Category Archives: Canada

Supreme Court rules 'belief' requirement in child-luring law is unconstitutional
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a provision of the country’s law forbidding the luring of children via the internet is unconstitutional and is ordering a new trial for a Toronto-area m...
Mar 15, 2019

Quebec City Muslim worshippers condemn fatal New Zealand mosque attacks
QUEBEC - A little more than two years after their own community came under attack, Muslims in Quebec City said they were in shock over the mass shootings at two New Zealand mosques Friday that claimed...
Mar 15, 2019

In the news today, March 15
Four stories in the news for Friday, March 15 --- VICKERS TO ANNOUNCE IF HE’LL SEEK LEADERSHIP Former House of Commons sergeant-at-arms Kevin Vickers is expected to announce today if he intends ...
Mar 15, 2019

Jury convicts Newfoundland father of first-degree murder of daughter, 5
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland mother sobbed Friday after a jury convicted her estranged husband of first-degree murder in the death of their five-year-old daughter. The jury returned Friday ...
Mar 15, 2019

Kevin Vickers announces he'll seek New Brunswick Liberal leadership
NEWCASTLE, N.B. - Kevin Vickers, hailed as a hero for helping to end the 2014 attack on Parliament Hill, is making a leap to politics with a bid for the leadership of New Brunswick’s Opposition ...
Mar 15, 2019
Vancouver pleased with short-term rental rules, but warns 'egregious' operators
Vancouver has seen an “incredibly high” number of property owners getting business licences for short-term rentals but there remain a number of people who are refusing to follow the rules,...
Mar 14, 2019

Hockey wife's blog post highlights concerns over vaccine misinformation: experts
MONTREAL - An online post by the wife of an NHL star describing her children’s “alternative” vaccine schedule highlights how easily misinformation about vaccines can be spread over s...
Mar 14, 2019
Ontario public service employees sue province, unions over alleged racism
TORONTO - Two Ontario public service employees have launched a lawsuit against the provincial government and the unions that represent them, alleging they’ve been subjected to systemic racism fo...
Mar 14, 2019
Feds sign deal promising millions to Ontario First Nation facing housing crisis
The federal government has finalized a deal that will deliver millions of dollars to a remote Indigenous community in northern Ontario to help tackle a housing crisis that is affecting the health of r...
Mar 14, 2019
QuickFacts: Boeing 737 Max 8 ban in Canada
MONTREAL - Facts and figures about the Boeing 737 Max 8 ban and how it affects Canadian passengers and airlines. – Passengers affected daily: About 12,000 (between 9,000 and 12,000 Air Canada pa...
Mar 14, 2019