Category Archives: Canada
Former Toronto pastor convicted in pregnant wife's death to get new trial
TORONTO - A former pastor convicted of manslaughter in the drowning death of his pregnant wife at their Toronto home has been granted a new trial. In a decision released Friday, the Court of Appeal fo...
Sep 15, 2017
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to revisit Air Canada retirement age issue
TORONTO - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal will be revisiting the issue of whether Air Canada was wrong to force some pilots to retire at age 60. A decision publicly released on Friday says the trib...
Sep 15, 2017
'Nothing made it:' Ranch that offered trail rides gutted by Waterton wildfire
WATERTON, Alta. - A family-run horse ranch that was gutted by a southwestern Alberta wildfire this week was a major fixture in Shelby Barrus’s childhood. Alpine Stables, which offered guided tra...
Sep 15, 2017
Another overdose prevention site opens on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
VANCOUVER - Another overdose prevention site has opened in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside in an effort to relieve pressure on two nearby sites that have had 120,000 visits since last December. Th...
Sep 15, 2017
Strong market means little uptake yet in govt softwood aid, minister says
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says forest producers in Canada have so far been largely unharmed by the duties the United States imposed on Canadian softwood imports earlier this year. C...
Sep 15, 2017
Quebec cops arrest 2 men in connection with fire that targeted Muslim leader's car
Quebec City police say they have arrested two men in connection with a fire that destroyed a car belonging to the president of a mosque where six men were killed in January. Mohamed Labidi’s car...
Sep 15, 2017
Omar Khadr visits with sister remain restricted, but can use internet freely
EDMONTON - Former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr has been denied unsupervised visits with his controversial older sister who has expressed support for al-Qaida. Justice June Ross ruled Friday that...
Sep 15, 2017
University of British Columbia faces new sexual assault human-rights complaint
VANCOUVER - Stephanie Hale remembers jumping up and down and crying tears of joy when she received her acceptance letter from the University of British Columbia. Now, she wishes she had pursued her de...
Sep 15, 2017
Justice ministers ask feds to hurry on court delays, slow down on legalizing pot
VANCOUVER - Provincial and territorial ministers of justice and public safety are urging the federal government to hurry up on solving court delays and slow down on legalizing pot. British Columbia...
Sep 15, 2017
Federal Court judge orders government to release pages of docs on Senate scandal
OTTAWA - A Federal Court judge has ordered the central bureaucracy that serves the prime minister and cabinet to partially release pages of information on four senators at the heart of the 2013 Senate...
Sep 15, 2017
