Category Archives: Canada

Canadian ice and sand sculptor Michel Lepire dead at 70
Quebec ice and sand sculptor Michel Lepire, the man behind many of the elaborate ice palaces at Quebec City’s annual Carnaval, has died. Lepire’s daughter, Renee-Claude, told The Canadian ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

Leaders must tell men in their parties sexual misconduct has to stop: Ambrose
OTTAWA - Federal political party leaders must relay a message - particularly to men - that sexual misconduct will not be tolerated, says former interim Conservative leader Rona Ambrose. Leadership req...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

Courtroom caper: Former top judge Beverley McLachlin's novel hits shelves in May
OTTAWA - She may be hanging up her robes, but Beverley McLachlin isn’t leaving the courtroom behind. A legal thriller by the recently retired chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada will be...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018
Four workers fired at Edmonton maximum-security prison over alleged bullying
EDMONTON - The Correctional Service of Canada has fired four workers at Edmonton Institution following allegations of harassment, intimidation and bullying of other staff. Edmonton police are also loo...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018
Driverless cars could be coming soon to Ontario roads
TORONTO - Ontario drivers could soon find themselves motoring along the highway next to a car with no one in the driver’s seat. The province’s Liberal government is proposing to change the...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

Theatre world calling in intimacy coaches to guide actors through sex scenes
TORONTO - When theatre groups turn to choreographer Siobhan Richardson for help, it’s usually because they’re looking to stage a convincing brawl or scuffle. But once that’s done, th...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces difficult questions at town hall in Halifax
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced difficult questions from the crowd at a town hall in the Halifax area Tuesday, including from a member of the navy who has ALS and from the mother of a bo...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018
Study shows CFL players aware of concussions, but many still try to hide them
MONTREAL - If the word “concussion” was replaced by “brain injury” perhaps more athletes would admit that they’ve had one. That was one suggestion from Scott Delaney, who...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

Quebec parties oppose making mosque shooting anniversary a day of awareness
MONTREAL - The head of an influential Muslim group said he’s disappointed Quebec’s main opposition parties do not support a call by his organization to make the anniversary of Quebec City&...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

Liberal MPs shoot down opposition bid to summon Trudeau over ethics, Aga Khan
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau has been spared from testifying before a parliamentary committee over his controversial Bahamas vacation, as Liberals on the House of Commons ethics committee said Trudeau and ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 09, 2018

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