Category Archives: Canada

Sobeys threatens George Weston, Loblaw with legal action over price-fixing claim
George Weston Ltd. and Loblaw Companies Ltd. “should keep checking the mailroom” for upcoming legal action after they implicated Sobeys Inc. in an alleged industry-wide bread price-fixing ...
Feb 01, 2018

Bread price-fixing scandal puts focus on Competition Bureau's immunity program
CALGARY - The national bread price-fixing scandal has sparked heated debate over the Competition Bureau’s immunity granting program, with a law enforcement expert defending the practice and a go...
Feb 01, 2018

B.C.'s cities call for tax and rule changes to make housing more affordable
VANCOUVER - Local politicians in British Columbia are calling for an overhaul of the housing system with significant tax and regulatory changes in order to bring skyrocketing real estate and rental pr...
Feb 01, 2018

NDP leader says Regina MP Erin Weir facing allegations of harassment
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh launched an investigation Thursday into the conduct of Saskatchewan MP Erin Weir, without waiting for an actual victim of alleged harassment to come forward with a co...
Feb 01, 2018

Resolute outgoing CEO urges government not to 'capitulate' on softwood lumber
MONTREAL - A Canadian industry leader in the fight against U.S. softwood lumber duties who is retiring imminently is urging the government not to “capitulate” during what he expects will b...
Feb 01, 2018

Bread price-fixing scandal puts focus on Competition Bureau's immunity program
CALGARY - The national bread price-fixing scandal has sparked heated debate over the Competition Bureau’s immunity program, with law enforcement experts defending the effectiveness of the practi...
Feb 01, 2018
Dispute over toilet paper leads to criminal charges against man in Barrie, Ont.
BARRIE, Ont. - An argument over toilet paper has led to criminal charges being laid against a man in Barrie, Ont. Barrie police say a man called 911 on Wednesday night demanding officers attend immedi...
Feb 01, 2018

'I was stupid:' Witness says he lied about Saskatchewan farm shooting
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A key Crown witness in the trial of a Saskatchewan farmer charged with shooting an Indigenous man on his property said he lied to police and the Crown about carrying a gun and brea...
Feb 01, 2018

Woman says RCMP doctor 'violated' her during exam for potential recruits
HALIFAX - She was young and dreamed of wearing the RCMP’s signature red uniform, like the Mounties who patrolled her rural Nova Scotia community. But for the woman, now in her 50s and declining ...
Feb 01, 2018

Lawyer dismisses 'scandalous' report linking contentious licence plate to Trump
HALIFAX - Lawyers in the case of a Nova Scotia retiree who is fighting to regain a personalized licence plate argued Thursday over a report that links derogatory comments made by U.S. President Donald...
Feb 01, 2018