Category Archives: Canada
Tory leader issues new statement on attacks including mention of Muslims
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer issued two statements on the terrorist attacks in New Zealand on Friday - the second after being criticized for not mentioning in the first that the attack w...
Mar 15, 2019
Council of Saskatchewan city apologizes for comments in group home debate
WEYBURN, Sask. - City council in Weyburn, Sask., has apologized to residents and other Canadians for using insensitive words after a controversial decision to reject a care home for people with disabi...
Mar 15, 2019
Canada imposes more sanctions against Russian people, companies over Ukraine
OTTAWA - Canada is restricting the finances of another 129 people, companies and organizations over Russia’s treatment of Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland announced the additi...
Mar 15, 2019
Gord Downie sculpture unveiled at Halifax City Hall's reconciliation space
HALIFAX - A Gord Downie tribute sculpture has been unveiled at Halifax City Hall, in a room that aims to foster conversations about Indigenous history and reconciliation. The sculpture was created by ...
Mar 15, 2019
Wilson-Raybould tells constituents she's sticking with Liberals for 2019 vote
OTTAWA - Jody Wilson-Raybould, the former cabinet minister who accused Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of trying to influence her decision in a criminal case against engineering firm SNC-Lavalin, has co...
Mar 15, 2019
Quebec City mosque shooter 'very affected' by New Zealand massacre: lawyers
QUEBEC - The gunman who murdered six worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in 2017 is troubled his name is being associated with the mass killings at two New Zealand mosques that claimed at least 49 liv...
Mar 15, 2019
Blair mulling ways to close loophole in Safe Third Country Agreement
OTTAWA - Border Security Minister Bill Blair says he is talking to lawmakers in the United States about closing a loophole in Canada’s border agreement with the U.S. - one seen as giving asylum-...
Mar 15, 2019
Former Yukon politician, businessman Ken McKinnon eulogized as 'warm ambassador'
WHITEHORSE - Long-time Yukon businessman and politician Ken McKinnon, who included assistance in First Nations land claims and involvement in the creation of Kluane National Park among his achievement...
Mar 15, 2019
QuickQuotes: Canadian reactions to New Zealand mosque attacks
Canadians were quick to speak out against the attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand that left at least 49 people dead. Here is a selection of quotes: --- “Canada condemns this attac...
Mar 15, 2019
Liberals urged to follow U.S. jurisdictions to expunge cannabis records
OTTAWA - The Liberal government should follow the lead of American jurisdictions that have moved to erase criminal records for simple cannabis possession, says NDP justice critic Murray Rankin. In lat...
Mar 15, 2019