Category Archives: Canada

Regina police asked to clear protest teepees at legislature for Canada Day party
REGINA - Saskatchewan’s Provincial Capital Commission is calling on Regina police to remove a growing number of teepees set up in protest outside the legislature to make way for a Canada Day con...
Jun 27, 2018

Suspended Vice-Admiral Norman to be removed as military's second-in-command
OTTAWA - Suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman will be shuffled out of his position as the military’s second-in-command on Thursday, as the criminal case against him works its way through the court...
Jun 27, 2018
N.B. police officers face hearing in shooting death of businessman
BATHURST, N.B. - Two Bathurst, N.B., police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2015 shooting death of a businessman will face a hearing for alleged code of conduct breaches. A judge ...
Jun 27, 2018
Alberta jury acquits army captain of sexual assault, other charges
ST. PAUL, Alta. - A jury in Alberta has found an army officer not guilty of sexual assault. Capt. Malcolm Grace, who is 47, was also acquitted of other charges including assault and uttering threats. ...
Jun 27, 2018
Drunk driver who was acquitted for alleged Charter breach convicted on appeal
TORONTO - A man found to have been driving drunk has been convicted even though the police officer who stopped him was looking for another suspected impaired driver. In a ruling setting aside two lowe...
Jun 27, 2018

Past pot conviction won't automatically prevent involvement in cannabis industry
OTTAWA - The federal government is imposing strict regulations aimed at ensuring organized crime doesn’t infiltrate the recreational marijuana market once cannabis becomes legal in Canada on Oct...
Jun 27, 2018

Judge dismisses request to put Alberta gay-straight alliance law on hold
MEDICINE HAT, Alta. - A judge has denied a request to put Alberta’s gay-straight alliance law on hold because she says the benefits to LGBTQ youth outweigh any potential harm. The Justice Centre...
Jun 27, 2018

Federal carbon tax could pose costly drain on Saskatchewan economy: study
REGINA - A study commissioned by the Saskatchewan government says a federal carbon tax could potentially reduce the province’s gross domestic product by almost $16 billion between 2019 and the e...
Jun 27, 2018
'Just 10 minutes and they are gone:' grieving father questions unsupervised pools
An Ontario man says it only took minutes for him to lose his wife and young daughter in an apparent drowning at a resort northwest of Toronto this week. “Just 10 minutes and they are gone,”...
Jun 27, 2018

UofT approves student leave of absence policy that has drawn criticism
TORONTO - The University of Toronto has decided to implement a policy that could place students with mental health issues on a mandatory leave of absence if the school deems it necessary. The policy, ...
Jun 27, 2018