Category Archives: Canada
Voting ban for long-term expats unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
A recently repealed law that barred Canadians living abroad for more than five years from voting in federal elections was an unjustified violation of the Constitution, Canada’s top court ruled o...
Jan 11, 2019
As bankruptcies edge up, Poloz personally responds to Canadians' concerns
OTTAWA - Bankruptcies are up in Canada, the head of the Bank of Canada said this week, and he expects they’ll rise even more as the central bank continues to hike interest rates. Governor Stephe...
Jan 11, 2019
Trudeau faces questions about immigration, trade, Saudi arms deal in Regina
REGINA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced blunt questions from people at a town hall in Regina including one from a man who fears Canada’s immigration policies are putting lives at risk. The ...
Jan 10, 2019
NEB wants marine protection program from Trans Mountain pipeline builder
VANCOUVER - The National Energy Board would require the creation of a marine mammal protection program for the Trans Mountain pipeline in a series of draft conditions it has laid out before it conside...
Jan 10, 2019
Quebec premier backs order forcing hospital to remove bilingual signs
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Francois Legault is defending an order forcing a hospital northwest of Montreal to remove its bilingual signs. To the dismay of local politicians, the hospital in Lachute, Qu...
Jan 10, 2019
Lawyer urges judge to release man convicted of killing wife in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A prisoner who has proclaimed his innocence in the 1994 murder of his common-law wife in British Columbia should be released on bail while the federal government reviews his case as a pote...
Jan 10, 2019
Cases of residential school abuse uncompensated because of signature rule
TORONTO - Legitimate cases of residential school abuse are going uncompensated under a class-action settlement because the victims died without signing an application form, a situation one lawyer call...
Jan 10, 2019
Health Canada launches campaign to educate teens on the health risks of vaping
Health Canada is ramping up efforts to warn young Canadians about the potential risks associated with vaping, the agency said Thursday. Spokeswoman Maryse Durette said the government body has launched...
Jan 10, 2019
Thalidomide survivor calls on government to boost annual payment
OTTAWA - A Health Canada revamp of a compensation program doesn’t boost annual payments to a level that could make the difference between independence and institutionalization, thalidomide survi...
Jan 10, 2019
Nine coworkers at Guelph, Ont., car parts plant split $60-million lotto jackpot
GUELPH, Ont. - A group of coworkers at an Ontario automotive parts plant are the winners of a $60-million lottery jackpot. The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. says the nine colleagues worked the same...
Jan 10, 2019