Category Archives: Canada
Federal budget bill quietly proposes tool to ease penalties for corporate crime
OTTAWA - A federal proposal that would allow prosecutors to suspend criminal charges against companies in certain cases of corporate wrongdoing has been quietly included in the Trudeau government̵...
May 15, 2018
In the news today, May 15
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, May 15 --- HEAT AND RAIN MAJOR FLOODING CONCERNS IN B.C. Officials say unseasonable heat and the potential for rain over the next seven to 10 days could force th...
May 15, 2018
'Praise be:' Supreme Court orders new trial for couple convicted in son's death
OTTAWA - A couple who had been convicted in the meningitis death of their son say they have been vindicated by the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to order a new trial. David Stephan and his ...
May 15, 2018
Prosecutor wants jail time for two men in British Columbia polygamy case
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Two men convicted of practising polygamy in British Columbia were motivated by “sincerely held religious beliefs,” but their sentences should include jail time to denounc...
May 15, 2018
After years of pressure, prison service to usher in needle exchange programs
OTTAWA - The federal prison service plans to introduce needle exchange programs in a bid to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases among inmates. The move, which comes after years of pressure fro...
May 15, 2018
Flavours of the world inside the Charlevoix microbrewery's 'La G7' summit brew
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. - Brewers in Quebec’s Charlevoix region have put the world inside a pint glass by creating a special beer fit for a head of state. As a nod to the 44th annual G7 summit tak...
May 14, 2018
No injuries in fire at Le Devoir building in Montreal
MONTREAL - A cigarette butt tossed into a flower pot is the suspected cause of a fire Monday evening that began on the roof of the building that houses Montreal’s Le Devoir newspaper. The newspa...
May 14, 2018
Quebec agrees in principle with a single tax return, administered by the province
Quebec is ready to collect provincial and federal taxes, which would permit citizens to file a single tax return instead of two, Premier Philippe Couillard said Monday. Couillard was responding to a r...
May 14, 2018
Manitoba report questioned after recommendation for safe injection site deleted
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba government-commissioned report on addiction services is being criticized after a recommendation to open a safe injection drug site was deleted. A draft of the long-awaited report...
May 14, 2018
Ban solitary confinement for mentally ill, Indigenous inmates: rights groups
OTTAWA - Three civil rights organizations joined forces Monday to voice their concern over the ongoing use of indefinite solitary confinement for prison inmates - a practice they say is akin to tortur...
May 14, 2018