Category Archives: Canada
Man captured on video in racist rant in Abbotsford, B.C., is sentenced
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Court records say a British Columbia man has been handed a two-month conditional sentence plus one year probation for assault in connection with a video of a racist rant that went v...
Oct 31, 2017
5 things to know about spat between Guy Ouellette and anti-corruption unit
MONTREAL - Guy Ouellette, a member of the Quebec legislature since 2007, is at the heart of a complicated dispute with UPAC, the province’s anti-corruption unit, which arrested him Oct. 25 and t...
Oct 31, 2017
WestJet says IT issues delayed dozens of flights
CALGARY - WestJet says computer problems caused delays for dozens of its flights on Saturday. The Calgary-based airline said on social media that “a significant IT outage” affected numerou...
Oct 31, 2017
Canadian prisoner in China has been re-educated, sentence cut: party official
OTTAWA - A Canadian imprisoned in China for more than a decade had his life sentenced reduced because he took part in a re-education program, a top Chinese Communist party official said Tuesday. Husey...
Oct 31, 2017
Saskatchewan proposes lawsuits should be allowed if intimate images shared
REGINA - Saskatchewan Justice Minister Don Morgan has introduced a bill that would allow people to sue for compensation if their intimate images have been shared without their permission. A victim wou...
Oct 31, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 31 --- FEDS DEFEND INFRASTRUCTURE SPENDING DELAY: Opposition parties say a plan to delay more than $2 billion worth of federal infrastructure spending p...
Oct 31, 2017
Ontario woman plans to sue Weinstein over alleged sex assaults
TORONTO - An Ontario actress plans to launch a civil suit against Harvey Weinstein, alleging the disgraced Hollywood producer sexually assaulted her nearly two decades ago. The woman’s proposed ...
Oct 31, 2017
Air Canada CEO says NAFTA erosion would be bad for country's largest airline
The erosion of free trade with the U.S. and Mexico would be bad for Canada’s largest airline, Air Canada’s chief executive said Tuesday. “We see the economic value and the economic c...
Oct 31, 2017
Feds spending $36.4M over five years on campaign about perils of legalized pot
OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government on Tuesday rolled out the latest phase of its legalized-pot plans: a five-year, $36.4-million campaign to help teach Canadians - especially the younger ones - a...
Oct 31, 2017
Morneau, Tories swap numbered-company barbs as ethics saga drags on in Commons
OTTAWA - Bill Morneau suggested Tuesday that it was their own personal financial interests that motivated Conservative MPs to oppose reforms aimed at ending tax advantages for wealthy owners of privat...
Oct 31, 2017
