Category Archives: Canada
Quebec doctor who declared herself sovereign citizen to avoid taxes heads to appeal court
QUEBEC - A Quebec family doctor who justified her decision to not pay taxes by claiming to be part of a sovereign citizen movement is appealing a court ruling that went against her. In a judgment last...
Mar 09, 2018

Daylight time: Five things you need to know about smoke and CO alarms
Daylight time begins this weekend, with most Canadians setting their clocks ahead early Sunday. As always, officials are using the moment to remind us it is a good time to replace the batteries in our...
Mar 09, 2018

Vancouver actor Michael Coleman denies allegations of sexual harassment
VANCOUVER - Actor Michael Coleman has denied what he calls a “whisper campaign” of sexual harassment allegations that have been made against him, saying they have damaged his reputation an...
Mar 09, 2018

A timeline of key events in the Ontario Tory leadership race
TORONTO - A timeline of the Ontario Progressive Conservative leadership race: Jan. 24: Patrick Brown, then the leader of the party, calls a last-minute press conference to deny a pending news report a...
Mar 09, 2018

Mounties charge suspended Vice-Admiral Mark Norman with breach of trust
OTTAWA - One of the Canadian Forces’ most senior officers has been charged with breach of trust following a two-year criminal investigation into the leaking of classified government information ...
Mar 09, 2018
Bank of Canada hides old-school video game in new bank note website
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada has hidden an aptly named “Inflation Busters” video game on its website promoting the country’s new $10 bill. The game shares similarities with the classi...
Mar 09, 2018

Trans Mountain granted interim injunction against blockades at B.C. terminals
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has granted Trans Mountain an interim injunction aimed at preventing anti-pipeline activists from protesting construction at two terminals in Burnaby...
Mar 09, 2018
Outburst in court after former Mountie pleads guilty to sex assaults
YORKTON, Sask. - Police had to restrain a man after he burst into a Saskatchewan courtroom and demanded closure from a former RCMP officer accused of assaulting him and two other males when they were ...
Mar 09, 2018

Metal producers see relief in tariff dodge but grapple with unknowns
CALGARY - Canadian steel and aluminum producers have dodged U.S. President Donald Trump’s global tariffs but the industry says it continues to grapple with the uncertainty the debate has created...
Mar 09, 2018

NATO eyes greater control over North Atlantic amid increased Russian activity
OTTAWA - Growing worries about Russian military activity in the North Atlantic have prompted NATO to start examining ways to better secure the region - which could have direct implications for Canada....
Mar 09, 2018