Category Archives: Canadian Press
Mark Norman was doing his job, had not 'gone rogue' on ship deal: lawyers
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s lawyers started making their case in earnest for access to thousands of government files Thursday, saying the records will prove the suspended military office...
Dec 13, 2018
Committee ready for regular meetings on permanent Humboldt Broncos memorial
The president of the Humboldt Broncos says a committee is ready to discuss a permanent memorial site for those who died when the junior hockey team’s bus crashed in April. Jamie Brockman says th...
Dec 13, 2018
Social media became a tool for athletes to raise political awareness in 2018
For nearly a decade social media has helped athletes and sports teams interact with their fans or make major announcements. But according to Mike Naraine, a professor who studies the connection betwee...
Dec 13, 2018
Supreme Court affirms privacy rights for Canadians who share a computer
OTTAWA - Sharing a computer with someone does not mean giving up privacy rights over the material stored on the machine, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. In a 9-0 decision Thursday, the high cou...
Dec 13, 2018
Supreme Court won't hear appeal from Quebec judge over hijab disciplinary probe
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge who tried to oblige a woman to remove her hijab in court has lost a legal bid to avoid appearing before the provincial judicial council. The Supreme Court of Canada announced...
Dec 13, 2018
Supreme Court won't hear case involving facts used in assisted-dying case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a severely ill woman who wants to accelerate a lawsuit that argues the right to assisted dying is unfairly limited by federal governme...
Dec 13, 2018
EU leaders wary of May's plea for help selling Brexit deal
BRUSSELS - British Prime Minister Theresa May implored European Union leaders Thursday to help her sell the Brexit divorce deal at home, only to be told that her proposals are not clear enough for the...
Dec 13, 2018
Court nixes pension law that prompted teacher protests
FRANKFORT, Ky. - The Kentucky Supreme Court on Thursday struck down a law that made changes to one of the country’s worst-funded public pension systems, a victory for teachers who closed schools...
Dec 13, 2018
May Day: British leader's respite won't end Brexit mess
LONDON - Prime Minister Theresa May is safe, for now. She has survived a no-confidence vote engineered by her own Conservative Party, and can’t be challenged again for a year. But that hasn̵...
Dec 13, 2018
Tory senators stalling laws for political advantage, Independents say
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being accused of deliberately stalling Liberal government legislation to keep it in the public eye for political benefit. That’s particularly true of Bill C-69...
Dec 13, 2018