Category Archives: Canada
Murder trial hears accused met with Tina Fontaine after she was reported missing
WINNIPEG - Jurors were told shortly before 15-year-old Tina Fontaine’s body was found in the Red River wrapped in a duvet cover and weighed down by rocks, her accused killer told an acquaintance...
Feb 13, 2018
U.S. tax reform will end new corporate inversions in Canada, say economists
MONTREAL - Economists say recently enacted U.S. tax reforms will hurt Canada’s competitiveness and give companies another reason to set up shop in or even relocate south of the border. Ian de Ve...
Feb 13, 2018
Eco-warming called pervasive threat to key cold water fish in northern Ontario
TORONTO - Gradual warming due to climate change posts the most pervasive threat to a vital economic and cultural resource in one of the world’s last intact ecosystems: the fish that live in the ...
Feb 13, 2018
Cash-strapped Newfoundland and Labrador wants talks on 2005 Atlantic Accord
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador’s premier wants to meet with Justin Trudeau to discuss how much the province has earned from offshore oil developments. Dwight Ball says he has...
Feb 13, 2018
Police wrap property search without finding more remains in McArthur probe
TORONTO - The excavation of a Toronto property where six presumed victims of an alleged serial killer were found buried in planters has concluded without unearthing any more human remains, police said...
Feb 13, 2018
Feds to unveil 'supercluster' winners that will get slice of $950M funding pie
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to unveil the winners of a competition to form technology “superclusters” - a title that will guarantee the victors a piece of up to $950 million ...
Feb 13, 2018
No shortage on jury-fix ideas over the decades, but reform elusive
TORONTO - The acquittal in the Colten Boushie killing that has angered many Indigenous people and sparked criticism from the justice minister has cast a harsh spotlight on Canada’s criminal jury...
Feb 13, 2018
Dal restricts search for new VP to 'racially visible,' Indigenous candidates
HALIFAX - Dalhousie University says its search for a new senior administrator will be restricted to “racially visible” and Indigenous candidates, part of its efforts to increase underrepre...
Feb 13, 2018
New U.S. trade shot: Duties weighed on pipe product from Canada and elsewhere
WASHINGTON - It’s the latest incoming trade salvo from the United States: the U.S. is considering punitive duties on pipeline material from a half-dozen countries including Canada. The duties be...
Feb 13, 2018
Singh: NDP considering pledge to do away with so-called peremptory challenges
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is considering whether his party should push to abolish the use of so-called peremptory challenges in the jury selection process. The practice, which allows C...
Feb 13, 2018