Category Archives: Canada
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the last few days before Parliament returns to kick up their heels and work the barbecue circuit one last tim...
Sep 16, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 16 ____ TRUDEAU ISSUES CALL TO ACTION ON FIGHTING DISEASE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the world to help to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and...
Sep 16, 2016
Drilling licence proposal for Gulf of St. Lawrence provokes anger
CALGARY - A regulator’s proposal to give more time to an energy company that wants to drill in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is provoking anger from opponents who say it’s high time the federal...
Sep 16, 2016
Message from former chief statistician Wayne Smith on his resignation
OTTAWA - Here is the text of a message which Wayne Smith, former chief statistician of Canada, sent to members of the National Statistical Council on Friday: I am writing to inform you of my decision ...
Sep 16, 2016
Philpott repays border pass, suitcase expenses following spending review
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott plans to repay an additional $381 to taxpayers following the completion of an office spending review sparked by a car controversy. The latest repayment includes ...
Sep 16, 2016
A look at some of the other high-profile cases the Vader judge has heard
EDMONTON - Justice Denny Thomas convicted Travis Vader of second-degree murder in the high-profile deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, but his ruling came under criticism almost immediately for apparentl...
Sep 16, 2016
Law society fails to stop lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution, abuse
TORONTO - The body that regulates the legal profession in Ontario has failed to block a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of public office levelled by a lawyer who sued after a failed e...
Sep 16, 2016
After years of conspiracy-mongering on Obama, Trump admits: He was born in U.S.
WASHINGTON - After trafficking for five years in racially tinged conspiracy theories about President Barack Obama’s birthplace, Donald Trump attempted to shake off that past with a 33-second non...
Sep 16, 2016
No charges against Ontario cop whose ricochet while euthanizing deer hit man
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ontario’s police watchdog says there will be no charges against an officer who inadvertently shot a 78-year-old man while putting down a deer. The Special Investigations Unit...
Sep 16, 2016
Police link ex-brother-in-law to killing of Canadian professor in Florida
TORONTO - The case of a Canadian legal scholar who was gunned down in Florida two years ago has taken a contentious turn as newly released police documents allege the man’s ex-brother-in-law is ...
Sep 16, 2016