime minister talked trade and investment with business lea...
Sep 02, 2016

'Make it awkward' and call out racism: Edmonton mayor after viral video
Edmonton’s mayor is calling on people to “make it awkward” and call out racism, after a viral video showed someone hurling a racist slur on a city street. Actor and former high-jump ...
Sep 02, 2016