Category Archives: Canada
Supreme Court won't hear case involving facts used in assisted-dying case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a severely ill woman who wants to accelerate a lawsuit that argues the right to assisted dying is unfairly limited by federal governme...
Dec 13, 2018
Tory senators stalling laws for political advantage, Independents say
OTTAWA - Conservative senators are being accused of deliberately stalling Liberal government legislation to keep it in the public eye for political benefit. That’s particularly true of Bill C-69...
Dec 13, 2018
Guards injured, money stolen during overnight blast at Edmonton bank
EDMONTON - Two security guards were injured in an explosion during an overnight armed holdup at a Scotiabank branch in northeast Edmonton. Police at the scene said the guards - a man and a woman emplo...
Dec 13, 2018
Mexican authorities say body of missing Quebec woman found near resort
MONTREAL - Mexican authorities say they have found the body of a missing Quebec woman whose partner returned to the province alone and promptly committed suicide. Christine St-Onge hadn’t been h...
Dec 13, 2018
Biographical sketches of 2 Canadians detained in China
BEIJING - Two Canadian citizens were detained in China recently after Canada seized a Chinese business executive wanted by the U.S. over allegations of deceptive banking practices and breaking sanctio...
Dec 13, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 13
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 13 --- CHINA CONFIRMS DETENTION OF TWO CANADIANS Two Canadian men have been detained in China on suspicion of “endangering national security,” t...
Dec 13, 2018
Coach accused of sexual assault says apology letter was misinterpreted
SARNIA, Ont. - A former high-ranking gymnastics coach accused of sexual assault told his trial Thursday that when he apologized to his accuser for “crossing the line,” he wasn’t refe...
Dec 13, 2018
'People talk about deep sadness:' Scientists study climate change grief
His canvases are painted from first-hand observation by a brush wielded in the outdoors and glow with the colours of the Canadian wilderness. But British Columbia artist Dominik Modlinski doesn’...
Dec 13, 2018
Huawei and 5G: Experts clash on the risk to Canada's national security
OTTAWA - Allowing Chinese firm Huawei Technologies to help build Canada’s 5G wireless networks could give Beijing backdoor access to revealing data about Canadians, security analysts warn. But a...
Dec 13, 2018
'My life is held in suspension:' Omar Khadr wants changes to bail conditions
EDMONTON - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr says he will continue to fight for his freedom. Khadr, 32, was in an Edmonton courtroom Thursday to apply for changes to bail conditions which were...
Dec 13, 2018
