Category Archives: Canada
Charges dropped against ex-Montreal fundraiser dubbed 'Mr. Three Per Cent'
MONTREAL - The Crown says it is dropping charges against the final accused in a fraud and breach of trust case involving a Montreal land deal. Prosecutors say they won’t continue with charges ag...
Jun 06, 2018
G7 protests in Quebec City force closure of national assembly
QUEBEC - G7 protests in Quebec City are forcing the closure of the national assembly later this week. Some 10,000 civil servants who work in buildings in and around the legislature will be off the job...
Jun 06, 2018
Ex-Olympian Allison Forsyth says Bertrand Charest affair was covered up
MONTREAL - Twenty years after she says she was told to keep quiet about Bertrand Charest’s alleged abuses to avoid losing sponsorships, Allison Forsyth is speaking out to make sure it doesn̵...
Jun 06, 2018
Two of seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois returning to the party
OTTAWA - Two of the seven MPs who quit the Bloc Quebecois three months ago over Martine Ouellet’s leadership are rejoining the party with her departure imminent. Michel Boudrias and Simon Marcil...
Jun 06, 2018
High court says libel suit against Israeli newspaper should be heard in Israel
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says a Canadian businessman who claims he was defamed by an Israeli newspaper will have to pursue his libel case in Israel. Mitchell Goldhar, who owns a soccer tea...
Jun 06, 2018
In the news today, June 6
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 6 --- FINAL DAY OF CAMPAIGNING IN ONTARIO ELECTION The three major party leaders in the Ontario election race have one more day of campaigning before voter...
Jun 06, 2018
Daycare workers in Montreal and Laval set to begin indefinite strike
MONTREAL - Workers at 57 public daycare centres in Montreal and Laval are expected to begin an indefinite strike this morning. The employers’ association asked the union representing the workers...
Jun 06, 2018
Honorary degree for B.C. elder's efforts to keep her Indigenous language alive
ROSEDALE, B.C. - She’s the last surviving fluent speaker of her Indigenous language, but Elizabeth Phillips says she’s more confident now than ever that her mother tongue will survive. The...
Jun 06, 2018
Industry looks for 'creative ways' to brand legalized marijuana
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Marijuana industry titans will gather in New Brunswick next week to discuss how to market cannabis in a competitive legal marketplace, and other issues raised by the dawn of governm...
Jun 06, 2018
Bodies of two men found in parked van in Montreal
MONTREAL - The bodies of two men have been discovered in a van parked on a Montreal street. Police were called at about 8 p.m. about the two men in the vehicle in the Villeray district northeast of do...
Jun 05, 2018