Category Archives: Canada
Trial date set in farm shooting that ignited racial tension in Saskatchewan
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A trial date has been set for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an Indigenous man. Gerald Stanley’s second-degree murder trial in the death of Colten Boushie ...
Aug 02, 2017
With spike in asylum seekers, Montreal's Olympic Stadium to be used as shelter
Montreal’s iconic Olympic Stadium will be the first place some newcomers to Canada call home, with the venue being pressed into use as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers as of Wednesday. The...
Aug 02, 2017
Canada's top soldier issues directive encouraging Pride participation
MONTREAL - Uniformed Canadian military personnel who march in Montreal’s Pride parade for the first time later this month will do so with the blessing of Canada’s top soldier, according to...
Aug 02, 2017
Federal NDP hopefuls hit B.C., questioned on reconciling party differences
VICTORIA - Federal NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday’s debate in Victoria to tack on an adjective to what he considers a key difference between the New Democra...
Aug 02, 2017
Smoky air from fires from Interior to cover southern B.C. for days: district
VANCOUVER - Smoke from dozens of fires in British Columbia’s Interior has prompted expanded air quality advisories for most of the southern part of the province. The advisory of poor air quality...
Aug 02, 2017
Brian Mulroney's daughter seeking Ontario PC nomination
TORONTO - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s daughter is seeking to run for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in next year’s provincial election, adding some potential star power t...
Aug 02, 2017
2016 census reveals anglophone population in Quebec rising despite language laws
MONTREAL - Quebec’s English-speaking community has grown more in the past five years than during any census period over the last four decades, says the executive vice-president of the Associatio...
Aug 02, 2017
As troubles brew in Canada, RBI plans to expand Tim Hortons to Spain
Tim Hortons plans to expand to Spain, its fourth venture abroad in recent months, as it tries to overcome lagging sales and an internal revolt from disgruntled franchisees in Canada. Restaurant Brands...
Aug 02, 2017
Immigration, aging, housing costs fuel rise in multigenerational households
TORONTO - About a year after Yi Jiang and her family moved to Ottawa from China, they found themselves sharing a two-bedroom apartment with her parents. After living together in Shenzhen, it seemed on...
Aug 02, 2017
Growth of same-sex marriage in Canada more practicality than principle
SURREY, B.C. - Laura and Jen O’Connor got married for all the romantic, fairy-tale reasons: after seven years together, they were deeply in love and wanted to start a family. But on another leve...
Aug 02, 2017