Category Archives: Canada
Auditor general flags Royal Military College for costs, cadet behaviour
OTTAWA - The Royal Military College of Canada has taken another blow to its reputation, this time from the federal auditor general, who is flagging problems with the school’s costs and the behav...
Nov 21, 2017
MMIW inquiry hears slain woman's family angry over sex-trade label
SASKATOON - Family members of a slain Indigenous woman say they’re angry that she’s been labelled a sex-trade worker rather than a mother, a daughter and a sister whose death deserves just...
Nov 21, 2017
Man who sought refuge in B.C. church loses another attempt to clear his name
VANCOUVER - A Federal Court judge in Vancouver has dismissed another application from an El Salvadoran refugee who says his name has been tarnished by the Canadian government over allegations of past ...
Nov 21, 2017
Lovelorn man pens story of self-discovery in ad selling 'badass' guitar
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - It is a tale of a love grown weary, a journey of self-discovery and the road to recovery for a New Brunswick musician, heartsick over the demise of his nine-year romance. And all of...
Nov 21, 2017
Saskatchewan sites named in honour of teacher, aide who died in school shooting
REGINA - Two sites in northern Saskatchewan have been named in honour of a teacher and a teacher’s aide who were fatally shot by a teenage gunman almost two years ago. Teacher Adam Wood and tuto...
Nov 21, 2017
Parents of boy in meningitis death planning high court challenge of conviction
CALGARY - A father convicted in the meningitis death of his toddler says he and his wife will stay out on bail while they take their appeal to Canada’s top court. David Stephan and his wife, Col...
Nov 21, 2017
TTC CEO Andy Byford leaving Toronto to head up New York City Transit
TORONTO - The chief executive officer of Toronto’s transit agency is leaving his post to take a job as president and CEO of New York City Transit. Andy Byford - who announced his resignation Tue...
Nov 21, 2017
Health warnings, plain covers for pot packs under proposed regs
OTTAWA - Health Canada offered hints Tuesday about the government’s plans for legal pot, including, plain packaging and stern, stark health warnings like those found on tobacco products. The dep...
Nov 21, 2017
A by-the-numbers look at the auditor general's report on the Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson has taken his first close look at the federal government’s problem-plagued pay system known as Phoenix. Here are some numbers from the report: 290,000: ...
Nov 21, 2017
Quebec judge refuses cop's request to dismiss charge in death of 5-year-old boy
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec provincial police officer will have to stand trial in the death of a five-year-old boy. Patrick Ouellet filed a motion asking that a charge of dangerous driving causing deat...
Nov 21, 2017