Category Archives: Canada
'Unfair and unilateral:' Air Miles expiry the target of proposed class action
CALGARY - The company that runs the Air Miles loyalty rewards program is the target of a proposed class-action lawsuit. A statement of claim filed with the Court of Queen’s Bench this week alleg...
Sep 16, 2016
Winnipeg police officer facing dozens of drug, theft and weapons charges
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg police officer has been arrested on dozens of criminal charges following a year-long internal investigation. Deputy Chief Danny Smyth said Const. Trent Milan, who is 42, is facin...
Sep 16, 2016

Statistics Canada head quits, cites loss of independence
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s bid to rebuild bridges with Statistics Canada came crashing down Friday with the resignation of the chief statistician over concerns that federal information-te...
Sep 16, 2016

Appeal notice filed in case of man convicted of murdering Alberta couple
EDMONTON - The lawyer for a man found guilty of second-degree murder in the deaths of an Alberta couple says he’s appealing the conviction in the hope of getting an acquittal or a new trial. Bri...
Sep 16, 2016
P.E.I. government announces Summerside as location for centre to offer abortions
SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. - Almost six months after a final capitulation on its long-standing refusal to provide abortions to women in-province, the government of Prince Edward Island has - with minimal fanf...
Sep 16, 2016
Ottawa to pay $24 M in decades-long dispute over Citadel Hill's value
HALIFAX - A decades-long dispute involving a historic fortress in the heart of downtown Halifax has ended with a multimillion-dollar payout from Ottawa to the municipality. The municipality says Ottaw...
Sep 16, 2016
Dolphins rescued after mass-stranding on Prince Edward Island shores
SAVAGE HARBOUR, P.E.I. - Officials with Fisheries and Oceans and Parks Canada will patrol the coastline of Prince Edward Island for the next few days after a stranding of five dolphins there Thursday....
Sep 16, 2016
Compressed timetable for achieving new voting system in time for 2019 election
OTTAWA - Consultations on electoral reform are shifting into high gear as the clock ticks down on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise that the 2015 federal election would be the last conduct...
Sep 16, 2016

Consultations on new voting system move into high gear, consensus elusive so far
OTTAWA - Canadians may not agree on the kind of voting system they want but Maryam Monsef says they do agree on some common principles they want to see in any electoral reform. The democratic institut...
Sep 16, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Sept. 16
Five stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- DOUBTS EXPRESSED OVER TRAVIS VADER VERDICT The long road to a conviction in the deaths of an elderly Alberta couple may take another twist to...
Sep 16, 2016