Category Archives: Canada
Passengers offered cruise benefits after journey marred by construction
VICTORIA - An offer of a free cruise isn’t enough to quell one passenger’s anger over a Panama Canal vacation that she says was marred by construction noise and fumes. Norwegian Cruise Lin...
Apr 05, 2018
"Cassie," African serval cat, on the loose in southern Ont. community
TINY TOWNSHIP, Ont. - For the second time in less than a year, residents of an Ontario township are being warned about an exotic cat on the loose in their community. Provincial police say an African s...
Apr 05, 2018
Former Oilers owner Peter Pocklington faces new securities charges in U.S.
Former Edmonton Oilers owner Peter Pocklington and his company face new securities charges in the United States. The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged Pocklington, his medical device comp...
Apr 05, 2018
Quebec Court of Appeal reduces sentence for man who dated 14-year-old
MONTREAL - Quebec’s top court has reduced the sentence of a 23-year-old man who had a relationship with a 14-year-old girl, while not fully sparing the man from jail time. In a decision this wee...
Apr 05, 2018
New Brunswick premier suspends Speaker amid allegations of harassment
FREDERICTON - The Speaker of the New Brunswick legislature has been suspended from the Liberal caucus pending an investigation into allegations of harassment. Premier Brian Gallant announced Chris Col...
Apr 05, 2018
Federal, B.C. privacy czars team up to investigate Facebook and AggregateIQ
OTTAWA - The federal and British Columbia privacy commissioners are joining forces to investigate Facebook and Canadian political consultancy AggregateIQ - two firms at the centre of an international ...
Apr 05, 2018
Former fertility doctor accused of impregnating more women with own sperm
OTTAWA - A law firm pursuing a class-action suit against a former Ottawa fertility doctor says it has evidence indicating he fathered 11 children by impregnating patients with his own sperm. Two years...
Apr 05, 2018
Senators fear legal pot will hike number of Canadians barred entry to U.S.
OTTAWA - Meetings with American officials have done nothing to calm the fears of Conservative senators that legalization of marijuana could exponentially increase the number of Canadians barred for li...
Apr 05, 2018
General orders new review of troubled flight that led to sexual assault charges
OTTAWA - The military’s top soldier has ordered a second investigation into a recent Team Canada trip that resulted in sexual-assault charges against a former NHL player and cast a cloud over th...
Apr 05, 2018
Walmart Canada says it will rehire disabled workers let go last week
MONTREAL - Walmart Canada is backtracking on a controversial decision to withdraw from a program that provided work experience in its Quebec stores to people with disabilities or autism. The decision ...
Apr 05, 2018