Category Archives: Canada
Gymnastics Canada suspends Edmonton-based coach because of sex-abuse allegations
MONTREAL - Gymnastics Canada suspended an Edmonton-based coach on Thursday amid allegations he sexually abused some of his former students. The decision to suspend Michel Arsenault came after CBC̵...
Dec 07, 2017
Hehr apologizes, pledges to do better after new complaint from Calgary mom
OTTAWA - Disabilities Minister Kent Hehr admitted to sometimes being “brash” and “inappropriate” after a fresh complaint of disrespect surfaced Thursday - this one from a Calga...
Dec 07, 2017
Nova Scotia accepts arbitrator's decision for wage hikes for civil servants
HALIFAX - Arbitrators have awarded a seven per cent wage hike to Nova Scotia civil servants over six years, in a decision the premier says is within the province’s means despite his prior, high-...
Dec 07, 2017
Environment concerns in trade talks with China progressing well, says McKenna
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says Canada and China have made good progress on environmental laws and regulations that are among the barriers to launching official free trade talks. ...
Dec 07, 2017
Sex assault trial starts more than a year after complainant's death
BARRIE, Ont. - Kassidi Coyle took her own life before she could testify against the man she accused of sexually assaulting her, but statements the Ontario woman made to friends and police shortly afte...
Dec 07, 2017
As pot becomes legal, parallels drawn to the waning days of alcohol prohibition
COLEMAN, Alta. - A notorious 1922 police shooting in southwestern Alberta and the sensational trial that followed caused many to wonder whether enforcing alcohol prohibition was worth the trouble. Alb...
Dec 07, 2017
Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island both set legal age for marijuana use at 19
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia and P.E.I. both set their legal age for marijuana at 19 on Thursday, but the two East Coast provinces are taking different paths on how weed will be sold. P.E.I. said it will sel...
Dec 07, 2017
Leader of NDP in P.E.I. to step down immediately in wake of byelection loss
CHARLOTTETOWN - The leader of the NDP in P.E.I. is reportedly stepping down after a recent byelection loss saw the party come fourth. Mike Redmond has told media outlets on the Island that it is time ...
Dec 07, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 7
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 7 --- TRUDEAU DEPARTS CHINA WITHOUT TRADE DEAL Prime Minister Justin Trudeau departed China on Thursday without securing the start of free trade talks with t...
Dec 07, 2017
Trudeau government wants to 'demystify' G7 summit by involving Canadians
OTTAWA - The Liberal government wants to lift the mystery surrounding the G7 summit as it prepares to host the gathering next year, in hopes that Canadians will feel more included and, perhaps, less i...
Dec 07, 2017
