Category Archives: Canada
Sarah McIver returned to Canada after arrest in China
OTTAWA - Albertan Sarah McIver has been released from custody in China, Global Affairs Canada says. McIver had been detained over a work-permit issue related to her teaching job. The department didn&#...
Dec 28, 2018
Two Laurier professors sue former TA who recorded disciplinary meeting
Two Ontario university professors who are being sued for defamation by controversial author and professor Jordan Peterson over comments made during a private meeting allege a former teaching assistant...
Dec 28, 2018
Trudeau says it's worth 'pointing out' similarities between Scheer and Harper
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Andrew Scheer’s Conservative party is in the exact same place it was under Stephen Harper’s leadership and that’s why he and his Liberals ...
Dec 28, 2018
Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant steps down early as Liberal leader
MONCTON, N.B. - Former New Brunswick premier Brian Gallant is stepping down as leader of the provincial Liberals earlier than planned, saying the party needs to move on and choose a new leader. Gallan...
Dec 28, 2018
'I resolve to do better': Playwright Robert Lepage on 2018 race controversy
MONTREAL - Renowned Quebec director Robert Lepage is promising to be more racially sensitive with his work in the new year after two of his plays in 2018 were widely condemned by members of QuebecR...
Dec 28, 2018
Humboldt Broncos coach steps down during first season after tragic bus crash
HUMBOLDT, Sask. - Nathan Oystrick has stepped down as head coach and general manager of the Humboldt Broncos. The 36-year-old Regina native was hired in July, three months after 16 members of the juni...
Dec 28, 2018
Ex-astronaut Thirsk to help define Canada's place in Mars mission
OTTAWA - The Canadian Space Agency says it wants to hire former astronaut Robert Thirsk to help it figure out how to contribute medical expertise to a human mission to Mars. Thirsk is a medical doctor...
Dec 28, 2018
Liberals hope funding change solves infrastructure spending, cost concerns
OTTAWA - Canada’s infrastructure minister says an overhaul of how the government approves funding for projects should solve concerns about construction delays and escalating costs. Internal docu...
Dec 28, 2018
Elizabeth May predicts she won't stand alone after the next election
OTTAWA - Finishing fourth in a byelection is not usually cause for celebration. But delight was in the air for Elizabeth May and the Green Party of Canada over their candidate’s fourth-place res...
Dec 28, 2018
Quebec's Pelletier leads 'farthest exploration of any planetary body in history'
MONTREAL - Frederic Pelletier is boldly predicting he and his team will get the New Horizons spacecraft exactly where it should be on New Year’s Day - 1.6 billion kilometres beyond Pluto to rend...
Dec 28, 2018
