Category Archives: Canada
Conservative MP asks ethics watchdog to reconsider OK'ing Husky Energy hire
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Blaine Calkins wants the federal ethics watchdog to reconsider her decision to allow the former chief of staff to Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to go work for a Calgary-...
Jun 21, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, June 21 --- TRUDEAU RENAMES LANGEVIN BLOCK BUILDING: The federal government is renaming the Langevin Block building, which sits across from Parliament Hill...
Jun 21, 2017
Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests
HALIFAX - Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests: Lionel Desmond, 33; Shanna Desmond, 31; Aaliyah, 10; Brenda Desmond, 52. Jan. 3, Upper Big Tracadie, N.S. Afghan veteran L...
Jun 21, 2017
Ont. premier disappointed with New York's Buy American agreement on steel
TORONTO - The premier of Ontario says she’s disappointed that New York lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that would require state construction projects to use American iron and ...
Jun 21, 2017
House of Commons passes symbolic Remembrance Day bill; won't mean new holiday
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed legislation giving Remembrance Day the same legal status as Canada Day and Victoria Day. It is mainly a symbolic move, as the Commons can’t make Nov. 11 ...
Jun 21, 2017
Defence questions woman's testimony at RCMP sexual assault trial in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a now-retired RCMP inspector says a civilian employee “actively and enthusiastically” had sex with his client at work and then alleged she was sexually assaulted. ...
Jun 21, 2017
Poor maintenance a factor in fatal Montreal tanker truck explosion: report
MONTREAL - Poorly maintained emergency brakes on a tanker truck are being called a key factor in a spectacular explosion in Montreal last summer that killed the driver of another vehicle. A report by ...
Jun 21, 2017
Death of U.S. student held in NKorea renews calls for help in case of detained Canadian
The death of an American student who was returned home after being detained for 17 months in North Korea has brought renewed calls for political intervention in the case of a Canadian pastor serving a...
Jun 21, 2017
Torture, detention would be forbidden CSIS disruption tactics under new bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s new security bill adds torture, detention and serious destruction of property that would endanger a life to the list of things Canada’s spy agency cannot ...
Jun 21, 2017
B.C.'s minority Liberals prepare throne speech as opposition plans their defeat
VICTORIA - The clock that counts down to the expected defeat of Premier Christy Clark’s minority government in British Columbia starts ticking Thursday with the introduction of a throne speech. ...
Jun 21, 2017