Category Archives: Canada
Election reform bill passed in time for implementation in 2019 federal vote
OTTAWA - Legislation aimed at preventing foreign interference and constraining the influence of big money in Canadian elections has been approved by the Senate. Bill C-76 passed in the upper house lat...
Dec 10, 2018
Coalition Avenir Quebec cruises to byelection win in former Liberal leader's riding
QUEBEC - The governing Coalition Avenir Quebec has passed its first electoral test since winning the Oct. 1 provincial vote, easily capturing the riding of Roberval left vacant by former Liberal premi...
Dec 10, 2018
Vegas Knights' Marchessault plans to demolish $2-million property he just bought
MONTREAL - Jonathan Marchessault of the NHL’s Vegas Golden Knights has paid $2-million for a lakefront house near his Quebec City hometown with the goal of tearing it down. According to Quebec r...
Dec 10, 2018
Forest companies heading for China without B.C. government officials
VICTORIA - Forest industry leaders from British Columbia are continuing a trade mission to China without provincial government officials, who are cutting short the trip to Asia as a court case involvi...
Dec 10, 2018
'Hipster' Nativity scene in Montreal doesn't please all the faithful
MONTREAL - A Nativity scene inside Canada’s largest church asks the question, what would Joseph and Mary do if Jesus were born in modern times? The answer: take a selfie and flash a peace sign. ...
Dec 10, 2018
Black residents more likely to die during interactions with Toronto cops: report
TORONTO - Black people living in Toronto are far more likely to be injured or killed in interactions with city police, Ontario’s Human Rights Commission said Monday as it called on the force to ...
Dec 10, 2018
Federal government plans examination of coerced sterilization
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are turning to a broad group of officials - from provinces, territories, Indigenous groups and medical organizations - for solutions to mounting allegations from Indigeno...
Dec 10, 2018
Liberal Party moves Trudeau fundraiser from military base
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal Party has moved a fundraising event featuring Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that was originally booked on a Canadian Forces base - and might have violated military rules. ...
Dec 10, 2018
Minister appoints former CIRB chair to resolve Canada Post labour dispute
OTTAWA - A former industrial-relations heavyweight has been appointed to bring a conclusion to the Canada Post labour dispute, two weeks after the federal government legislated an end to rotating stri...
Dec 10, 2018
Goodale to 'examine' transfer of Rafferty to medium-security prison
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says he will examine the transfer of Victoria Stafford’s murderer Michael Rafferty from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility - a ...
Dec 10, 2018