Category Archives: Canada

Workers giving up promotions, parental leave because of Phoenix troubles; union
OTTAWA - Civil servants who transfer between federal departments or receive promotions can expect to wait more than six months for their paycheques to follow them through the Phoenix pay system, feder...
Feb 08, 2018

Halifax filmmaker Cory Bowles' 'Black Cop' acquired by U.S. distributor
Halifax filmmaker Cory Bowles’ first feature - about a black man torn about his role as a police officer - has been picked up for distribution in the U.S., where he says audiences are eager for ...
Feb 08, 2018
Extension for women filing claims in historic RCMP sexual harassment settlement
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has granted an extension for women who were sexually harassed while working for the RCMP to file their claims for compensation. Judge Ann Marie McDonald extended the dea...
Feb 08, 2018

Nova Scotia's premier says he's concerned by Alberta-B.C. pipeline dispute
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil says he’s concerned over increasing inter-provincial tensions around the future of the Trans Mountain pipeline. Following a cabinet meeting Thursday,...
Feb 08, 2018
Maclean's magazine asking men to pay more for latest issue highlighting pay gap
TORONTO - Maclean’s magazine is highlighting the gender pay gap by asking men to fork over 26 per cent more for its latest issue. The news magazine says it hopes the move “will stir urgent...
Feb 08, 2018

StatCan survey reveals Canadians pay less than $7 a gram for marijuana
TORONTO - A Statistics Canada study suggests that Canadians on average pay less than $7 a gram for marijuana. The drug is most expensive in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, which shell out $11.8...
Feb 08, 2018

Eaton Centre shooter to get new trial; Supreme Court won't get involved
A man convicted and then acquitted of killing two people in a shooting that sparked terror and chaos in Toronto’s landmark Eaton Centre almost six years ago will have to face a new trial after C...
Feb 08, 2018

Montreal's $6.3 billion light rail network finalized, expected to open in 2021
MONTREAL - The project to build an electric light rail network connecting Montreal with its suburbs and international airport was officially launched Thursday, with the transit system expected to open...
Feb 08, 2018

RCMP say escaped murderer Steven Bugden is back in custody in N.B.
DORCHESTER, N.B. - Police say a convicted murderer who walked away from the minimum security area of a New Brunswick prison is back in custody. In a statement, RCMP say 45-year-old Steven Bugden was a...
Feb 08, 2018

Baloney Meter: Is advocating against abortion out of line with the charter?
OTTAWA - “An organization that has as its stated goal to remove rights from Canadians, to remove the right that women have fought for to determine what happens to their own bodies, is not in lin...
Feb 08, 2018