Category Archives: Canada
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
Centre to honour residential school survivors breaks ground at UBC
VANCOUVER - Cindy Tom-Lindley says her grandmother had all her children taken to residential schools and the family had no choice but to comply with the federal government policy designed to assimilat...
Sep 11, 2016
Liberals, like Tories before them, won't amend cluster bomb treaty loophole
OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are facing criticism at home and abroad for not closing a controversial legal loophole that allows the Canadian Forces to operate alongside allies, such as the United Sta...
Sep 11, 2016

Countries must ensure their peacekeepers protect civilians: Sajjan
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says protecting civilians - by force if needed - will be central to any Canadian peacekeeping mission in Africa, and that Canada will expect troops from partner...
Sep 11, 2016