Category Archives: Canada
Iqra Khalid urges fellow MPs to take unified approach in Islamophobia study
OTTAWA - The inclusion of the phrase Islamophobia in a hotly debated motion passed by the House of Commons last year was meant as an example of forms of racism, the Liberal MP who sponsored the propos...
Sep 18, 2017
Trudeau, Scheer draw election battle lines over small biz tax proposal
OTTAWA - A jousting match erupted Monday between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer as the Liberal government’s plan to end “unfair” tax advantages f...
Sep 18, 2017
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
WASHINGTON - There must be an answer. Whatever is harming U.S. diplomats in Havana, it has eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence analysts scouring for answers. Investigators have chased many...
Sep 18, 2017
Indigenous relations minister sorry after fish were seized from Metis camp
CONKLIN, Alta. - Alberta’s Indigenous relations minister is apologizing after provincial fish and wildlife officers seized dozens of smoked fish from an annual Metis cultural camp. A statement i...
Sep 17, 2017
TIFF director Piers Handling looks forward to time off when post ends next year
TORONTO - Piers Handling says he is looking forward to enjoying a luxury he hasn’t had in 35 years - a summer break. The director and CEO of the Toronto International Film Festival still has ano...
Sep 17, 2017
Strip Aung San Suu Kyi of honorary Canadian citizenship, advocates demand
OTTAWA - At least 250 people rallied on Parliament Hill on Sunday to demand the Canadian government do more than use their words to call for an end to the atrocities committed against Rohingya Muslims...
Sep 17, 2017
Father of boy who was the subject of an Amber Alert in hospital
MONTREAL - A man who was arrested after police found his six-year-old son, who had been the subject of an Amber Alert, remained in an Ontario hospital Sunday. The boy vanished from St-Eustache, Que., ...
Sep 17, 2017
Family of Liberal MP Arnold Chan invites public to Sept. 23 funeral in Toronto
OTTAWA - The funeral for Liberal MP Arnold Chan, who died of cancer last week, will be Saturday in Toronto. His family is inviting the public to attend the service at Bloor Street United Church at 11 ...
Sep 17, 2017
Liberals may use time allocation to push priorities through Parliament
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is heading into the second half of its mandate with a number of big legislative priorities they are eager to move through Parliament. And they are ready to curtail deba...
Sep 17, 2017
New local media outlets crop up as traditional community papers close
TORONTO - Dave Bidini asks “what if” a lot. As in, what if the mainstream press didn’t care about George Clooney building a house on Lake Cuomo? Maybe, just maybe, he says as he spri...
Sep 17, 2017
