Category Archives: Canada
Federal lawyers ask court to block release of Senate scandal documents
OTTAWA - The government is asking the Federal Court of Appeal to quash an order for the release of documents about four senators at the heart of the 2013 Senate spending scandal. The appeal filed late...
Nov 02, 2017
Canadian lumber producers hammered after negotiations failed to reach deal
MONTREAL - The United States will continue to hammer imported Canadian softwood lumber, but the U.S. Commerce department said Thursday that it will impose smaller penalties than originally announced. ...
Nov 02, 2017
Google parent chair says company owes Canada, worried about U.S.-Canada relations
TORONTO - The head of Google’s parent company contrasted divisive U.S. politics against Canada’s innovation and immigration-friendly policies Thursday, adding his company owes this country...
Nov 02, 2017
Maple Leaf recalls chicken breast strips due to possible bacteria
OTTAWA - Maple Leaf Foods is recalling one of its chicken products due to possible contamination. The firm says the national recall of its chicken breast strips is due to possible toxins produced by S...
Nov 02, 2017
Quebec men accused in sophisticated N.B. lab operation get stay of proceedings
QUEBEC - A Quebec chemist and his sons charged with production of ecstasy and conspiracy to produce the drug have obtained a stay of proceedings after it took too long for their case to get to trial. ...
Nov 02, 2017
Federal report suggests workplace violence rarely dealt with properly
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says an “awakening” is sweeping society about the issue of workplace harassment and violence as the dominoes continue to fall from the Harvey Weinste...
Nov 02, 2017
Volunteers behind National Holocaust Monument hope for snow clearing solution
OTTAWA - Options are being explored to keep the National Holocaust Monument open once the snow falls after it emerged last week that the newly opened site would be closed for winter. The subject was h...
Nov 02, 2017
Ski resort a step closer after high court ruling in Grizzly Bear Spirit case
OTTAWA - Approval of a ski resort in a region held sacred by Indigenous people does not violate their constitutional right to freedom of religion, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. A senior ...
Nov 02, 2017
Nova Scotia mother with mild intellectual disability denied custody of son
SYDNEY, N.S. - A mother with a mild intellectual disability has lost custody of her 18-month-old son after a Nova Scotia judge found she does not have the capacity to parent the child. Nova ScotiaR...
Nov 02, 2017
Toronto, Vancouver home sales above average in October, real estate boards say
VANCOUVER - Canada’s two hottest housing markets experienced above-average home sales last month, according to local real estate board figures, as buyers appear to be snapping up properties ahea...
Nov 02, 2017