Category Archives: Canada
Liberal government waiting for more details on Trump travel ban decision
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is waiting for more details after the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday partially reinstated President Donald Trump’s ban on travellers from six mainly Muslim countrie...
Jun 26, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, June 26 --- ONTARIO TO CALL INQUIRY INTO NURSING HOME MURDERS: The case of a nurse who murdered eight seniors in long-term care homes in Ontario will be exami...
Jun 26, 2017
Federal food subsidy extended to Churchill following rail line loss
WINNIPEG - The federal government is extending its Nutrition North food subsidy program to Churchill until the Manitoba town’s only land link to the outside world is restored. The subarctic comm...
Jun 26, 2017
Jury hears B.C. man's online communication constitutes criminal harassment
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man’s online communications show he criminally harassed his ex-wife and his hatred of her was so intense that he used their teenage son as a pawn, a Crown attorney...
Jun 26, 2017
Running afoul of the law: Alberta RCMP pluck stuck ducks from sewer
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - RCMP in northern Alberta stepped in when some ducklings ran afoul of a Fort McMurray sewer over the weekend. Police say they got a call about the stuck ducks early Sunday mornin...
Jun 26, 2017
Ottawa and Quebec announce investments to protect St. Lawrence River
MONTREAL - Ottawa and Quebec announced plans Monday to invest $57.5 million over five years to continue to work together for a healthy St. Lawrence River. The partnership will allow for 38 joint proje...
Jun 26, 2017
NDP, Greens vote against their political goals in favour of defeating Liberals
VICTORIA - Two coveted political goals of the NDP and Greens were defeated Monday in the British Columbia legislature as the opposition parties resolved no bills should be considered until a confidenc...
Jun 26, 2017
Ontario to call public inquiry into Elizabeth Wettlaufer nursing home murders
TORONTO - The case of a nurse who murdered eight seniors in long-term care homes in Ontario will be examined in a public inquiry. The Ontario government announced Monday it is moving to appoint a comm...
Jun 26, 2017
Canadian English accent surprisingly uniform coast to coast: Researchers
VANCOUVER - Celebrations across Canada this weekend may look different from one community to the next, but for most of the country it will all sound the same. Derek Denis, a post-doctoral researcher o...
Jun 26, 2017
Some residents fume as Montreal's three supervised injection sites inaugurated
Montreal’s three supervised injection sites were officially inaugurated Monday, but not everyone in one of the areas was thrilled about the new neighbour. Daniel Marangere fumed as Mayor Denis C...
Jun 26, 2017