Category Archives: Canada
Canadian diplomat in Cuba also suffered hearing loss
WASHINGTON - At least one Canadian diplomat in Cuba has been treated for hearing loss, the federal government said Thursday, amid reports of similar symptoms among U.S. diplomats in Havana - caused, o...
Aug 10, 2017
Feud in the GOP family: President Trump takes out anger on his party
WASHINGTON - The president of the United States is tweeting more often, more angrily and more frequently against members of his own political family, in a political spectacle revealing fault lines wit...
Aug 10, 2017
Security to run high for Clinton family's Quebec holiday, experts say
MONTREAL - While former U.S. president Bill Clinton and his family may be looking to sightsee, explore and chill on their upcoming Quebec vacation, security experts say there will be nothing relaxing ...
Aug 10, 2017
PM to apologize for residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will apologize to former students of residential schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Prime Minister’s Office confirmed Thursday that ...
Aug 10, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug. 10 --- SASKATCHEWAN’S BRAD WALL RETIRING FROM POLITICS: One of Canada’s most high-profile premiers who rose to national prominence for his ...
Aug 10, 2017
Ontario woman dies after lengthy fight for medically assisted death
TORONTO - A chronically ill Ontario woman who went to court in a bid to clarify Canada’s laws around ending lives with medical assistance has died. Dying with Dignity Canada says the woman known...
Aug 10, 2017
PQ leader calls for new Quebec language law in reaction to 2016 census data
MONTREAL - Only people who can speak French should be allowed to immigrate to the province, Parti Quebecois Leader Jean-Francois Lisee said Thursday in reaction to 2016 census data. Lisee said if his ...
Aug 10, 2017
Jewish group complains about memorabilia being sold at Ontario antiques market
A Toronto-based Jewish organization is raising concerns about the sale of Nazi memorabilia at an Ontario antiques market. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies says one of its m...
Aug 10, 2017
Former PM Paul Martin expresses regret about early phases of Khadr case
HALIFAX - Former prime minister Paul Martin said he thinks a federal payout to Omar Khadr could have been avoided had Ottawa handled the situation differently from the start. Speaking after receiving ...
Aug 10, 2017
B.C. considers closing wide swath of backcountry because of wildfire risk
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - A mix of dry conditions and forecast lightning has officials in British Columbia considering closing access to a vast section of its backcountry to mitigate the wildfire risk. Re...
Aug 10, 2017