Category Archives: Canada

Cornwall officials seek answers on arrival of Haitian asylum seekers
CORNWALL, Ont. - Municipal politicians in this eastern Ontario community said Monday they were frustrated at the paucity of information from the federal government over an influx of Haitian asylum see...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017
Border-beer case could 'redesign' Canadian federalism: N.B. government
FREDERICTON - A battle over cross-border beer sales threatens to end Canadian federalism as it was originally conceived, the New Brunswick government argues in a submission to the country’s top ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017
Alberta RCMP officers cleared in fatal shooting after front-end loader rampage
EDMONTON - Alberta’s police watchdog says two RCMP officers were justified when they shot and killed a man who was on a rampage with a stolen front-end loader and tried to use the massive machin...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017

Haitian-Canadian MP headed to Miami to try to address would-be asylum seekers
OTTAWA - Haitian-Canadian MP Emmanuel Dubourg will travel to Miami on Wednesday to try and counter misinformation which has driven thousands of Haitian asylum seekers to Canada in recent months. His t...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017

Leadership candidate hopes Calgary Pride revisits rejection of new Alberta party
CALGARY - A leadership candidate for Alberta’s new conservative party says he hopes organizers of the Calgary Pride parade will reconsider and allow the party to participate. Brian Jean, who was...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017

Philpott urges doctors to help improve health of most vulnerable patient groups
QUEBEC - Federal Health Minister Jane Philpott says Canada’s doctors have a major role to play in improving the health of the country’s most vulnerable populations, including those at risk...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017
Judge to decide next week on fitness assessment for woman facing terror charges
TORONTO - An Ontario judge will decide by next week if a fitness assessment is required for a Toronto-area woman facing terror charges in an alleged attack at a Canadian Tire store. A lawyer appointed...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017
Police investigate anti-Semitic, race-related graffiti found at 3 Ontario schools
MARKHAM, Ont. - Police say they’re investigating anti-Semitic and race-related graffiti that was found on walls, windows and playground equipment at three Ontario schools over the weekend. York ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017

Unreasonable delay arguments brought in Radiohead stage collapse case
TORONTO - Charges against an entertainment company and an engineer accused in a deadly 2012 stage collapse at a Radiohead concert in Toronto should be thrown out after a legal setback sent the case ba...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017
Irving Oil donates $2.2M to Dalhousie University for engineering campus
HALIFAX - Irving Oil has donated $2.2 million to Dalhousie University to support a $64 million revamp of the school’s engineering and architecture campus. A joint release from Dalhousie and the ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 21, 2017

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