Category Archives: Canada
Solitary confinement necessary in some cases, federal government argues at trial
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for the Canadian government is urging a judge not to strike down the country’s solitary confinement law, saying the practice can be necessary to protect the safety of people...
Aug 30, 2017
Canadian-owned refineries expected to register higher profits amid Gulf Coast disruption
CALGARY - Canadian-owned refineries are expected to register higher profits as more U.S. Gulf Coast facilities are shut down due to ongoing extensive flooding from what’s left of Hurricane Harve...
Aug 30, 2017
Evan Solomon gets national talk radio show on Bell Media stations
TORONTO - Political journalist Evan Solomon is getting his own national talk radio show. Bell Media says “The Evan Solomon Show” will debut Sept. 5 and feature in-depth interviews with new...
Aug 30, 2017
Most, but not all, of those who challenged Scheer for leadership get critic posts
OTTAWA - Conservative leader Andrew Scheer unveiled on Wednesday the list of those will sit on the Opposition front benches when the House of Commons returns next month. Scheer wasn’t just drawi...
Aug 30, 2017
Home Capital favours Buffett's bid to increase company stake, despite ISS warning
TORONTO - Home Capital Group (TSX:HCG) is standing behind Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway bid to increase its stake in the company after leading proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder...
Aug 30, 2017
Canadians reflect on Princess Diana with 20th anniversary of her death nearing
With the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaching Thursday, she has returned to our cultural imagination. The late Princess of Wales has been gracing magazine covers as a style ico...
Aug 30, 2017
Quebec City mosque says president's car deliberately set on fire
QUEBEC - A car belonging to the president of a Quebec City mosque where six men were shot dead in January was set on fire earlier this month, police confirmed Wednesday. In a statement, the mosque sai...
Aug 30, 2017
PQ leader maintains position Trudeau is responsible for influx of refugees
SAINT-EUSTACHE, Que. - The leader of the Parti Quebecois doubled down Wednesday on his claim Justin Trudeau’s famous tweet welcoming the world’s persecuted people into Canada is responsibl...
Aug 30, 2017
Nova Scotia forestry review to consider clear cutting: minister
HALIFAX - Clear cutting will be among the contentious issues examined in a new review of Nova Scotia’s forestry practices, the provincial government announced Wednesday. Natural Resources Minist...
Aug 30, 2017
Canadians reflect on Princess Diana with 20th anniversary of her death nearing
With the 20th anniversary of Princess Diana’s death approaching Thursday, she has returned to our cultural imagination. The late Princess of Wales has been gracing magazine covers as a style ico...
Aug 30, 2017
