Category Archives: Canada

Quebec finance minister says Trump tariffs having impact on the ground
MONTREAL - Quebec’s finance minister says the protectionist measures of the Trump administration are already being felt on the ground in the province. Carlos Leitao says companies in the manufac...
Aug 21, 2018
Nunavut's Lupin gold mine fined for not filing environmental reports on time
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The owner of an inactive gold mine in Nunavut has been fined for filing environmental reports three years late. Lupin Mines Incorporated has pleaded guilty to the charge and faces a...
Aug 21, 2018
Former Vancouver officer sentenced to 20 months after kissing girl, woman
SURREY, B.C. - The Crown prosecution service says a former Vancouver police detective who worked on the force’s counter-exploitation unit has been sentenced to 20 months in jail after kissing a ...
Aug 21, 2018
Liberals, Coalition Avenir Quebec unveil stars as Day 1 of campaign takes shape
QUEBEC - With the Quebec election call coming this week, parties unveiled more high-profile candidates on Tuesday and finalized plans for Thursday, Day 1 of what promises to be a feisty 39-day maratho...
Aug 21, 2018

'I seen women raped:' Report alleges hydro development led to abuse in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is asking the RCMP to investigate accusations that hydro development in northern Manitoba decades ago led to sexual abuse of Indigenous women. The allegations are co...
Aug 21, 2018

U.S. to impose anti-dumping duties of 24% plus on Canadian-made pipe
The United States has opened a new battleground in its trade war with the world, announcing preliminary anti-dumping duties on large-diameter welded pipe from Canada and five other countries. The U.S....
Aug 21, 2018
Toronto university alleged to be in violation of human rights settlement
TORONTO - A student who reached a human rights settlement with a Toronto university after an alleged sexual assault by a fellow student says the school breached the terms of their deal. Mandi Gray say...
Aug 21, 2018
Brock University strips former prof's emeritus status after 'abhorrent' posts
An Ontario university has stripped a former professor of an honorary title after he wrote social media posts about Indigenous people that the school described as inflammatory and vulgar. Brock Univers...
Aug 21, 2018

Stop producing nuclear waste until we can dispose of it, critics urge Canada
OTTAWA - Environmental groups say Canada should stop producing nuclear energy until the federal government replaces its “pathetic” waste disposal policy with something more meaningful and ...
Aug 21, 2018
Clarification to Aug. 20 story on B.C. wildfires
VANCOUVER - The Canadian Press reported in a story about wildfires in British Columbia on Aug. 20 that a senior scientist at the B.C. Centre for Disease Control said pregnant women should take precaut...
Aug 21, 2018