Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa drafts regs for better national reporting of assisted deaths
OTTAWA - Health Canada has posted draft regulations designed to allow the federal government to get a better national picture of how many Canadians are getting medical help to end their lives and in w...
Dec 18, 2017
Richard Wagner sworn in as chief justice of Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Richard Wagner has officially taken the helm at Canada’s highest court. The Quebec jurist was sworn in today as chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada at a short ceremony at Ridea...
Dec 18, 2017
It's Canada and U.K. v. U.S. airplane giant at trade tribunal hearing
WASHINGTON - In a test case for the aggressive use of trade penalties in Donald Trump’s America, the Canadian and British governments urged a U.S. tribunal Monday not to impose duties on Bombard...
Dec 18, 2017
Canadian Press business story of the year selections over the years
TORONTO - A list of The Canadian Press business stories of the year, as determined in an annual poll of newsrooms across the country: 2017: Sears Canada’s demise 2016: Pipeline battles 2015: Low...
Dec 18, 2017
NewsAlert: Sears Canada voted Canadian Press business story of the year
TORONTO - The demise of Sears Canada has been voted the 2017 Business News Story of the Year in an annual poll of the country’s newsrooms conducted by The Canadian Press. Sears Canada filed for ...
Dec 18, 2017
Lawyers make closing arguments at Garnier second-degree murder trial
HALIFAX - A prosecutor asked the jury deciding the fate of accused murderer Christopher Garnier to sit in silence for two minutes Monday, reaffirming the minimum length of time it would have taken to ...
Dec 18, 2017
Closing arguments expected in trial of man charged with killing off-duty officer
HALIFAX - Lawyers are expected to make closing arguments today in the high-profile murder trial of a Halifax man charged with killing off-duty police officer Catherine Campbell. The Crown alleges Chri...
Dec 18, 2017
Halifax fire chief issues apology for systemic gender discrimination
Halifax’s fire chief apologized to all female firefighters who suffered systemic gender discrimination in the city, during a formal, negotiated apology to one former firefighter who won a settle...
Dec 18, 2017
Police release cause of death of Barry and Honey Sherman
TORONTO - Homicide detectives have taken over the investigation into the deaths of billionaire Barry Sherman and his wife Honey after autopsies revealed the couple died from “ligature neck compr...
Dec 17, 2017
Canadian medical aid group sets up solar powered hospital after years of work
TORONTO - The Canadian branch of an international humanitarian organization is celebrating the success of a multi-year effort to set up a solar powered hospital in Syria, and is now setting its sights...
Dec 17, 2017
