Category Archives: Canada
B.C. looks to prescribed burns to fight wildfires, regenerate ecosystems
VICTORIA - People in British Columbia will have to get used to the possibility that next summer’s smoky skies may be the result of fires started by the government, says Forests Minister Doug Don...
Oct 31, 2018
Judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged in German tourist shooting
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway. The youth, who is charged with attempte...
Oct 31, 2018
Murdered B.C. girl's mom gets interpreter but group questions why she had to ask
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl found murdered in Burnaby, B.C., will get a Mandarin interpreter so she can understand what’s going on in court involving a man accused of the crime,...
Oct 31, 2018
Judge reserves bail decision for Alberta teen charged in German tourist shooting
CALGARY - A Calgary judge has reserved his decision on whether to grant bail to a 16-year-old boy accused of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway. The youth, who is charged with attempte...
Oct 31, 2018
Murdered B.C. girl's mom gets interpreter but group questions why she had to ask
VANCOUVER - The mother of a 13-year-old girl found murdered in Burnaby, B.C., will get a Mandarin interpreter so she can understand what’s going on in court involving a man accused of the crime,...
Oct 31, 2018
Medical council reviewing practices after women say tampons were banned in exams
The Medical Council of Canada says it’s reviewing its practices after being criticized online for prohibiting women from bringing tampons or menstrual pads into exam rooms while writing multi-ho...
Oct 31, 2018
Statistics Canada's request for banking data prompts privacy investigation
OTTAWA - Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien says he is investigating Statistics Canada’s request for private banking information on 500,000 Canadians. Therrien said Wednesday that nume...
Oct 31, 2018
Union leaders say proposed pay equity legislation will close 'shameful' gap
OTTAWA - The new pay-equity law the federal Liberals are proposing should close Canada’s “shameful” gender gap and private-sector employers should follow the government’s examp...
Oct 31, 2018
Medical council reviewing practices after women say tampons were banned in exams
The Medical Council of Canada says it’s reviewing its practices after being criticized online for prohibiting women from bringing tampons or menstrual pads into exam rooms while writing multi-ho...
Oct 31, 2018
Statistics Canada's request for banking data prompts privacy investigation
OTTAWA - Federal privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien says he is investigating Statistics Canada’s request for private banking information on 500,000 Canadians. Therrien said Wednesday that nume...
Oct 31, 2018
