Category Archives: Canada
Inuit walk away from talks on reforming federal northern food subsidy program
Talks to reform subsidies intended to eliminate the $10 carton of milk face by northern families remain stalled over concerns from Inuit that they don’t have enough control over changes to Nutri...
Oct 19, 2018
Japanese car part maker INOAC Corp. fined $1.3 million for bid-rigging
OTTAWA - Japanese car parts manufacturer INOAC Corp. has been fined $1.3 million by Ontario’s Superior Court of Justice after it pleaded guilty to rigging bids. The Competition Bureau says its i...
Oct 19, 2018
Canada, U.S. defence giant set to launch high-stakes talks over warship deal
OTTAWA - The federal government and Lockheed Martin are preparing to launch high-stakes negotiations after the U.S. defence giant was given the first shot at a contract to design Canada’s $60-bi...
Oct 19, 2018
Court says insurer must pay N.B. diocese $3.3 million to cover abuse claims
FREDERICTON - An insurance company has been ordered by New Brunswick’s top court to pay over $3.3 million to a Catholic diocese to cover the cost of compensation for decades of sexual abuse by p...
Oct 19, 2018
Judge pushes back sentencing decision for Quebec City mosque shooter
QUEBEC - The judge deciding the fate of Quebec City’s mosque shooter says he needs additional information from the Crown and defence and more time before pronouncing a sentence. Quebec Superior ...
Oct 19, 2018
Dog deaths in North Vancouver may be tied to suspected mushroom poisoning: RCMP
VANCOUVER - Dog owners in North Vancouver are being advised to keep their pets on a short leash if they are walking in Cates Park along the shores of Burrard Inlet. RCMP Sgt. Doug Trousdell says at le...
Oct 19, 2018
Task force chair says everyone needs to obey the rules on legalized cannabis
FREDERICTON - The former chair of the federal cannabis task force says she expected the initial celebration of recreational weed legalization - but it’s now time for everyone to play by the rule...
Oct 19, 2018
Call for better-trained social workers in report on dead Manitoba teen
WINNIPEG - An Indigenous teen who struggled with addiction and died in 2016 did not get the help he needed from social workers, school officials and others, Manitoba’s advocate for children and ...
Oct 19, 2018
Manitoba man sentenced to eight years in 'horrific' death of his young daughter
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man has been sentenced to eight years for the death of his 21-month-old daughter after failing to report abuse the judge called horrific and noticeable. A jury found Daniel Willi...
Oct 19, 2018
Endorsements in municipal races a double-edged sword, observers say
If red, orange and blue were the dominant colours of Ontario’s last political season, anything goes this time around. Municipal elections project their professed neutrality with an array of brig...
Oct 19, 2018