Category Archives: Canada
Puerto Rican woman convicted in murder-for-hire of Canadian husband
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - A Puerto Rico woman accused of hiring a hit man to kill her wealthy Canadian husband more than a decade ago was found guilty on Wednesday. Aurea Vazquez Rijos had been charged ...
Oct 04, 2018
Ontario, Saskatchewan premiers to meet in Saskatoon about carbon tax, economy
SASKATOON - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is bringing his anti-carbon tax crusade to Saskatchewan. Ford is to meet with Premier Scott Moe on Thursday to discuss the federal government’s carbon tax p...
Oct 03, 2018
Feds ease up on Access to Information proposal criticized by Indigenous groups
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it’s willing to back down on a proposal - criticized by Indigenous groups - that would force users of the Access to Information Act to be precise about the r...
Oct 03, 2018
Feds beef up bill to prevent foreign interference in Canadian elections
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is beefing up legislation aimed at making it easier for Canadians to vote and harder for foreign entities to interfere in federal elections. It has sponsored a number o...
Oct 03, 2018
Former ski coach Bertrand Charest seeks to have sentence halved by appeal court
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest is seeking to have his sexual-assault sentence reduced by at least half. In a recent filing with Quebec’s Court of Appeal, Charest’s l...
Oct 03, 2018
Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard to announce resignation Thursday
Quebec Liberal Leader Philippe Couillard will announce that he is stepping down as leader in a meeting Thursday with elected and defeated candidates, The Canadian Press has learned. Elected premier in...
Oct 03, 2018
Mentoring of women in academic medicine said to be suffering due to #MeToo movement
TORONTO - The #MeToo movement is having a chilling effect in academic medicine, leading some male physicians and scientists to avoid mentoring female colleagues by claiming they fear false accusations...
Oct 03, 2018
Crown agency ups wage, benefit proposals, backs down on pension changes
OTTAWA - Canada Post issued wide-ranging new contract offers to its employees Wednesday in the hope of preventing a work stoppage at the Crown corporation ahead of the busy holiday online shopping sea...
Oct 03, 2018
Military looking to provide case workers for victims of sexual misconduct
OTTAWA - The Canadian military is looking to provide case workers to victims of inappropriate sexual behaviour to ensure they have continuous support from the moment they report an incident through to...
Oct 03, 2018
Trudeau, cabinet sidestep calls to denounce Trump mocking of Blasey Ford
OTTAWA - Two days before an American-imposed deadline to finalize a new trade deal with the United States and Mexico, the Trudeau government wanted to talk about women’s equality. It was also th...
Oct 03, 2018