Category Archives: Canada
Canadian held in China on spying accusation has been released: Trudeau's office
OTTAWA - A Canadian accused of spying and jailed in China for more than two years has been released and is back in Canada, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office confirmed on Thursday. Kevin Gar...
Sep 15, 2016
Trudeau government racially discriminating against kids on reserve: Blackstock
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is consciously discriminating against 163,000 children in its delivery of child welfare services on reserves, First Nations advocate Cindy Blackstock said Thursday as a...
Sep 15, 2016
More Alberta judges scrutinized for handling of sexual assault cases
CALGARY - Legal experts are urging greater diversity on the bench as three Alberta judges face scrutiny for remarks they made during sexual assault trials. The most high-profile case centres on Judge ...
Sep 15, 2016
Liberal committee chair eyes making City of Ottawa officially bilingual
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Denis Paradis thinks it sounds obvious enough: Canada is an officially bilingual country, so its national capital should be too. “I do think that it would be a good thing tha...
Sep 15, 2016
Toronto police urging body cameras for officers despite stiff costs
Toronto police are asking for approval to outfit all frontline officers with body-worn cameras, despite reporting major issues after analyzing its year-long pilot project. The request to the police bo...
Sep 15, 2016
Ecuadorians face off against Chevron in Ontario court over $9.5-billion award
TORONTO - Lawyers for a group of Ecuadorian villagers and oil giant Chevron squared off in court once again on Thursday in the latest skirmish of a seemingly endless legal war that has already cost te...
Sep 15, 2016
Nova Scotia to launch education campaign about dangerous opioid fentanyl
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is joining a growing number of provinces trying to raise awareness about fentanyl in preparation for possible deaths linked to the powerful opioid. Justice Minister Diana Whalen ...
Sep 15, 2016
Ahead of Global Fund meeting in Montreal, Ban endorses talk of cheaper drugs
OTTAWA - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s office says it hopes a new report he commissioned will help make life-saving drugs more affordable for vulnerable people. Spokesman Matthias Gillmann ...
Sep 15, 2016
Boy escapes after neighbour allegedly abducts him from backyard in New Brunswick
TRACADIE-SHEILA, N.B. - Parents searching for their missing son watched in shock as he fled the house of an elderly neighbour who had allegedly kidnapped him, New Brunswick police said. Tracadie RCMP ...
Sep 15, 2016
Raising GIS earning exemption would help most low-income seniors, report says
OTTAWA - A newly released government report shows a federal program that let low-income seniors earn more before their old-age benefits were clawed back had less of an effect on women and older senior...
Sep 15, 2016