Category Archives: Canada
Firing of Lac-Megantic engineer ruled illegal, but he won't be returning to work
MONTREAL - An arbitrator says the firing last summer of Thomas Harding, the train engineer involved in the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, was illegal. He won’t be returning to work, but he will get...
Jan 22, 2019
Gunmen stole valuables, money during Canadian's kidnapping: Burkina official
Details are emerging about the kidnapping and killing of a Canadian mining company executive in Burkina Faso last week, as authorities continue their investigation. Jean Paul Badoum, an official with ...
Jan 22, 2019
Triple killer Dellen Millard appeals conviction and sentence for father's murder
TORONTO - Triple killer Dellen Millard is appealing his first-degree murder conviction and sentence for the death of his father, arguing the outcome of his case was unreasonable. Millard was found gui...
Jan 22, 2019
Canadians pressed into service after deadly attack on UN base in Mali
OTTAWA - Canadian peacekeepers saw their busiest day in Mali on Sunday after extremists with links to al-Qaida attacked a United Nations base, killing 10 and injuring dozens more. Five Canadian helico...
Jan 22, 2019
Liberals looking to make home-buying more affordable for millennials: Morneau
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is looking for ways to make home-buying more affordable for millennials, Finance Minister Bill Morneau said Tuesday as he held pre-budget public events in the Toronto s...
Jan 22, 2019
Nova Scotia to consider citizenship status of children in provincial care
HALIFAX - Social workers in Nova Scotia are now required to consider a child’s immigration status when they are taken into care - and can even apply for citizenship on their behalf. The policy c...
Jan 22, 2019
Singer who won rights case against comedian exits social media following threats
MONTREAL - A singer embroiled in a legal battle with a Quebec comedian says he is shutting down his social media accounts after receiving “a significant number of hate messages,” including...
Jan 22, 2019
Feds target low-income seniors with tax mailings to boost benefit take-up
OTTAWA - Seniors’ mailboxes will be blitzed in the coming weeks with federal reminders to file their taxes on time as part of a government bid to get more low-income seniors into an old age bene...
Jan 22, 2019
Netflix apologizes to Lac-Megantic for using rail disaster footage in 'Bird Box'
MONTREAL - Netflix is apologizing to the people of Lac-Megantic after actual footage of the 2013 rail disaster that devastated the town was used in dramas on the streaming service. The company says it...
Jan 22, 2019
Zamboni stranded in N.S. ditch takes off as amusing Canadian snapshot
WINDSOR, N.S. - The powerful storm that battered Eastern Canada Monday had an unexpected casualty — a Zamboni found in a ditch near Windsor, Nova Scotia, without a rink in sight. A bemused drive...
Jan 22, 2019