Category Archives: Canada
Andrew Scheer seeks to rally Conservatives in fall strategy session
OTTAWA - A selfie with a camel. Snapshots of cherub-cheeked children looking on in awe at some summertime marvel. Photo captions paying tribute to the support of his spouse. Prime Minister Justin Trud...
Sep 06, 2017
Activist suggests Quebec City is too racist for him to receive a fair trial
QUEBEC - A well-known left-wing activist suggested Wednesday he can’t be tried fairly in Quebec City because people there are too racist. Jaggi Singh is facing a charge of obstructing justice af...
Sep 06, 2017
Experts suggest math scores higher in Quebec because teachers are better trained
MONTREAL - Ontario needn’t look too far to find ideas on how to improve its students’ math scores after Premier Kathleen Wynne’s announcement Wednesday her government would begin pub...
Sep 06, 2017
Liberals give go-ahead for construction of Ambassador Bridge replacement
OTTAWA - The federal government has given the green light for a new bridge connecting Ontario and Detroit to replace the aging Ambassador Bridge. Transport Minister Marc Garneau says the private owner...
Sep 06, 2017
Couche-Tard braces for hurricane Irma while rebuilding from Harvey's destruction
LAVAL, Que. - Employees of Alimentation Couche-Tard (TSX:ATD.B) in the Florida region are bracing for hurricane Irma as Texas staff continue to try to recover from “devastating” damage fro...
Sep 06, 2017
Trial set for 2018 over Nova Scotia's controversial 'GRABHER' licence plate
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge will allow constitutional arguments in a case where the province decided a man’s personalized licence plate was offensive to women. Lorne Grabher had ...
Sep 06, 2017
Former Canadian religious envoy condemns Suu Kyi's silence on fleeing Muslims
OTTAWA - Canada’s former religious freedom ambassador says Myanmar’s Aung Sang Suu Kyi, the once celebrated Nobel laureate, has squandered her status by not standing up for persecuted Musl...
Sep 06, 2017
Quebec police officers still want to wear camouflage pants
QUEBEC - Montreal police officers are not giving up their fight to be allowed to wear camouflage pants. Their union says it is one of its only effective pressure tactics. Union officials testified Wed...
Sep 06, 2017
Canadian Forces captain, 36, missing; last seen in Kingston, Ont., on Aug. 26
KINGSTON, Ont. - Canadian Forces Military Police is seeking the public’s help in locating an officer who’s been missing for nearly two weeks. National Defence says Capt. Timothy Bowman was...
Sep 06, 2017
Deadline for warship designs pushed several more months
OTTAWA - Federal procurement officials are playing down the impact of yet another delay in the competition to design new warships for the navy, saying the extra time will help produce a better result....
Sep 06, 2017