Category Archives: Canada
Jury hears 911 call made after the shooting death of Indigenous man
HAMILTON - The wife of a man charged with second-degree murder testified Wednesday that there had been numerous break and enters and car thefts in their rural community in the months before her husban...
Jun 13, 2018
Federal agriculture minister doesn't close door on tweaking supply management
OTTAWA - When it comes to defending Canada’s supply management system from the trade demands of the Trump White House, Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay is leaving the barn door open a crac...
Jun 13, 2018
Freeland calls tariffs 'absurd' after meeting U.S. Senate committee
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland ventured Wednesday onto Donald Trump’s home turf, denouncing his “absurd” tariffs and forcefully arguing for preservation of the w...
Jun 13, 2018
Chocolate milk, juice no longer to be sold in New Brunswick schools
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick schools will no longer sell chocolate milk and juice, joining a continent-wide trend toward healthier school lunches. A new nutrition policy unveiled Wednesday requires foo...
Jun 13, 2018
Teaching assistant sues Wilfrid Laurier over alleged 'inquisition'
TORONTO - A university teaching assistant who gained prominence after being disciplined for showing students a TV clip of a controversial professor discussing gender-neutral pronouns is suing the scho...
Jun 13, 2018
Hope fading for recovery of northern cod: 'This stock isn't growing'
HALIFAX - Hopes have been dashed for a recovery of the once mighty northern cod stock off Newfoundland, a leading conservation group says. Three years after scientists confirmed there were signs of a ...
Jun 13, 2018
Bernier's lack of loyalty, not supply management, behind his job loss: Scheer
OTTAWA - Andrew Scheer is facing a test of his leadership after tossing one-time leadership rival Maxime Bernier from the Conservative shadow cabinet for breaking a promise to stop promoting his contr...
Jun 13, 2018
New Quebec poll suggests Coalition Avenir Quebec has healthy lead
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec, which is currently third in terms of seats in the national assembly, had a healthy lead over its main political opponents four months before the provincial elec...
Jun 13, 2018
Nova Scotia premier expresses support for supply management in dairy, poultry
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier is reiterating his support for Canada’s supply management system in the dairy and poultry sectors, saying the province doesn’t want it bargained away ...
Jun 13, 2018
Doug Ford says he stands with Trudeau on trade despite clashing on other issues
TORONTO - Doug Ford says that while he may clash with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on issues like carbon pricing, he will stand side by side with the federal government when it comes to international...
Jun 13, 2018