Category Archives: Canada
Critics seek more details from Sidewalk Labs about proposed Toronto neighbourhood
TORONTO - Andrew Clement hopes privacy-conscious Torontonians won’t have to fear visiting the proposed Quayside neighbourhood. It was about six months ago that the tri-government organization Wa...
May 02, 2018
In the news today, May 2
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, May 2 --- COMMONS VOTES TO SEEK PAPAL APOLOGY Members of Parliament on all sides have voted to extend a formal invitation to Pope Francis to apologize in person...
May 02, 2018
Feds see internet data cloud as alternative to their creaky computer systems
OTTAWA - The federal government is willing to accept the privacy and security risks of storing data in the internet cloud as an alternative to its own aging computers that are “at risk of breaki...
May 02, 2018
Van attack victim Anne Marie D'Amico had a big heart, family says
TORONTO - A 30-year-old woman who was among those killed in last week’s van attack in Toronto was remembered Wednesday as someone who was humble about her achievements and always worked to help ...
May 02, 2018
Protests erupt during Montreal May Day events; at least 5 arrested
MONTREAL - May Day celebrations in Montreal turned violent on Tuesday when protesters clashed with police. Montreal police spokesman Laurent Gingras says at least five people were arrested and charged...
May 01, 2018
Federal government takes control of abandoned zinc mine in Yukon
WHITEHORSE - The Federal government has taken control of cleaning up a lead and zinc mine in Yukon, 20 years after the former operators declared bankruptcy and abandoned the site. Yukon’s abando...
May 01, 2018
Harassment complaint was retaliation for trying to debate carbon tax: MP
OTTAWA - A federal NDP MP is alleging that a member of former leader Tom Mulcair’s staff levelled an unfounded harassment complaint against him in retaliation for having questioned the Trudeau&#...
May 01, 2018
Three men plead guilty in gangster's shooting death outside B.C. hotel in 2011
KELOWNA, B.C. - Three British Columbia men charged with first-degree murder in the death of a notorious gangster have pleaded guilty to lesser charges in a brazen shooting that also injured four other...
May 01, 2018
Toronto police partner with charity in effort to track down wanted fugitives
Toronto police are partnering with a charitable organization in an effort to bring some of Canada’s most-wanted to justice. Det. Sgt. Stacy Gallant says the Bolo - be on the lookout - program wi...
May 01, 2018
Things to know about the Liberals' air passenger rights, rail transport bill
OTTAWA - The government is asking the House of Commons to side with it on passage of a major transport bill which the Senate wants to amend. Here are five things to know about the bill: 1) The bill wo...
May 01, 2018