Category Archives: Canada
Security tight in Ottawa for Canada Day, but officials promise quicker lines
OTTAWA - Officials are promising shorter queue times for Canada Day festivities in the nation’s capital this year, but heavy security measures will once again force revellers to endure enhanced ...
Jun 22, 2018
Culinary workers call for culture shift as #MeToo puts spotlight on harassment
When Tari Shear got her start in the restaurant industry as a hostess, she says enduring sexual harassment was one of the “expectations” of her job. Forced to put up with unwanted advances...
Jun 22, 2018
Newfoundland woman played key role in 1980 Tehran 'Canadian Caper'
She was a modest woman who rarely drew attention to herself, but Mary Catherine O’Flaherty had an incredible story to tell. Almost 40 years ago, the woman from St. John’s, N.L., played a p...
Jun 22, 2018
PM Trudeau appoints new chief justice for Newfoundland and Labrador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Deborah E. Fry to be the new chief justice of Newfoundland and Labrador. She replaces J. Derek Green, who elected to become a supernumerary judge l...
Jun 22, 2018
Man found guilty of first-degree murder in shooting deaths of two store clerks
EDMONTON - A man has been found guilty of first-degree murder and robbery in the deaths of two Edmonton Mac’s convenience store workers. Laylin Delorme, 27, is one of three people who were charg...
Jun 22, 2018
Lorne Grabher wins $750 from province amid lengthy battle over licence plate
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has to reimburse a retiree for a court skirmish over a report suggesting a licence plate bearing his family name supports sexual violence against women. Lorne Grab...
Jun 22, 2018
Indigenous prof resigns in protest over lack of Aboriginal faculty, curriculum
HALIFAX - An Indigenous professor at Saint Mary’s University is resigning in protest over what she calls the Halifax university’s failure to “indigenize the academy” and confro...
Jun 22, 2018
Canadians warned to look out for invasive giant hogweed that burns, blinds
Canadians are being warned to look out for a dangerous, invasive plant that can cause third-degree burns. The Nature Conservancy of Canada says giant hogweed is one of Canada’s most dangerous pl...
Jun 22, 2018
Trudeau fined $100 for not disclosing gift of sunglasses from P.E.I. premier
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was forced to pay a $100 fine for violating conflict of interest rules by not disclosing a gift given to him last year by P.E.I. Premier Wade MacLauchlan. The gi...
Jun 22, 2018
Quebec health minister announces pilot project to transfer patients by air
MONTREAL - Quebec’s health minister announced on Friday an 18-month pilot project to transfer patients between hospitals by helicopter, in what he said could be a first step towards establishing...
Jun 22, 2018