Category Archives: Canada
'I am done with public life' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says a disappointing finish on election night had her feeling like she should leave politics, but her head didn’t catch up with her hear...
Jul 31, 2017
Judge throws out drunk driving charge against man assaulted by officer
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has cleared a man on a drunk driving charge after finding that he was assaulted by a Toronto police officer while waiting to take a breathalyzer test after his arrest. In a ...
Jul 31, 2017
Four Quebecers injured in boat crash off island in Puerto Rico: family member
MONTREAL - Four members of the same Quebec family were among the people injured in a recent boating crash in Puerto Rico, a relative said Monday. Vincent Boileau said his father-in-law suffered broken...
Jul 31, 2017
B.C. braces for heat wave expected to shatter temperature records
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is encouraging people to keep cool and drink lots of water as British Columbia’s south coast braces for a heat wave, while smoke from wildfires has prompted a sepa...
Jul 31, 2017
Animal cruelty investigation underway into Ontario property overrun by cats
Ontario’s animal welfare organization says a hoarding issue may have contributed to a situation at an abandoned rural property where local rescue groups say they’ve found dozens of cats, b...
Jul 31, 2017
Calgary city administration: Olympic bid decision should wait until costs known
Calgary’s city administration has raised concerns over how bidding for the 2026 Winter Olympics could affect municipal finances, but says the idea deserves further examination. A report highligh...
Jul 31, 2017
Coderre satisfied with Montreal's first Formula E race, which he says drew 45,000
MONTREAL - The mayor of Montreal and promoters expressed satisfaction Monday with the city’s first-ever Formula E race, which they claim drew 45,000 spectators to the downtown core during the we...
Jul 31, 2017
National review needed following report on tubal ligations: researchers
OTTAWA - Two researchers who documented unwanted tubal ligations and “inherent racism” experienced by Indigenous women navigating the health-care system in Saskatoon say a national review ...
Jul 31, 2017
Court martial for 'racial slur,' striking superior begins at N.S. base
KENTVILLE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia court martial heard contrasting views from witnesses Monday on whether a white reservist’s use of the word “nappy” to describe a black co-worker’...
Jul 31, 2017
Census data on language show tip of statistical iceberg about Canada's diversity
OTTAWA - Reis Pagtakhan emphasizes the plural when he talks about the Filipino grocery stores, restaurants, newspapers and radio programs that now populate Winnipeg, decades after his family first cam...
Jul 31, 2017
