Category Archives: Canada

TSB calls for update to railway employee training, qualification rules
TORONTO - The federal agency responsible for transportation policies across the country must modernize training and qualification rules for railway employees to help staff keep up with evolving indust...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018
Former student at Royal Military College charged with sexual assault
OTTAWA - A captain in the Royal Canadian Air Force serving in Nova Scotia has been charged with sexually assaulting another member of the Forces almost four years ago while the two were at the Royal M...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018

Facebook to fact-check Canadian news stories and reduce spread of false articles
TORONTO - Facebook Canada will launch a third-party, fact-checking program to root out fake news and provide users with more context on articles they read on the platform. The program is a collaborati...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018
Black NHLers cheer Willie O'Ree's induction into Hockey Hall of Fame
Black NHLers are celebrating hockey legend Willie O’Ree’s induction into the sport’s holy shrine - the Hockey Hall of Fame. O’Ree, now 82, was chosen Tuesday to enter the hall ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018

Ontario homeowner acquitted in shooting death of man who broke into his truck
HAMILTON - Indigenous leaders said Wednesday they were shocked and disappointed by a Hamilton jury’s decision to acquit a local homeowner in the shooting death of a Six Nations man who broke int...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018

Senate lawyers call Duffy lawsuit an overreach, ask to be stricken from case
OTTAWA - Lawyers for the Senate warned of dire consequences for Canada’s democracy Wednesday as they laid out their case for why Sen. Mike Duffy shouldn’t be allowed to sue the upper chamb...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018

Transmission link between Labrador and Newfoundland formally energized
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An historic milestone was recognized Wednesday on the East Coast, but the mood was bittersweet. A power link connecting the Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject to Newfoundland and...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018
Eastern Canada should brace for hot, humid July 1st weekend: forecasters
The traditional start to the summer holidays is set to kick off with an Eastern Canada heat wave, as forecasters warned of sweltering temperatures that could inch into the 40s with the humidex this Ca...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018

In the news today, June 27
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, June 27 --- SENATE ASKS TO BE STRICKEN FROM DUFFY LAWSUIT Lawyers for the Senate appear before an Ottawa judge this morning to argue that Sen. Mike Duffy can&#...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018
True or false: Zamboni racing was included in the 1988 Calgary Olympics
True or false: Canada’s history is rife with colourful anecdotes and fun facts that a majority of residents simply don’t know about. True, of course, at least according to a poll released ...
Kayla Derkach Jun 27, 2018

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