Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia deletes outdated 'spinster' reference from marriage law
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is modernizing its outdated marriage law by, among other things, removing references to spinsters and illegitimate children. As well, the new Marriage Act will be aligned with fe...
Apr 25, 2018
Driver was operating pickup truck while seated in folding lawn chair, police allege
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Police say a driver pulled over in Thunder Bay, Ont., had an unusual seating arrangement - a folding lawn chair where a driver’s seat should have been. They say an officer st...
Apr 25, 2018
Ontario government understates deficit by billions: auditor general
TORONTO - Ontario’s governing Liberals were dealt a blow Wednesday as the province’s auditor general said their financial statements “dramatically understate” their deficit by ...
Apr 25, 2018
An unlikely police watchdog takes office, envisioning an 'inquisitorial system'
HALIFAX - After more than a decade of studying police oversight agencies, Kent Roach sees Felix Cacchione’s appointment as the director of Nova Scotia’s law enforcement watchdog as a poten...
Apr 25, 2018
Don't forget about women left to sweep up shards of glass ceiling, W7 urges G7
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is being asked to raise the concerns of marginalized women - not just female business leaders - when he champions gender equality around the G7 table at a resort...
Apr 25, 2018
Van attack: too soon to talk motive, PM says; Hajdu calls out misogyny
OTTAWA - All the answers Canadians are seeking about this week’s deadly rental-van attack in Toronto may not be forthcoming, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday, as he once again offere...
Apr 25, 2018
Town votes to paint rainbow crosswalks, days after another community said no
LOGY BAY, N.L. - A small Newfoundland town council is voluntarily painting its first-ever rainbow crosswalks in support of its LGTBQ residents, taking a substantially different tact than a community f...
Apr 25, 2018
Bail hearing put over for mother of dead two-year-old Quebec girl
QUEBEC - A Quebec City woman whose two-year-old daughter was found dead last week has had her bail hearing put off until Friday. The Crown said the case against Audrey Gagnon could not proceed as sche...
Apr 25, 2018
Case of alleged Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur put over to May 23
TORONTO - Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur had his case put over until May 23 after a brief court appearance in Toronto on Wednesday. McArthur, a 66-year-old self-employed landscaper, faces eight ...
Apr 25, 2018
Closing arguments to begin at Nicholas Butcher's murder trial in Halifax
HALIFAX - Before he allegedly killed his girlfriend and cut off his hand, Nicholas Butcher was highly educated and underemployed. Butcher, 36, told his murder trial that he studied history during his ...
Apr 25, 2018