Category Archives: Canada
National Citizens Alliance member, protesters scuffle briefly in Halifax
HALIFAX - Protesters had a minor scuffle with a member of a Calgary-based group with controversial views on immigration Friday evening during a gathering the group held in a downtown Halifax park afte...
Jun 01, 2018
Supreme Court majority sides with censured former Bre-X lawyer Joe Groia
A lawyer who aggressively defended a client embroiled in a billion-dollar mining scandal did not violate the rules of courtroom civility when he accused the prosecutor in the case of misconduct, the S...
Jun 01, 2018
'We all have to do better': Halifax mayor on systemic racism in Nova Scotia
Halifax Mayor Mike Savage says Nova Scotia has to do more to confront systemic racism, calling the toxic work environment at a municipal transit garage detailed by a human rights inquiry “very d...
Jun 01, 2018
Canada's strategy: giving Trump a way to win while he also backs down
WASHINGTON - In order to persuade Donald Trump to eventually drop his punishing steel and aluminum tariffs and finally agree to a renegotiated NAFTA, Canada’s strategy is to somehow engineer a w...
Jun 01, 2018
Baloney Meter: did Liberals break promise on overhauling environmental reviews?
OTTAWA - “The prime minister has broken two promises, two direct promises that put us in this position. One was breaking the promise to renew the environmental assessment process with the (Natio...
Jun 01, 2018
In the news today, June 1
Six stories in the news for Friday, June 1 --- TRUMP FIRES BACK AT TRUDEAU Prime Minister Justin Trudeau drew Donald Trump’s ire yesterday after warning of a new turning point in Canada-U.S. rel...
Jun 01, 2018
Letter to spouse applying for permanent residency 'offensive,' Kwan says
OTTAWA - A letter sent by a Canadian immigration officer to a couple questioning the legitimacy of their marriage includes language that an NDP MP says is “offensive and insulting.” Federa...
Jun 01, 2018
Future NAFTA talks face uphill battle as Mexico, Canada grapple with tariffs
WASHINGTON - Any chance of a quick deal on a renegotiated NAFTA has been scuppered by U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to end an exemption for Canada and Mexico from crippling tariffs on s...
Jun 01, 2018
B.C. judge expands pipeline injunction as protesters use 'calculated' defiance
VANCOUVER - Anti-pipeline protesters have made a calculated effort to blockade two Trans Mountain work sites in Burnaby, says a British Columbia Supreme Court judge who scrapped a 10-minute pre-arrest...
Jun 01, 2018
QuickQuotes: some of what was said about U.S. decision to slap tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - The American decision to levy tariffs against Canadian steel and aluminum exports prompted quick retaliation on Thursday, with Canada promising tit-for-tat levies of its own. Here is a select...
May 31, 2018