Category Archives: Canada
First Nation did not prove Aboriginal title for entire claim area: B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge ruling on a First Nations land title lawsuit says it did not prove it had rights to its entire claim area, although he suggested it may be time for t...
May 12, 2023
Suspect in stabbings of mother and child in Edmonton dies in hospital
EDMONTON - Police say the suspect in the stabbing deaths of a mother and child outside a school in Edmonton last week has died in hospital. The man was shot by police Saturday after a 35-year-old woma...
May 11, 2023
NDP leaves spring sitting at legislature facing turmoil in public housing management
VICTORIA - The New Democrat government in British Columbia started the spring legislative session promising more affordable homes for vulnerable people, but it ends the sitting amid turmoil over its p...
May 11, 2023
Canada to sanction Moldova groups aiding Russia, send judges to boost integrity
OTTAWA - Canada has set the stage with Moldova to start sanctioning people and companies based in that Eastern European country who are helping Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Prime Minister Jus...
May 11, 2023
Cattle seized from Quebec farm that was home to herd that went on the run for months
MONTREAL - Quebec's agriculture department says it has seized 38 cattle from the central Quebec farm that was home to a group of fugitive cows that escaped last summer and went on the run for months. ...
May 11, 2023
Alberta regulator says Imperial Oil faces more water problems at Kearl oilsands mine
Imperial Oil is facing more wastewater problems at its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The Alberta Energy Regulator has issued a notice of non-compliance to the company after chemicals associ...
May 11, 2023
As Liberals' grocery rebate bill becomes law, one-time payments will land this summer
OTTAWA - The Department of Finance says the grocery rebate the Liberals promised in this year's federal budget will be extended to eligible Canadians on July 5. That confirmation comes after Parliamen...
May 11, 2023
New fund aims to reimburse legal fees for victims of military sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - The military's independent sexual misconduct support and resource centre is now offering to help victims of misconduct pay for legal services. The centre will review applications to reimburse...
May 11, 2023
Indian authorities aim to have Canadians sent to face charges in border deaths
Indian authorities have started the process to have two Canadians extradited to face charges after four members of the same family froze to death in southern Manitoba while trying to cross into the Un...
May 11, 2023
Alleged victim of Quebec businessman accused of paying for sex sues for $8 million
MONTREAL - Another alleged victim of a prominent Quebec businessman accused of exploiting minors and young adults for sex has filed a lawsuit against him. Montreal-based law firm CaLex filed an $8-mil...
May 11, 2023