Category Archives: Canada
Law requiring lifetime sex-offender registration upheld, Appeal Court rules
TORONTO - Forcing repeat sex offenders to go on a national registry for life under provisions enacted by the former Conservative government is constitutional, Ontario’s top court has ruled. In r...
Mar 23, 2018
Canadian retailers could be helped by a U.S. trade battle with China
MONTREAL - U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on up to US$60 billion of Chinese imports could help Canadian retailers by further easing cross-border shopping, even though a ful...
Mar 23, 2018
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer meets with Toronto mayor John Tory
TORONTO - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer and Toronto Mayor John Tory said they discussed affordable housing, gun control, transit and infrastructure in a meeting on Friday, touting the importance o...
Mar 23, 2018
Alberta tells B.C. to stop opposing pipelines if it doesn't like high gas prices
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says if British Columbia wants to keep gasoline prices low it should stop opposing the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline expansion. B.C. Premier John Horgan said Thurs...
Mar 23, 2018
Toronto Star editor to step down June 1, search for replacement launched
TORONTO - The Toronto Star says editor Michael Cooke will step down on June 1 after more than nine years in the job. Cooke was appointed to the position in March 2009. The newspaper says Cooke is leav...
Mar 23, 2018
Conviction, sentence upheld for cop who crashed doing 178 km/h in a 50 zone
TORONTO - A police officer who crashed after driving at 178 kilometres an hour in a 50 zone while responding to an emergency had his dangerous driving conviction and licence suspension upheld on Frida...
Mar 23, 2018
U.S. sets May 1 tariff threat on Canada, Mexico amid rush to get quick NAFTA
WASHINGTON - The United States has just applied additional pressure in its rush to get a new NAFTA agreement within several weeks, establishing a May 1 deadline, after which Canada and Mexico would fa...
Mar 23, 2018
Spell out fine details about Mali peacekeeping mission, Liberal government urged
OTTAWA - Diplomats from some of Canada’s closest allies are quietly expressing frustration with how the Trudeau government handled this week’s announcement that it plans to send military h...
Mar 23, 2018
City of Montreal to hit drivers with increased parking, traffic fines
MONTREAL - Amid ongoing debate over the place of the automobile in urban centres, the City of Montreal has announced it is following through on a plan to boost fines for parking and traffic violations...
Mar 23, 2018
Former soldier who died with woman in N.S. was 'broken' from PTSD: friend
SPRINGHILL, N.S. - A former soldier who killed his girlfriend and then himself at their Nova Scotia home had been on multiple tours in Afghanistan and came back psychologically “broken” an...
Mar 23, 2018