Category Archives: Canada
Suicide of First Nations youth shows kids in care must be heard: advocate
CALGARY - Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the suicide of a 15-year-old indigenous boy reinforces how crucial it is that the voices of children in provincial care be heard. A report by De...
May 24, 2017
RCMP's Labour Code trial stemming from shooting hears about carbine acquisition
MONCTON, N.B. - Obtaining carbine rifles was a top priority for the RCMP three years before a shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., but there were a number of elements to consider before front line offic...
May 24, 2017
Injured dog found buried alive in suburban Montreal has died: SPCA
MONTREAL - The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals says an injured dog found buried alive on Montreal’s South Shore has died. The Monteregie SPCA said in a Facebook post that the do...
May 24, 2017
Canada deploys alternate numbers as secret weapon in defence-spending fight
OTTAWA - The federal government has been using a secret weapon to fight back against pressure from NATO and some allies like the United States to increase Canadian defence spending. The weapon? New ma...
May 24, 2017
Dozens of Labrador mining staffers show signs of lung disease, report finds
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A new medical report has found that 35 people who worked at mining properties in Labrador have signs of silicosis, a lung disease that can develop from breathing in silica dus...
May 24, 2017
N.S. political leaders focus on health care in election's final days
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Tories and NDP have pinpointed health care as the Liberals’ Achilles heel as the election campaign enters its final days, hoping to convince voters it is in crisis ...
May 24, 2017
'Bittersweet' day for ex-RCMP women as sex-harassment lawsuit nears end
TORONTO - Two women who endured years of sexual harassment as RCMP employees expressed mixed emotions as a landmark class-action suit against the force edged Wednesday toward final court approval. Spe...
May 24, 2017
Liberals add $142 million in spending to solve Phoenix pay problems
OTTAWA - The federal government is pouring more money into the bug-addled Phoenix payroll system in hopes of getting closer to solving the ongoing boondoggle - and it’s blaming the previous Cons...
May 24, 2017
Endangered salamanders put quarry on hold as residents fight against project
A group of Ontario residents trying to ward off the development of a new quarry in their community say they have found two endangered salamanders that they hope will convince authorities to put an end...
May 24, 2017
Canadian band Broken Social Scene plays Manchester show one day after attack
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom - Canadian indie rock band Broken Social Scene has played the first show of their European tour in Manchester. The performance comes a day after a suicide bombing at an Aria...
May 24, 2017
