Category Archives: Canada
Liberals reimburse Commons for using PM's office in fundraising video
OTTAWA - The Liberals will reimburse $500 to the House of Commons for using Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s parliamentary office to record a video pitch for donations to the party. Liberal natio...
Jan 09, 2019
'Emergency' sign must go, language watchdog tells Quebec hospital
MONTREAL - An edict from Quebec’s language watchdog that a hospital northwest of Montreal must remove English from its bilingual signage has angered municipal officials. The Office quebecois de ...
Jan 09, 2019
With tariffs still in place, Ottawa to commit up to $90M for Algoma Steel
OTTAWA - The federal government is to announce up to $90 million in support for Ontario’s Algoma Steel on Thursday in a commitment aimed at helping the producer deal with the American tariffs on...
Jan 09, 2019
Man seeking bail after confession motivated to kill common-law wife: B.C. Crown
VANCOUVER - A man seeking bail while awaiting the possibility of a new trial had a “she is leaving me motive” to kill his common-law wife in British Columbia in 1994 and his confession to ...
Jan 09, 2019
New program for Canadian thalidomide survivors aims to help with costs of aging
OTTAWA - Health Minister Ginette Petitpas Taylor says the federal government is launching a new financial program in the spring for Canadians harmed by a now-banned pregnancy drug. The Canadian Thalid...
Jan 09, 2019
Vice Media makes last-ditch attempt to keep reporter's materials from RCMP
TORONTO - A high profile RCMP demand for a journalist’s background materials related to interviews with a suspected terrorist should be set aside even though Canada’s top court recently up...
Jan 09, 2019
'Egotism and white supremacy' in Western response to detainees case: Chinese envoy
OTTAWA - Canada and its Western allies’ calls for the release of two Canadians detained in China are rooted in white supremacy, the Chinese ambassador said in a published op-ed Wednesday. Expert...
Jan 09, 2019
Fifteen military suicides reported in 2018 despite new prevention strategy
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has promised to redouble efforts to prevent suicide in the Canadian Forces after new figures showed more than a dozen members of the military took their own liv...
Jan 09, 2019
'He was worried about the girl:' Man to be sentenced on Amber Alert charges
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A six-year old autistic girl occupied with a computer tablet was strapped in the back seat of a running SUV when her mother ran into a food shop at a Saskatchewan strip mall....
Jan 09, 2019
Police conduct seizures in biker-linked drug network in Quebec, New Brunswick
MONTREAL - Police conducted raids linked to the Hells Angels and drug trafficking in several regions of Quebec and New Brunswick Wednesday. Quebec provincial police said 150 police officers took part ...
Jan 09, 2019