Category Archives: Canada
LGBTQ apology latest in list of government mea culpas since 1988
OTTAWA - A government apology for past state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people is the latest in a string of Canadian mea culpas going back almost 40 years. Here is a list of those apologi...
Nov 20, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, Nov. 20 --- NEBRASKA APPROVES KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE: Nebraska regulators approved passage of TransCanada’s Keystone XL pipeline Monday, clearing the last...
Nov 20, 2017
Winnipeg letter-bomb trial hears DNA from two different explosion sites matched
WINNIPEG - The trial of a Winnipeg man accused of sending letter bombs has heard that DNA found at two different explosion sites matched. Guido Amsel has pleaded not guilty to five counts of attempted...
Nov 20, 2017
Yukon releases recreational pot policy, proposes 19 as minimum age
WHITEHORSE - The legal age for the consumption of recreational marijuana would be set at 19 in Yukon under proposals released Monday by the territory’s government. The policy also includes limit...
Nov 20, 2017
Doctors at B.C. hospital question why police eavesdrop on suspects in ER
Imagine taking a doctor into your confidence in a hospital emergency room, only to discover that someone else is recording the conversation on a smartphone. One of British Columbia’s busiest hos...
Nov 20, 2017
Quebec judge withdraws from sex case after saying teen victim 'had a pretty face'
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has withdrawn from a case in which he said a 17-year-old victim of sexual assault was a little overweight, had a pretty face and was maybe a “bit flattered” at th...
Nov 20, 2017
Anne Murray donates 40 years of memorabilia to the University of Toronto
TORONTO - Anne Murray’s decision to downsize led to some good news for her Toronto-based fans: the singer has donated 40 years’ worth of memorabilia that can now be viewed at the Universit...
Nov 20, 2017
NDP leader Singh's new chief of staff brings brains, sober second thought
OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh remembers being deeply impressed the first time he got to know Willy Blomme, the woman who would later become his new chief of staff. He also remembers thinki...
Nov 20, 2017
Opponents seek to prolong conflict of interest allegations directed at Morneau
OTTAWA - Opposition parties took turns criticizing Bill Morneau on Monday as they tried to drag out a stinging ethics controversy that has swarmed the finance minister for weeks. Back in the House of ...
Nov 20, 2017
Decision on Haitians' status in the U.S. has Canada on alert for asylum seekers
OTTAWA - A decision by the Trump administration to end a temporary residency permit program that has allowed almost 60,000 Haitians to live and work in the United States has the Canadian government on...
Nov 20, 2017