Category Archives: Canada
Baloney Meter: Will tougher penalties for gang members make Canada safer?
OTTAWA - “Canadians deserve to feel safe where they live. A Conservative government will deal swiftly and firmly with gang crime as part of our overall plan for a safer Canada.” - Conserva...
Nov 15, 2018
'Brain drain' question from student shadows Trudeau's trade push in Asia
SINGAPORE - Talented people who immigrate to Canada don’t necessarily abandon their home countries, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told students in Singapore Thursday, when he had to defend the c...
Nov 15, 2018
School bullying video shows how people with disabilities are devalued: advocates
GLACE BAY, N.S. - Advocates say a disturbing video showing a Cape Breton teen’s classmate walking over him in a stream demonstrates how the lives of people with disabilities are often devalued. ...
Nov 15, 2018
Gallant names new mission after stepping down: repair N.B.'s linguistic divide
FREDERICTON - Former premier Brian Gallant announced plans to resign as New Brunswick Liberal leader Thursday, as well as a new mission: to tour Canada’s only officially bilingual province in a ...
Nov 15, 2018
In the news today, Nov. 15
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 15 --- NO SPIKE IN STONED DRIVING AFTER OCT. 17: POLICE Police departments across the country say they haven’t seen a dramatic spike in cannabis impai...
Nov 15, 2018
Early data suggests no spike in pot-impaired driving after legalization: police
VANCOUVER - Canadian police have not seen a spike in cannabis-impaired driving one month since legalization, but there needs to be more awareness of laws around storing marijuana in vehicles and passe...
Nov 15, 2018
Manitoba Tory backbencher holds another fundraiser at men-only squash club
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba government backbencher is once again holding a fundraising event at a squash club that doesn’t allow women to become members. The constituency association for Scott Johnsto...
Nov 15, 2018
Strike at Globe and Mail averted at last minute with tentative agreement: union
TORONTO - A strike has been averted at the Globe and Mail just hours before the deadline. Unifor, which represents 320 reporters, editors and other staff at the national newspaper, says the two sides ...
Nov 14, 2018
Brown's book alleges Brian Mulroney bargained over daughter's political future
TORONTO - A new book purporting to tell the truth about the fall of Patrick Brown offers a rare glimpse into the machinations inside the Ontario Progressive Conservative party following his abrupt res...
Nov 14, 2018
Toronto 'carding' activist Desmond Cole stopped by police in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A Toronto activist and writer who was stopped by Vancouver police a day after arriving in the city says his experience reveals what daily life is like for black and Indigenous residents. D...
Nov 14, 2018