Category Archives: Canada
Critics call for cancellation of debate featuring Steve Bannon
TORONTO - A debate that will see Steve Bannon, the controversial former strategist for U.S. President Donald Trump, defend the issue of populism in Toronto this week is facing growing backlash, with c...
Oct 30, 2018
Northwest Territories ministers face vote on being expelled from cabinet
YELLOWKNIFE - Two cabinet ministers in the Northwest Territories are facing a debate in the legislature about whether they should be removed from their jobs. Glen Abernethy, minister of health and soc...
Oct 30, 2018
SNC asks court to review federal decision excluding it from remediation regime
MONTREAL - Arguing that federal prosecutors unreasonably excluded SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. from negotiating an agreement that could have resolved corruption and fraud charges before trial, the company h...
Oct 30, 2018
Opposition leaders unite to pressure Trudeau to call byelections
OTTAWA - Opposition party leaders have joined forces to pressure Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to call byelections in all four vacant federal ridings. Four leaders - the Conservatives’ Andrew Sc...
Oct 30, 2018
Abstaining from pot improves memory, ability to learn in young users: study
TORONTO - Adolescents and young adults who regularly use cannabis but stop for 30 days have better memory and an improved ability to learn compared to peers who continue to smoke, vape or ingest pot, ...
Oct 30, 2018
Children still held in Syria because release too dangerous, Canada says
OTTAWA - Canada’s foreign ministry says it has opened a communication channel with the Kurdish jailers of Canadian children and their families in Syria, but hasn’t been able to secure thei...
Oct 30, 2018
Putin critic fights to remain in Canada, fears for safety if sent back to Russia
OTTAWA - A vocal opponent of the Russian government who fears for her life says Canada is about to deliver her into the hands of President Vladimir Putin’s secret police. Russian scientist Elena...
Oct 30, 2018
Prison watchdog slams investigation of deadly riot in Saskatchewan
OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada told the public a story about a deadly 2016 riot at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary that didn’t match the findings of its own investigation, which was i...
Oct 30, 2018
Ottawa, Alberta reach agreement on funding proposal for Calgary 2026 Olympic bid
Calgary city council will decide Wednesday whether a last-minute revamping of financial terms is enough to save a potential bid for the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. A bid seemed destined ...
Oct 30, 2018
Federal debate planning to be taken 'out of back rooms,' Liberal minister promises
OTTAWA - An independent commission will organize federal leaders’ debates for the next election to take the planning out of back rooms where political parties try to design the debates for their...
Oct 30, 2018