Category Archives: Canada
Don't destroy gay-sex records, historians urge as bill moves through Commons
OTTAWA - A federal plan to destroy the criminal records of people convicted of same-sex activity is a “troubling feature” of proposed legislation intended to help make amends to the LGBTQ ...
Dec 11, 2017
Municipal party named after former Montreal mayor changes moniker
MONTREAL - The municipal party branded after the former mayor of Montreal has changed its name. Equipe Denis Coderre is now called Mouvement Montreal. It was forced into the name change after Coderre&...
Dec 11, 2017
'We did our best:' Sentencing argument delay for ski resort that cut down trees
CALGARY - Sentencing arguments for a world-renowned Alberta ski resort that admitted to cutting down some endangered trees have been delayed for seven months - much to the frustration of the judge hea...
Dec 11, 2017
B.C. coroner says fentanyl detected in most of 1,208 deaths up to October
VANCOUVER - Illicit overdoses have claimed 1,208 lives in British Columbia between January and October this year. The BC Coroners Service says the latest figure compares with 683 deaths during the sam...
Dec 11, 2017
Uber says 815,000 Canadians affected by data breach as investigation launched
CALGARY - Uber Canada said late Monday that 815,000 Canadian riders and drivers may have been affected as part of its worldwide data breach announced in November. The disclosure came the same day the ...
Dec 11, 2017
Canadian co-production 'The Breadwinner' gets Golden Globe nomination
TORONTO - Canadian author Deborah Ellis was ecstatic about Monday’s Golden Globe nomination for “The Breadwinner,” an animated film that’s based on her children’s novel, ...
Dec 11, 2017
Economic advisers pushing feds to focus on business investment, job re-skilling
OTTAWA - The federal government’s economic advisers are calling for more changes aimed at driving business investment and helping Canadians acquire new skills as they brace for the march of tech...
Dec 11, 2017
Relatives of murdered seniors set to ask to take part in public inquiry
TORONTO - Relatives of murdered seniors, along with advocacy and health-care groups, are among four dozen applicants seeking to participate in a public inquiry sparked by a nurse who killed eight elde...
Dec 11, 2017
Fact-finding major goal for Canada at between-round NAFTA talks this week
WASHINGTON - Canada’s NAFTA negotiators are on a fact-finding mission this week in Washington, seeking places where compromises might be found in the new year when the talks enter a critical, po...
Dec 11, 2017
Mayor makes 'superhuman' effort to get help after being shot in face
HAPPY VALLEY GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A Labrador mayor somehow got on a snowmobile and reached a nearby highway to flag down help after he was shot in the lower face while hunting, his friends say. Mayor Joh...
Dec 11, 2017
