Category Archives: Canada
Supreme Court stresses jail should be 'the exception' for people awaiting trial
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says making an accused person wait in jail before trial should be the exception, not the rule, in a decision that affirms a key legal safeguard inte...
Mar 28, 2019
MPs denounce leaked reports of Trudeau-JWR clash over Supreme Court pick
OTTAWA - Leaked reports about a dispute between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould over a Supreme Court appointment drew condemnation from bar ass...
Mar 28, 2019
Canadian farmers face uncertainty after China escalates canola feud
Canadian farmers are facing an uncertain future after China escalated its feud over canola on Tuesday. "There is a lot of confusion amongst farmers about what is able to be exported," said David Quist...
Mar 28, 2019
Much of East Coast is one 'perfect storm' away from being cut off from Canada
AMHERST, N.S. - First of a two-part series on the stunning potential impact that climate change could have on the low-lying, narrow band of land connecting Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada. --- John ...
Mar 28, 2019
Trudeau says sorry for sarcastic thank you comment to Indigenous protester
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is sorry for disrespecting an Indigenous protester during a Liberal fundraising event Wednesday in Toronto. The prime minister is in Halifax today ...
Mar 28, 2019
Refugee who sheltered Snowden hopes others who helped can join her in Canada
TORONTO - A newly arrived refugee who helped shelter whistleblower Edward Snowden in Hong Kong pleaded with Canadian officials on Tuesday to grant asylum to others who assisted the American fugit...
Mar 28, 2019
Wrongfully convicted man's case sat on Wilson-Raybould's desk for months
OTTAWA - Glen Assoun's lawyer says the wrongfully convicted Halifax man suffered "every single day" as he waited to be exonerated for a murder he didn't commit - a wait that was prolonged for months a...
Mar 28, 2019
Trudeau meets with seniors in N.S., N.B. to highlight budget provisions
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with seniors in Halifax this morning as he makes a quick swing through the region to talk about pharmacare and the federal budget...
Mar 28, 2019
In the news today, March 26
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, March 26 --- CANADIANS EVACUATED COUNTER-TERROR TROOPS IN MALI Canadian peacekeepers were called upon to evacuate several wounded French soldiers in Mali ear...
Mar 28, 2019
In the news today, March 28
Five stories in the news for Thursday, March 28 --- QUEBEC TO TABLE LONG-AWAITED SECULARISM BILL The Coalition Avenir Quebec government will table its secularism bill today, fulfil...
Mar 28, 2019