Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia judge denies man's request for paternity test on boy
HALIFAX - A Halifax judge has denied a man’s request for a paternity test on a young teen, saying the process may be too distressing for the boy who has health issues and has grown up thinking a...
Apr 04, 2018
Data of 620,000 Canadians improperly shared with consulting firm: Facebook
OTTAWA - Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg made a public apology Wednesday for his company’s handling of users’ personal information - including more than 620,000 Canadians - as the social ...
Apr 04, 2018
World trading order facing biggest threats since Second World War: Freeland
OTTAWA - With the winds of a potential China-U.S. trade war gaining strength, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says the global trading order that Canada helped create faces its greatest thre...
Apr 04, 2018
Retired unionist files complaint about Chretien meeting with Nova Scotia premier
HALIFAX - A retired union spokesman has been told Nova Scotia’s Lobbyists Registration Act doesn’t include ways to actually deal with complaints, after he filed one about a meeting last mo...
Apr 04, 2018
Liberals roll out social housing funding to keep 55,000 units in system
OTTAWA - Social housing providers reliant on federal funding will receive some short-term financial help starting this week to eventually keep 55,000 units available for low-income families. The gover...
Apr 04, 2018
Alberta to allow rehab of orphaned black bear cubs in coming weeks
EDMONTON - A ban on private rehabilitation of orphaned black bear cubs in Alberta is to be lifted by the province in the coming weeks. The ban, which has been in place since 2010, has meant that bears...
Apr 04, 2018
Doctors billing patients for private services to face fines in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Doctors who bill patients for health-care services outside the public system could face criminal charges and fines in British Columbia as the NDP government enforces a law introduced by th...
Apr 04, 2018
Complaints dismissed against N.S. judge who said 'Clearly, a drunk can consent'
HALIFAX - An independent judicial review committee has dismissed complaints against a Nova Scotia judge who presided over a high-profile case involving a taxi driver accused of sexually assaulting an ...
Apr 04, 2018
Icebreaker dispatched to northeast N.B. as part of right whale protection plan
HALIFAX - A Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker has been called in to smash through pack ice off the northeast coast of New Brunswick in an unusual bid to help the critically endangered North Atlantic rig...
Apr 04, 2018
Straws, coffee cups targets of Vancouver strategy to cut down on plastic garbage
Vancouver is the latest city in Canada to stir up opposition to plastic drinking straws, but it’s not calling for an outright ban. Instead, they would be optional under the city’s proposal...
Apr 04, 2018