Category Archives: Canada
Federal watchdog says four-year-old victims rights regime falling short
OTTAWA - The new federal watchdog for victims of crime says rules meant to give victims and their families louder voices in the justice system have fallen short. The previous Conservative government i...
Jan 11, 2019
Police and Indigenous blockades going up, work to begin again on B.C. pipeline
SMITHERS, B.C. - The RCMP lifted an exclusion zone Friday that cut off public access to a forest service road in northern British Columbia at the site of a confrontation this week between Mounties and...
Jan 11, 2019
Health Canada upholds decision to keep glyphosate products on the market
OTTAWA - Health Canada scientists say there is no reason to believe the scientific evidence they used to approve the continued use of glyphosate in weed killers was tainted. On Friday they rejected, a...
Jan 11, 2019
'Blindsided:' Manitoba officials seize newborn from mother in hospital
WINNIPEG - Two social media videos show a newborn baby girl being taken from the arms of her Indigenous mother by Manitoba social workers and police - an apprehension that First Nations leaders say is...
Jan 11, 2019
'Smarter' rules would ensure all digital players pay for CanCon, panel told
OTTAWA - Federal lawmakers need to make foreign content providers, such as Netflix, YouTube and Amazon Prime, pay their fair share into producing Canadian content, Canada’s broadcast regulator a...
Jan 11, 2019
Canada grants asylum to Saudi woman who pleaded for help on Twitter in Bangkok
OTTAWA - Canada granted asylum on Friday to the Saudi woman who won the world’s attention on social media as she fled an abusive family after escaping to Thailand. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ...
Jan 11, 2019
First responders investigate fowl mystery as lost chickens roam near Victoria
NORTH SAANICH , B.C. - Police and firefighters north of Victoria had to work hard not to ruffle any feathers during an unusual roundup involving dozens of chickens. Personnel were called to five diffe...
Jan 11, 2019
Man charged with first-degree murder of Newfoundland Indigenous woman
CONNE RIVER, N.L. - A Newfoundland man has been charged with the first-degree murder of a 28-year-old Indigenous woman whose death shook her small, rural First Nation. The Miawpukek Mi’kamawey M...
Jan 11, 2019
No Canadians among 7 killed in Cuban bus crash: government
HAVANA - The federal government says no Canadians were among the seven people killed when a bus carrying tourists and local travellers crashed in far eastern Cuba. State media report that the bus was ...
Jan 11, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 11
Five stories in the news for Friday, Jan. 11 --- FORMER MLA IN ALBERTA COURT ON SEX CHARGES The case of a former Alberta politician accused of sex charges involving a minor is scheduled to be in Red D...
Jan 11, 2019