Category Archives: Canada
Got pot? Travellers to Canada will be asked if they're carrying cannabis
OTTAWA - Travellers to Canada will be routinely asked whether they are bringing marijuana into the country as Ottawa moves to legalize recreational pot use. Signs will also be posted at major ports of...
Nov 10, 2017
Review board urged to take away 'false hope' of leave for man who killed kids
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - Giving a British Columbia man who killed his three children during a psychotic break the false hope of escorted outings from a psychiatric facility will interfere with his recov...
Nov 10, 2017
'A historic moment': Judicial appointment gives N.S. court gender parity
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s provincial court has achieved gender balance with the appointment of a veteran prosecutor to the bench. Ann Marie Simmons, chief federal prosecutor in Halifax, was appoin...
Nov 10, 2017
Nova Scotia to provide free legal advice for sexual assault victims
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia sexual assault victims will now have access to free legal advice to help them consider their options after an assault. Victims will receive up to four hours of independent legal ...
Nov 10, 2017
Condo cancellation renews calls for more protections for pre-build buyers
The cancellation of a ten-storey Toronto condominium development that has thrust would-be owners back into an increasingly competitive condo market has renewed calls for tighter regulations and more p...
Nov 10, 2017
Woman facing terror charges in alleged Canadian Tire attack to be tried in 2018
TORONTO - A Toronto-area woman facing terror charges in an alleged attack at a Canadian Tire store will stand trial next year. Rehab Dughmosh, 32, will face a judge and jury starting May 28, 2018 for ...
Nov 10, 2017
Quebec woman missing since 2008: reports of 43 possible sightings since February
MONTREAL - The parents of a Quebec woman who went missing nearly 10 years ago say there have been 43 reported sightings since last February. Marilyn Bergeron was 24 years old when she disappeared on F...
Nov 10, 2017
CPPIB using its shareholder votes to push for more women on corporate boards: CEO
TORONTO - Canada’s largest retirement fund manager is pushing to have more women on corporate boards because diversity makes for better business decisions, CPPIB chief executive Mark Machin said...
Nov 10, 2017
Misconduct finding against senior G20 cop upheld; punishment increased
TORONTO - The only senior police officer held accountable for the massive breach of civil rights that occurred during the turbulent G20 summit in Toronto seven years ago has lost his bid to overturn p...
Nov 10, 2017
British Columbia boosts drug-checking service in fight against overdose deaths
VANCOUVER - A shoe box-sized machine is powering a one-year pilot project with the hope of cutting British Columbia’s soaring overdose death rate. The specialized portable machine costs $60,000 ...
Nov 10, 2017
