Category Archives: Canada
5 things from B.C. report on money laundering
VANCOUVER - The B.C. government has released an independent report that says money laundering at Vancouver-area casinos fuelled the opioid crisis and the skyrocketing real-estate market. Here are five...
Jun 27, 2018
Military policeman acquitted of sexually assaulting superior officer
HALIFAX - A Halifax-based military policeman has been found not guilty of sexually assaulting a superior officer during a Royal Canadian Navy exercise in Scotland. A five-man military panel delivered ...
Jun 27, 2018
Mint marks 150th anniversary of Royal Astronomical Society with meteorite coin
MONTREAL - The Royal Canadian Mint has unveiled a pure silver coin containing a small chip from a meteorite to mark the 150th anniversary of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. The society’...
Jun 27, 2018
N.S. premier defends health-care changes, calls for a 'reimagining' of care
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is defending his government’s sweeping changes to health care in Cape Breton, saying the status quo is no longer acceptable. “We’re a gen...
Jun 27, 2018
Are parody Twitter accounts 'fake news'? Liberals, Conservatives disagree
OTTAWA - Liberal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says parody social media accounts that deliberately try to mislead readers are a form of identity theft that needs to be addressed. McKenna hers...
Jun 27, 2018
B.C. chicken-catching company denies neglect, cruelty accusations
VANCOUVER - The head of a British Columbia chicken-catching company under investigation for alleged animal neglect and cruelty says his employees have not done anything wrong. Elite Services president...
Jun 27, 2018
Nyet, nyet: Alberta, Quebec pull vodka with Soviet symbol from shelves
EDMONTON - The Ukrainian Canadian Congress believes a brand of liquor it calls offensive is no longer available in Canada. Executive director Ihor Michalchyshyn says he’s pleased that Alberta re...
Jun 27, 2018
Policy will ensure disputes don't delay health care for Inuit children: leader
Ottawa is working on a policy to ensure health care for Inuit children isn’t delayed while governments argue over who pays. “Minister (Jane) Philpott is going to work with us over the summ...
Jun 27, 2018
Family of man who died after arrest in Barrie, Ont., say they want justice
Relatives of a man who died after an arrest in Barrie, Ont., are calling for justice as a police watchdog conducts an investigation into the incident. Olando Brown died on Friday after an arrest that ...
Jun 27, 2018
Chiefs of Ontario elect RoseAnne Archibald as their first female leader
TORONTO - An organization representing Ontario’s Indigenous chiefs have elected their first female leader. Chiefs of Ontario announced that RoseAnne Archibald was voted Ontario Regional Chief at...
Jun 27, 2018