Category Archives: Canada
LGBTQ advocates want military, RCMP, public service to take part in apology
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should not be the only one to say sorry for state-sanctioned discrimination against LGBTQ people, say advocates who have long demanded the federal government apo...
Nov 20, 2017
Joshua Boyle's wife says captivity 'intolerable' for her children
OTTAWA - An American woman who endured five years of captivity in Afghanistan said she and her Canadian husband resisted their captors and did the best they could to raise young children in brutal con...
Nov 20, 2017
Mother of slain children lives in fear over father's possible escorted outings
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The mother of three children who were killed by their father says she lives in constant worry for her safety following a board’s decision over escorted outings for Allan Schoen...
Nov 20, 2017
Accused in Montreal terror trial won't present a defence; final arguments Dec. 4
MONTREAL - Lawyers for two young Montrealers have told a jury they won’t mount a defence at their trial on terror-related charges. Jurors hearing the case of Sabrine Djermane and El Mahdi Jamali...
Nov 20, 2017
NAFTA talks to move outside the capitals, with new destination: Montreal
MEXICO CITY - The NAFTA negotiations are moving to non-capital cities for their first meeting outside of Washington, Mexico City and Ottawa. The destination: Montreal. Two sources familiar with the ne...
Nov 20, 2017
Ontario motorcycle crash injuries twice as costly to treat as car crash injuries:study
TORONTO - Motorcyclists in Ontario are three times more likely to be injured in a collision than people in automobiles, 10 times more likely to suffer serious injuries and those injuries will cost mor...
Nov 20, 2017
Bell Media confirms it is laying off local radio and TV employees
CALGARY - Bell Media is laying off employees, including prominent on-air personalities, at radio and TV stations across Canada. However, the company won’t say how many, who or where. Unifor, the...
Nov 20, 2017
Man and woman charged with manslaughter in July homicide in Burnaby, B.C.
BURNABY, B.C. - Manslaughter charges have been laid against a man and woman after a 22-year-old man died following an altercation at a busy Starbucks coffee shop in Metro Vancouver. Police say Michael...
Nov 20, 2017
U.S. negotiators squeezed at home, abroad during NAFTA talks
MEXICO CITY - The United States negotiating team found itself squeezed at home and abroad during NAFTA talks on Monday, with various actors from Canada, Mexico and within the U.S. pressing it to recon...
Nov 20, 2017
Uber Canada's service animal policy criticized by some disability rights advocates
TORONTO - Uber Canada has launched a new policy on how its drivers deal with customers who have service animals, but some disability rights advocates say exemptions built into the rules could still le...
Nov 20, 2017
