Category Archives: Canada
Homeowner arrives home, finds man drunk and asleep on bathroom floor
SIMCOE, Ont. - Police are reminding people to be vigilant about locking their doors after a homeowner in Simcoe, Ont., came home to discover a drunken stranger. Ontario provincial police say they were...
Nov 15, 2017
World Anti-Doping Agency keeping headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031
OTTAWA - The World Anti-Doping Agency is keeping its headquarters in Montreal until at least 2031. Officials in the federal Transport Department made the announcement Wednesday night. It came after a ...
Nov 15, 2017
Saskatchewan premier stands by education minister; says she apologized
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is standing by his education minister after she questioned how Indigenous treaty education is taught in schools. Wall said Eyre apologized and clarified her com...
Nov 15, 2017
Angelina Jolie urges UN to renew efforts to stop sexual violence in war
VANCOUVER - Angelina Jolie delivered a stinging rebuke Wednesday of global efforts to stop the use of sexual violence in war and called on the UN to finally help turn the tide. The Academy Award-winni...
Nov 15, 2017
Softwood dispute underscores need for NAFTA dispute mechanism, trade expert says
OTTAWA - Canada’s decision to turn to the North American Free Trade Agreement for a solution to the latest softwood lumber dispute proves how critical the agreement’s dispute resolution me...
Nov 15, 2017
Partnership hopes to make progress on pancreatic cancer with research network
TORONTO - Kevin Rabishaw had the classic signs - persistent back and abdominal pain, sudden onset of diabetes and pronounced weight loss - but as too often happens with pancreatic cancer, his symptoms...
Nov 15, 2017
US lawmakers escalate complaints about Trump handling of NAFTA; 72 write letters
WASHINGTON - American lawmakers have escalated their campaign against the Trump administration’s handling of the NAFTA negotiations, slamming White House policies in a series of letters this wee...
Nov 15, 2017
Quebec once again asks Ottawa to delay deadline for marijuana legalization
QUEBEC - The Quebec government asked the federal government again on Wednesday to push back the marijuana legalization deadline by one year, one day before the province tables its own cannabis bill. O...
Nov 15, 2017
Police escort anti-pipeline protesters away from Trudeau media event
VANCOUVER - Two people protesting Ottawa’s approval of the expansion of the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline say they were questioned by police Wednesday after they interrupted a news conference by th...
Nov 15, 2017
Premier Wall says '60s Scoop apology ready; no decision on compensation
REGINA - Premier Brad Wall says the organization representing Saskatchewan First Nations has requested financial compensation be tied to an apology to victims of the ’60s Scoop. Wall won’t...
Nov 15, 2017
