Category Archives: Canada
A timeline of events in an RCMP investigation at the B.C. legislature
VICTORIA - A timeline of events surrounding an investigation by the RCMP into staff at the B.C. legislature: January: Alan Mullen is hired by Speaker Darryl Plecas as a special adviser to work on issu...
Nov 22, 2018
Virtual vigil held for 95-year-old war vet and international Twitter sensation
Legions of social media users are holding virtual vigil for Harry Leslie Smith, a veteran who channels his experiences with poverty and persecution into a call for justice echoing across generations, ...
Nov 22, 2018
St. Michael's principal, board president resign in wake of criminal probe
TORONTO - Two leaders at an all-boys private school rocked by allegations of assault and sexual assault by students resigned on Thursday amid mounting criticism over the institution’s handling o...
Nov 22, 2018
Singh gets chance to win B.C. byelection just as friendlier Ontario seat opens
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh learned he’ll get his chance in early February to win a British Columbia seat in the House of Commons - just as a friendlier riding on his home turf of Brampton...
Nov 22, 2018
Ottawa Senators' plan for downtown arena faces major hurdle
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Senators’ plan to build a new downtown arena could be in jeopardy. The National Capital Commission, the Crown corporation which is responsible for the land at LeBreton Flats,...
Nov 22, 2018
EDC spends 12 times more for fossil fuels than clean tech, report says
OTTAWA - New research shows Export Development Canada provided 12 times as much financial backing to oil and gas companies as it did to clean-technology companies over the last five years. The finding...
Nov 22, 2018
Comedian Mike Ward says Hells Angels protected him after joke about missing girl
MONTREAL - The Hells Angels are “very good guys,” Quebec comedian Mike Ward says during the latest episode of a popular podcast hosted by American media star Joe Rogan. So good, in fact, t...
Nov 22, 2018
TRC heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women: Sinclair
OTTAWA - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission heard concerns about coerced sterilization of Indigenous women during its years-long examination of Canada’s residential school legacy, Sen. Murr...
Nov 22, 2018
Romaine lettuce 'particularly susceptible' to E. coli outbreaks
Grocery stores have pulled romaine lettuce off their shelves and many restaurants have stopped serving caesar salads after the leafy green has been linked to an E. coli outbreak for the third time in ...
Nov 22, 2018
Feds studying birth tourism as new data shows higher non-resident birth rates
OTTAWA - With new research showing that more babies are born in Canada to foreign residents than Statistics Canada realized, the federal government is studying the issue of “birth tourism”...
Nov 22, 2018