Category Archives: Canada
Former New Democrat MP Svend Robinson wants to return to politics
BURNABY, B.C. - Former New Democrat MP Svend Robinson is attempting a political comeback, nearly 15 years after his theft of an expensive diamond ring brought an end to his decades-long career. Standi...
Jan 15, 2019
For NDP's Jagmeet Singh, the pressure rises as the votes draw closer
OTTAWA - Critics of NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh say his performance in a weekend TV interview is a sign he may not be prepared for the challenges of the election year ahead. His supporters shrugged it of...
Jan 14, 2019
RCMP to review arrests at B.C. pipeline blockade and create temporary detachment
SURREY, B.C. - The RCMP will review the actions of officers who arrested 14 people at an Indigenous pipeline blockade in northwestern British Columbia, and will also erect a temporary detachment to ma...
Jan 14, 2019
Emergency doctors say mock disaster helped prepare for Ottawa bus crash
OTTAWA - Dr. Manoj Lalu was in the middle of a routine, elective surgery at the Ottawa Hospital Friday evening when the hospital suddenly declared a Code Orange, invoking a protocol for dealing with a...
Jan 14, 2019
Five-year-old injured after shots fired at home in northern Saskatchewan
LA RONGE, Sask. - Mounties say a five-year-old child was wounded after several gunshots were fired at a house in northern Saskatchewan. RCMP were called Sunday night to a home on the Lac La Ronge Indi...
Jan 14, 2019
Asylum seekers can't count on same response as Saudi teen: experts
The case of a Saudi teen whose flight from her allegedly abusive family captured international attention is a rare one where circumstances aligned to grant her swift protection in Canada, but others i...
Jan 14, 2019
Who's who in the federal cabinet shuffle: new faces, and old faces in new places
OTTAWA - David Lametti loves the law, he said just after being sworn in as Canada’s new justice minister. “I know it’s a cliche to say that, but I do,” the 56-year-old said out...
Jan 14, 2019
UN committee warns Canada in letter that B.C.'s Site C dam may break deals
A United Nations committee has warned Canada that continued construction of the Site C hydro dam in northeastern British Columbia may violate international agreements. The UN’s Committee on the ...
Jan 14, 2019
Saudi teen's flight has implications for Saudi women left behind: analysis
OTTAWA - Canada’s acceptance of a Saudi Arabian teenager seeking asylum is sparking debate within that country about loosening laws restricting women’s freedom, but also a backlash that co...
Jan 14, 2019
Saudi man facing N.S. sexual assault charge has 'fled' after embassy posts bail
SYDNEY, N.S. - A 28-year-old Saudi man charged with sexually assaulting a Cape Breton woman has gone missing, with a leading immigration lawyer saying it may be a case of the Middle Eastern kingdom he...
Jan 14, 2019