Category Archives: Canada
N.S. information czar wants law to put onus on province to comply with rulings
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s government should obey an oversight body’s recommendations to release documents or have to convince a judge why they’re justified in refusing, the province...
Jun 27, 2017
Canada in the right on softwood dispute, will keep working with U.S.: Trudeau
OTTAWA - The fact that new anti-dumping duties slapped on Canadian softwood companies came in lower than expected has Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr hoping the United States is finally accepting ...
Jun 27, 2017
Use of force was appropriate: report into Newfoundland police shooting death
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The police officer who shot and killed a man in his Newfoundland home used faulty judgment but appropriate force, says an inquiry head who chides the RCMP’s “less ...
Jun 27, 2017
Trump name to be dropped from Toronto hotel, condo tower under new deal
Toronto’s Trump International Hotel and Tower will soon no longer bear the Trump name, a change experts say is likely the result of the U.S. president alienating customers who disagree with his ...
Jun 27, 2017
Judge rejects lengthy jail term for man who sexually assaulted teenage friend
SYDNEY, N.S. - A young aboriginal man who sexually assaulted a 16-year-old friend “exhibits great potential” despite a difficult upbringing and should not face a lengthy jail term, a Nova ...
Jun 27, 2017
Fire destroys N.L. apartment complex, leaves dozens homeless in St. John's
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A massive, fast-moving fire at a public housing complex has forced about 35 people out of their homes in a blaze that sent large plumes of smoke billowing above St. John’...
Jun 27, 2017
For many, Canada 150 celebrations pale in comparison to nostalgia of Expo 67
TORONTO - Dominic Ardonato doesn’t see much reason to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. The retired high school teacher complains about a disappointing economy, racial divides, and politi...
Jun 27, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, June 27
Six stories in the news for Tuesday, June 27 --- U.S. SLAPS ADDITIONAL DUTIES ON CANADIAN SOFTWOOD Canadian softwood now faces average duties of about 27 per cent after the U.S. Department of Commerce...
Jun 27, 2017
Celebration of life held for boxer Tim Hague, who died after knockout in match
BOYLE, Alta. - Edmonton fighter Tim Hague, who died after getting knocked out in the second round of a boxing match earlier this month, was remembered as a devoted father during a celebration of life ...
Jun 26, 2017
Flint airport officer stabbed during attack out of hospital
FLINT, Mich. - The Flint, Michigan, airport officer stabbed in the neck during what authorities are investigating as a terrorist act has been discharged from a hospital. A spokeswoman for Hurley Medic...
Jun 26, 2017