Category Archives: Canada
Most of Canada's dangerous offenders housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons
OTTAWA - Federal statistics show most of the 700 offenders deemed most dangerous in Canada are housed in medium- and minimum-security prisons. The data were tabled in Parliament in response to a writt...
Sep 21, 2023
B.C. court cites Korean filial tradition in payout to parents over son's death
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has awarded more than $327,000 to the parents of a teenager killed in 2019 for the "likely hypothetical future" care their son would have provided un...
Sep 21, 2023
Timeline of events surrounding killing of B.C. temple leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced in Parliament Monday that there is "credible" intelligence linking agents of the Indian government to the shooting death of a Sikh temple leader in Surrey, B.C....
Sep 21, 2023
Young Ukrainian hockey players await Quebec government OK to attend English school
MONTREAL - A half-dozen boys from Ukraine who played this year in Quebec City's famed peewee hockey tournament have been sidelined since returning to the province to attend high school. The youngsters...
Sep 21, 2023
Michael Kovrig urges unity against hostage diplomacy, as Canada helps craft rules
OTTAWA - A Canadian man who was held in China for nearly three years is calling on governments around the world to co-ordinate sanctions and travel bans on states that arrest foreigners for political ...
Sep 21, 2023
Quebec health-care establishments argue against allowing COVID-19 class action
MONTREAL - A lawyer for Quebec's regional health authorities says a proposed class-action lawsuit on behalf of residents of long-term care homes that had COVID-19 outbreaks should not go forward. Jona...
Sep 21, 2023
Tensions between Canada, India escalate following Ottawa's accusation over killing
OTTAWA - Tensions between Canada and India worsened today following Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's claim that India may have been involved in the killing of a Canadian citizen. India halted all visa ...
Sep 21, 2023
Fashion mogul Peter Nygard pleads not guilty as sex-assault trial opens in Toronto
TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has pleaded not guilty to all charges against him in his Toronto sexual-assault case, as jury selection for his trial gets underway. The 82-year-old - who...
Sep 21, 2023
Ottawa gives Food Banks Canada $17.9M for pilot to provide period products
TORONTO - The federal government has tasked Food Banks Canada with handing out free menstrual products to members of marginalized low-income communities. Gender Equality Minister Marci Ien announced t...
Sep 21, 2023
Freeland introduces bill to remove GST off rental developments, amend competition law
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland introduced legislation this morning that would remove GST charges from new rental developments and update the country's competition law. Prime Minister Just...
Sep 21, 2023
