Category Archives: Canada
Victims of bad lawyers falling through the mandatory compensation cracks
TORONTO - Victims of negligent lawyers in Ontario are being cheated out of hundreds of thousands of dollars despite court-ordered awards in their favour because the insurance legal professionals must ...
Dec 10, 2018
Ottawa announces new approach to managing aquaculture industry Canada
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is restructuring how it deals with the aquaculture industry in an attempt to bring more economic returns and environmental sustainability to the sector. Fisheries Mini...
Dec 10, 2018
Huawei senior executive is not a threat to jump bail: lawyer assures court
VANCOUVER - The United States is showing its hostility toward Chinese tech giant Huawei by speculating one of its senior executives has avoided travelling there to dodge charges, a lawyer arguing for ...
Dec 10, 2018
Well-loved Winnipeg restaurant chain starts banning single-use plastic
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg institution known for its bitty burgers is going more green. The newest Salisbury House restaurant to open its doors has become the chain’s first location to ban single-use...
Dec 10, 2018
Military turns page on oft-criticized support unit for ill, injured troops
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is turning the page on its oft-criticized unit for ill and injured troops, including those struggling with psychological trauma, as it promises to better care for person...
Dec 10, 2018
Father who lost son in Broncos crash wants graduated licensing in truck training
REGINA - A father who lost his son in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash says mandatory training in Saskatchewan for commercial semi-truck drivers is a good first step, but he wants to see more. Russ Hero...
Dec 10, 2018
'We're going to have a deal very soon': Staff briefed on possible ServiCom buyer
SYDNEY, N.S. - The sudden closure of a Cape Breton call centre continued to reverberate Monday, with about 450 former employees briefed on a potential buyer - and sympathetic members of the public war...
Dec 10, 2018
National security 'comes first' in Huawei 5G review: infrastructure minister
OTTAWA - National security “comes first” in deciding whether to allow Huawei Technologies to take part in developing Canada’s 5G telecommunications network, Infrastructure Minister F...
Dec 10, 2018
Earth inspires 'never-ending sense of awe' in astronaut Saint-Jacques
LONGUEUIL, Que. - During his first days in the microgravity of space, David Saint-Jacques was transported back to his childhood, the Canadian astronaut told reporters Monday. It was not the feeling of...
Dec 10, 2018
'It is fair to say there are some worries.': Singh prepares for challenging 2019
OTTAWA - After a year as leader of the NDP, Jagmeet Singh is facing his biggest political fight: trying to secure a seat in Parliament amid anemic fundraising, polls that show his party stuck in third...
Dec 10, 2018