Category Archives: Canada
Who is Gerald Butts? A look at Trudeau's former top aide
OTTAWA - Gerald Butts, who resigned as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide last month, is to testify on Wednesday about his discussions with former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould abo...
Mar 05, 2019
Booming snow goose population affecting shorebird habitat in Nunavut: study
Ontario researchers say a booming snow goose population is affecting the habitat and behaviour of arctic-breeding snowbirds, leaving them vulnerable to predation. Scott Flemming, a doctoral research c...
Mar 05, 2019

SNC-Lavalin CEO urged cabinet to change policies 'expeditiously' in 2017 letter
OTTAWA - The head of SNC-Lavalin told the Canadian government it had to change its anti-corruption rules “as expeditiously as possible” in a 2017 letter to the minister in charge of procur...
Mar 05, 2019

Quebec mother found guilty of second-degree murder in daughters' deaths
LAVAL, Que. - A Quebec woman whose two young daughters were found dead in the family home in 2009, lying side by side in their school uniforms, has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Adele Sor...
Mar 05, 2019
Quebec class action alleging sexual abuse in Jehovah's Witnesses can proceed
MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has authorized a class action lawsuit against two Jehovah’s Witnesses entities alleging a culture of silence within the group led to the covering up of sexual ab...
Mar 05, 2019

Trudeau hunkers down in Ottawa after second minister resigns over SNC-Lavalin
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau hunkered down in the Prime Minister’s Office Wednesday as he awaited what Liberals hope will be pivotal testimony Wednesday from his former principal secretary. Liberals ...
Mar 05, 2019

A timeline of the SNC-Lavalin affair
OTTAWA - A chronology of the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony from Jody Wilson-Raybould: Feb. 19, 2015 – The RCMP lays corruption and fraud charges a...
Mar 05, 2019
Man found guilty of abducting daughter in incident that triggered Amber Alert
An Ontario man who snatched his four-year-old daughter from her mother’s home in the early morning hours has been found guilty of abduction after a judge found he knew what he was doing was wron...
Mar 05, 2019

Creditor protection extended for cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX
HALIFAX - Embattled cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX has received another reprieve from its creditors, as the search for nearly $200 million in missing virtual currency continues following the sudde...
Mar 05, 2019
Trial needed for $125M Bondfield libel suit against Globe, court says
TORONTO - A construction company’s $125-million defamation lawsuit against the Globe and Mail newspaper should be decided at trial in a case that highlights the importance of solid journalism ev...
Mar 05, 2019