Category Archives: Canada
Ex-Liberal member Guy Ouellette alleges muzzling by anti-corruption unit
MONTREAL - Former Liberal Guy Ouellette says he’s being intimidated and muzzled by the province’s anti-corruption unit in an attempt keep him quiet. In an exclusive interview with French-l...
Oct 30, 2017
FBI's first blows: Trump campaign boss charged; aide flips into Russia witness
WASHINGTON - The Russia investigation struck its first blows against Donald Trump’s presidency in a one-two punch Monday: his former campaign manager was arrested on numerous charges, and a lowe...
Oct 30, 2017
Freeland steps up diplomatic pressure on Venezuela, warns of refugee crisis
TORONTO - Canada is concerned that the political and economic turmoil in Venezuela will spark a refugee crisis for the South American country and its neighbours, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Free...
Oct 30, 2017
Supreme Court rejects appeals in Dziekanski police-perjury convictions
VANCOUVER - Every year, on the anniversary of Robert Dziekanski’s death, Zofia Cisowski lays red and white roses and prays at the spot where her son died in Vancouver’s airport in 2007. Sh...
Oct 30, 2017
Families sue after two men commit suicide at Hamilton hospitals
HAMILTON - Family members of two men who killed themselves while allegedly under supervision at hospitals in Hamilton are suing the facilities’ parent organization for negligence, claiming the d...
Oct 30, 2017
Sears Canada creditor process biased toward sale, says former exec
TORONTO - Sears Canada’s former executive chairman defended his plan to turn around the embattled retailer, and said his bid to buy the company and save it from liquidation was hampered by a cre...
Oct 30, 2017
Trudeau announces 'bilateral' police initiative to aid Colombian peace efforts
OTTAWA - Colombia’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning president thanked Canadians Monday for their support of his country’s peace process - support that was bolstered by what Prime Minister Justin...
Oct 30, 2017
Halt Toronto casino deal during B.C. money laundering probe: Ontario PCs
TORONTO - Ontario’s Opposition is calling on the government to halt a deal with a gaming company that runs a British Columbia casino alleged to have accepted millions that could be proceeds of c...
Oct 30, 2017
Ontario politician wants 'zombie law' to bar phone use while crossing roads
TORONTO - A proposed law targeting distracted pedestrians will open up a broader debate about the risky behaviour, an Ontario politician advocating for a “zombie bill” said Monday. Liberal...
Oct 30, 2017
Halifax police searching for parents after infant abandoned behind building
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax are searching for the parents of a month-old infant who was apparently abandoned on the weekend, left wrapped in a blanket behind a business in a busy shopping district. In...
Oct 30, 2017
