Category Archives: Canada

Ambrose, ex-Tory minister Moore on council to advise Liberal government on NAFTA
OTTAWA - While Liberals and Conservatives trade accusations that they’re hurting Canada’s position in the imminent renegotiation of NAFTA, the Trudeau government has tapped the Tories̵...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

RCMP need training to challenge assumptions about Inuit intoxication: inquest
BAKER LAKE, Nunavut - The sister of a Nunavut man who died of a stroke after RCMP put him in a jail cell thinking he was drunk wants police to learn from their mistake. “They mishandled him, jus...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017
200 kilograms of hash found hidden in shipment of chocolate bars in Halifax
HALIFAX - Officials say an attempt to smuggle 200 kilograms of hash by hiding it in chocolate bars was foiled by border officers and an X-ray machine in Halifax. A Mississauga, Ont., man is facing mul...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

Sensitive documents sent to Manitoba premier in Costa Rica via his wife's email
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister’s secret, security-conscious method for working while at his vacation home in Costa Rica involves his wife’s personal email account and her cell...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

Trial date set in farm shooting that ignited racial tension in Saskatchewan
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A trial date has been set for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an Indigenous man. Gerald Stanley’s second-degree murder trial in the death of Colten Boushie ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

With spike in asylum seekers, Montreal's Olympic Stadium to be used as shelter
Montreal’s iconic Olympic Stadium will be the first place some newcomers to Canada call home, with the venue being pressed into use as a temporary shelter for asylum seekers as of Wednesday. The...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

Canada's top soldier issues directive encouraging Pride participation
MONTREAL - Uniformed Canadian military personnel who march in Montreal’s Pride parade for the first time later this month will do so with the blessing of Canada’s top soldier, according to...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

Federal NDP hopefuls hit B.C., questioned on reconciling party differences
VICTORIA - Federal NDP leadership hopeful Jagmeet Singh felt compelled during Wednesday’s debate in Victoria to tack on an adjective to what he considers a key difference between the New Democra...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

Smoky air from fires from Interior to cover southern B.C. for days: district
VANCOUVER - Smoke from dozens of fires in British Columbia’s Interior has prompted expanded air quality advisories for most of the southern part of the province. The advisory of poor air quality...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

Brian Mulroney's daughter seeking Ontario PC nomination
TORONTO - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney’s daughter is seeking to run for the Ontario Progressive Conservatives in next year’s provincial election, adding some potential star power t...
Kayla Derkach Aug 02, 2017

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