Category Archives: Canada
Two men killed in Toronto-area crash that sparked tanker fire: officials
TORONTO - Two men were killed in a multi-vehicle crash that sparked a massive tanker fire on a major toll highway in the Toronto area on Wednesday, emergency officials said. The crash happened just be...
Oct 31, 2018
Liberal MP Nicola Di Iorio's absence from Parliament puzzles colleagues
OTTAWA, Que. - Several Liberal MPs said Wednesday they are unable to explain the prolonged absence of their colleague Nicola Di Iorio, who hasn’t been seen on Parliament Hill since the House res...
Oct 31, 2018
Genuis says consuming alcohol 'hardly' the most important event from evening
OTTAWA - Federal Tories are fessing up to having a few drinks during a meeting on Parliament Hill Tuesday night, where the Liberals moved to oust new Conservative MP Leona Alleslev from her position a...
Oct 31, 2018
Professor demands public apology for Playboy remarks from school, speaker
A professor at a southern Ontario university says both the school and a recent honorary doctorate recipient have not offered sufficient apologies for what she describes as sexist remarks made at a rec...
Oct 31, 2018
Quebec schools develop algorithm to detect students at risk of dropping out
MONTREAL - Eric Racine, head of a school board east of Montreal, says it’s rarely obvious to educators which students will give up on school. So in a province that has some of the worst high sch...
Oct 31, 2018
Court rejects secrecy bid in court case over alleged spying on activists
OTTAWA - The federal government has lost in a bid to go behind closed doors in a prominent court case about allegations of spying on anti-pipeline activists. In a ruling Wednesday, Federal Court Justi...
Oct 31, 2018
Canada to increase annual immigration admissions to 350,000 by 2021
OTTAWA - Canada will take in 40,000 more immigrants in 2021 than it plans to accept this year, Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Wednesday. The target for new arrivals in Canada will rise to 350,...
Oct 31, 2018
B.C. looks to prescribed burns to fight wildfires, regenerate ecosystems
VICTORIA - People in British Columbia will have to get used to the possibility that next summer’s smoky skies may be the result of fires started by the government, says Forests Minister Doug Don...
Oct 31, 2018
Murdered B.C. girl's mom gets interpreter but group questions why she had to ask
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl found murdered in Burnaby, B.C., will get a Mandarin interpreter so she can understand what’s going on in court involving a man accused of the crime,...
Oct 31, 2018
Medical council reviewing practices after women say tampons were banned in exams
The Medical Council of Canada says it’s reviewing its practices after being criticized online for prohibiting women from bringing tampons or menstrual pads into exam rooms while writing multi-ho...
Oct 31, 2018