Category Archives: Canada

Trudeau under fire for saying some vets want more than government can afford
OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives cited an itemized list of Liberal-approved expenditures to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday as they demanded he apologize for saying some veterans want more t...
Feb 05, 2018
More customs facilities, in more places: Canada, U.S. plan expanded preclearance
WASHINGTON - Imagine clearing Canadian customs in Florida, Arizona, or Chicago, or having a U.S. customs facility attached to a car plant in Ontario, with the goal of helping people and cargo travel f...
Feb 05, 2018

NAFTA deal possible by end of March, says Canadian envoy MacNaughton
OTTAWA - Canada’s ambassador to the United States said Monday he believes NAFTA negotiators can reach an agreement in principle by the end of March. The upbeat assessment from envoy David MacNau...
Feb 05, 2018
Correction to Feb. 4 story about marijuana education
VANCOUVER - In a story Feb. 4 story about marijuana education, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that New Brunswick Community College is offering a course on marijuana cultivation. In fact, the ...
Feb 05, 2018
Defence lawyer's error prompts Appeal Court to quash sex-assault conviction
TORONTO - A man found guilty for the violent sexual assault of a new mother has had his conviction quashed after Ontario’s top court on Monday agreed his lawyer had failed him at trial. In decid...
Feb 05, 2018

MMA and former employees settle, fined $1.25 million in Lac-Megantic case
MONTREAL - The bankrupt railway at the centre of the Lac-Megantic train explosion as well, as several of its former employees, settled with federal prosecutors on Monday and were ordered to pay fines ...
Feb 05, 2018

Chagger never told of allegations against staffer because he'd already quit
OTTAWA - Liberal cabinet minister Bardish Chagger was never told about allegations that a senior staffer had acted inappropriately towards a job applicant because he had already left Ottawa and return...
Feb 05, 2018

'She wanted a ride back:' Tina Fontaine sought ride out of Winnipeg before death
WINNIPEG - About two weeks before her death, 15-year-old Tina Fontaine asked for a ride from Winnipeg to the home where she had grown up, court was told Monday. Family friend Steven Whitehurst told co...
Feb 05, 2018

PQ leader gets an earful after joking about female opponent's facial hair
MONTREAL - The head of Quebec’s official opposition apologized Monday for making fun of a female politician’s conspicuous - and relatively famous - fuzzy upper lip. Parti Quebecois Leader ...
Feb 05, 2018

Chief justice says system for dealing with complaints against judges needs work
OTTAWA - The new chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada says the system for dealing with complaints of serious misconduct by judges needs an overhaul. As Richard Wagner was officially welcomed t...
Feb 05, 2018