Category Archives: Canada
Federal Liberal government to introduce pre-election budget on March 19
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau will introduce the Liberal government’s pre-election budget on March 19 in a document expected to touch the issues of prescription drug costs, skills train...
Feb 20, 2019
Manitoba 'pausing' relationship with former B.C. premier after allegations
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it is “pausing” its relationship with Gordon Campbell following an allegation in a British newspaper that the former B.C. premier groped a woman in ...
Feb 20, 2019
No acquittal possible for Montreal man accused in wife's death: judge
MONTREAL - The case of a Quebec man accused of killing his ailing wife is now in the hands of a jury. Jurors were sequestered Wednesday to determine the fate of Michel Cadotte, 57, charged with second...
Feb 20, 2019
Amnesty documents Venezuelan rights violations since start of democracy protests
OTTAWA - An Amnesty International report alleging human-rights abuses by Venezuelan forces loyal to President Nicolas Maduro represents one more example of a “despicable” regime, says Fore...
Feb 20, 2019
Canadian advocates, bishops at odds over how to tackle sex abuse ahead of summit
Canada’s top Catholic bishop says he hopes to emphasize the importance of believing victims when he discusses sexual abuse with his international counterparts during a gathering at the Vatican t...
Feb 20, 2019
Study moves Oak Bay, B.C., closer to contraceptive control for problem deer
OAK BAY, B.C. - A contraception program to reduce the population of habituated, urban deer is one step closer in the Victoria-area District of Oak Bay. Councillors have reviewed a report compiled with...
Feb 20, 2019
Tech giants called to testify in Ottawa in international probe of fake news
OTTAWA - Executives from some of the world’s largest digital and social media firms have been invited to appear before an international committee on disinformation and “fake news” wh...
Feb 20, 2019
Top sailor loses case against FedEx for lost rare coins worth as much as $38,000
HALIFAX - A top Canadian naval officer is out 50 rare coins he valued at $38,000 with little to show for it, after a Nova Scotia small claims court found FedEx Canada not liable for the full value of ...
Feb 20, 2019
Death in Cat Lake First Nation shaking up community: Ontario NDP MP
OTTAWA - Ontario NDP MP Charlie Angus says the death of a 48-year-old woman in Cat Lake First Nation is shaking up community residents and he doesn’t know what it will take for the federal gover...
Feb 20, 2019
Federal appeals court says it can't hear NDP case on satellite-office expenses
OTTAWA - The NDP cannot turn to the courts to overturn a five-year-old order by a parliamentary committee to repay as much as $2.7 million in expenses the committee said were improperly claimed. The c...
Feb 20, 2019