Category Archives: Canada
CAE activities in Israel come under scrutiny by protest group at annual meeting
MONTREAL - CAE’s activities in the Middle East came under scrutiny Wednesday during the flight training and simulation technology company’s annual meeting. The so-called Boycott Divestment...
Aug 10, 2016
Baby delivered safely but pregnant Quebecer dies after being hit by car
Quebec City police say a newborn has been delivered safely but that her mother is dead after being struck by a car at a pedestrian crossing. The pregnant woman was in her 20s. Police spokeswoman Marie...
Aug 10, 2016
Pro- and anti-Israel activists protest against one another in Montreal
MONTREAL - Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine protesters stood on either side of a line of Montreal police officers and hurled insults at one another Wednesday, blocks away from events taking place at the W...
Aug 10, 2016

'Extreme fire activity' expected in Nova Scotia as wildfire grows
HALIFAX - An out-of-control wildfire near Kejimkujik National Park has grown yet again, Nova Scotia’s Natural Resources department said Wednesday as crews grappled with challenging weather condi...
Aug 10, 2016
Saskatchewan urges railways to be ready to transport larger than average crop
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government is urging rail companies to be prepared to deal with a larger than average crop this year, but the railways say they have already put plans in place to do the job....
Aug 10, 2016
Tories' religious freedoms office tainted by politics, internal audit finds
OTTAWA - Efforts by the previous Conservative government to promote religious freedom around the world were tainted by the perception of political interference, an internal government evaluation concl...
Aug 10, 2016

Want Canadians to buy electric cars? Cash rebates may help, say officials
OTTAWA - Cash rebates and tax incentives are the best way to convince Canadians to buy electric cars as part of an overall government strategy to cut greenhouse gas emissions, federal officials conclu...
Aug 10, 2016

Appeal court hikes sentence for Edmonton driver who killed boy on patio
EDMONTON - Alberta’s top court has increased the sentence of a man who crashed his SUV onto an Edmonton restaurant patio, killing a young boy. The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled that Richard ...
Aug 10, 2016

Man who tried to save driver from burning tanker on highway released from hospital
MONTREAL - The would-be hero who tried to save a man trapped in a burning tanker truck has been released from hospital but is still suffering from psychological trauma, his boss said Wednesday. Carol ...
Aug 10, 2016

University prof denied residency over son with Down Syndrome returning to Canada
Ottawa has overturned a decision that saw an Ontario university professor denied permanent residency in Canada because his son has Down Syndrome. Felipe Montoya had been working at York University as ...
Aug 10, 2016