Category Archives: Canada

New Uber feature to force drivers to take a break after 12 straight hours
TORONTO - Uber drivers in Canada trying to work for more than 12 hours straight will soon be forced to take a six-hour break before they can hit the road again. The new policy being rolled out at the ...
Feb 21, 2018

Trudeau reiterates denial of Sikh separatists in cabinet, condemns extremism
AMRITSAR, India - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he made it “very, very clear” to the chief minister of Punjab that Canada supports a united India and condemns violent extremism, descr...
Feb 21, 2018

In the news today, Feb. 21
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 21 --- DECISION DAY FOR PATRICK BROWN Patrick Brown is expected to find out today whether he will be able to continue his bid to lead Ontario’s Progre...
Feb 21, 2018

Ontario's Tories greenlight Patrick Brown's quest for leadership
TORONTO - Patrick Brown’s quest to regain the leadership of Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives cleared a key hurdle Wednesday when the 39-year-old politician, who resigned amid sexual mis...
Feb 21, 2018

Tina Fontaine's death and Raymond Cormier's trial: What the jury heard
WINNIPEG - Jurors sat through three weeks of evidence in the trial of Raymond Cormier, 56, who has pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the slaying of 15-year-old Tina Fontaine. Tina’s ...
Feb 21, 2018

Fate of man accused of killing Winnipeg teen in the hands of jury
WINNIPEG - Guilty or not guilty of second-degree murder are the two options a jury has been given in the trial of a man accused of killing a teenager and dumping her body in a river. Raymond Cormier, ...
Feb 21, 2018
B.C. judge dismisses lawsuit against RCMP, saying it was filed too late
VANCOUVER - A lawsuit in the case involving a British Columbia Mountie who failed to get out of his cruiser to investigate a shots fired call has been tossed out of court. A B.C. Supreme Court judge d...
Feb 21, 2018

NewsAlert: Canada's Brady Leman wins gold in Olympic men's skicross
BOKWANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada’s Brady Leman has won gold in men’s skicross at the Pyeongchang Olympics. Leman, from Calgary, was looking for redemption after finishing fourth at the...
Feb 20, 2018
Quebec man pleads guilty to importing cocaine into Australia
One of three Quebecers charged with importing a large amount of cocaine into Australia in 2016 has pleaded guilty. New South Wales District Court spokeswoman Felicia Benedikovics says Andre Tamine ple...
Feb 20, 2018
NewsAlert: Canada's Rachel Homan misses Olympic playoffs with loss to Britain
PYEONGCHANG, Korea, Republic Of - Canada will not win an Olympic medal in women’s curling for the first time. Rachel Homan’s fifth loss Wednesday eliminated them from medal contention. Sin...
Feb 20, 2018