Category Archives: Canada
Canada passes Magnitsky human rights law, sparking Russian threats
OTTAWA - Russia is accusing Canada of causing irreparable harm to their relations after Parliament formally passed the so-called Magnitsky Act targeting the actions of gross human rights violators. Bu...
Oct 18, 2017
Paralympian lawsuit: Jury must decide whether swimming pool was unsafe
REGINA - A jury in Saskatchewan is being asked to decide whether an injury that left a Paralympian a quadriplegic was a tragic accident or because of an unsafe pool. Miranda Biletski is suing the Univ...
Oct 18, 2017
Former hostage says his American wife was rushed to hospital
SMITHS FALLS, Ont. - An American woman who was rescued with her family last week after five years held by a Taliban-linked group has been hospitalized, her Canadian husband said. Joshua Boyle told The...
Oct 18, 2017
Religious language in Criminal Code too narrow, says Wilson-Raybould
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould says the fact that it is against the law to disrupt a clergyman or minister - but not an imam or a rabbi - is one of the reasons she wants to modernize t...
Oct 18, 2017
Finance minister followed the law, has done nothing wrong: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is standing by his embattled finance minister as he faces opposition accusations of gross conflict of interest for failing to place his personal assets in a blin...
Oct 18, 2017
Canada's original NAFTA negotiator: Not 'end of world' if NAFTA ends
WASHINGTON - Canada’s chief negotiator for the original NAFTA says it would not be the end of the world if the agreement disappeared, suggesting it might be a better outcome than letting the Tru...
Oct 18, 2017
Indigenous board member accuses Dalhousie University of 'entrenched' racism
HALIFAX - An Indigenous member of Dalhousie University’s board of governors says she was subjected to institutionalized racism at a recent meeting, prompting an apology from the board’s ch...
Oct 18, 2017
Health ministers to talk cannabis, opioids during two-day meeting in Edmonton
EDMONTON - The health implications of legalized cannabis and ways to combat Canada’s rising opioid problem are on the agenda when health ministers meet this week in the Alberta capital. Provinci...
Oct 18, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Oct. 18 --- GORD DOWNIE DEAD AT 53: Gord Downie, the poetic lead singer of the Tragically Hip whose determined fight with brain cancer inspired a nation, h...
Oct 18, 2017
Here are five things to know about Finance Minister Bill Morneau's wealth
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s credibility has come under attack for his decision not to put his substantial assets in a blind trust after he was named to cabinet in November 2015. The...
Oct 18, 2017
