Category Archives: Canada
Industry minister to meet General Motors CEO on Oshawa plant closure
OTTAWA - Canada’s industry minister will meet with General Motors CEO Mary Barra on Monday to urge her to find a solution for the auto giant’s soon-to-be-shuttered plant in Oshawa. Ont. A ...
Jan 11, 2019
Five things about what Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun was running from in Saudi Arabia
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Friday that Canada would accept 18-year-old Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun as a refugee after she fled Saudi Arabia for Thailand and launched a Twitter campaig...
Jan 11, 2019
Caroline Neron, celebrity jewel queen and former 'Dragon,' dethroned in Quebec
MONTREAL - News that celebrity Quebec jewelry-maker Caroline Neron filed for bankruptcy protection Thursday is shining a harsh light on the qualifications of stars chosen for the province's French-lan...
Jan 11, 2019
'The door has widened': senator hears of mounting sterilization concerns
OTTAWA - Increased national awareness about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women has resulted in mounting concerns about other vulnerable women who may have been endured the practice, an Ontario ...
Jan 11, 2019
Three dead, 23 injured when Ottawa bus struck transit shelter Friday
OTTAWA - Three people were killed and 23 injured when a double-decker city bus struck a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday afternoon, badly damaging the vehicle’s upper deck where several peopl...
Jan 11, 2019
Acquittal of stepfather on sex assault charges based on stereotypes: Appeal Court
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a man’s acquittal on eight charges of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter, ruling that the trial judge was too quick to dismiss the testimon...
Jan 11, 2019
Ottawa, Saskatchewan reach equivalency agreement to phase out coal electricity
REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Saskatchewan and Ottawa have reached an agreement under which the province will shut down most of its coal-fired power plants by 2030. Trudeau says it’...
Jan 11, 2019
Judge gives final instructions to jury in trial of murder of B.C. girl, 12
VANCOUVER - Jurors will need to use their common sense in assessing the reliability of an alleged confession by a man accused of killing a 12-year-old girl, a British Columbia Supreme Court judge says...
Jan 11, 2019
Halifax garage owner acquitted in death of mechanic burned when van caught fire
HALIFAX - A former Halifax autobody shop owner has been acquitted of criminal negligence causing the death of a mechanic who was badly burned when a minivan suddenly caught fire as he was using a blow...
Jan 11, 2019
Quebec moves to expand animal welfare laws to cover dozens of species
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is moving to expand the scope of its animal welfare legislation to offer increased protection to species ranging from horses and mink to ostriches and wild turkeys. Th...
Jan 11, 2019