Category Archives: Canada
Strident opponent of assisted dying to chair review of advance requests
OTTAWA - A Toronto doctor who once likened assisted dying to Nazi genocide has been put in charge of a federally mandated process to determine whether Canadians should be able to make advance requests...
Apr 28, 2017
Trade, procurement and Kevin O'Leary: three ways politics mattered this week
OTTAWA - Politics groupies suddenly found themselves this week discussing the pros and cons of cupping, of all things, after the prime minister popped up on a podcast with telltale purple circles on h...
Apr 28, 2017
'Our hearts were broken:' Family mourns son killed in workplace accident
CALGARY - The grieving father of a young man who died in a workplace accident in Alberta’s oilsands region interrupted a courtroom apology Friday from one of the owners of a company that pleaded...
Apr 28, 2017
Acadian federation to launch riding-boundary legal challenge as election looms
HALIFAX - The Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia is going to proceed with legal action to have the province’s electoral boundaries declared unconstitutional just as an election call appears immin...
Apr 28, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, April 28 --- FORCES SEEK TO OUST 77 OVER SEX CASES: Military officials say they have moved this year to force out 77 service members found guilty of sexual mi...
Apr 28, 2017
Bombardier faces lengthy legal battle with Boeing that could hurt CSeries sales
MONTREAL - Bombardier faces a lengthy legal battle with Boeing after the aerospace giant filed a complaint with the U.S. government and the process could hurt sales of the new CSeries commercial jet, ...
Apr 28, 2017
Conviction, five-year sentence upheld for cop who faked crash reports
TORONTO - A veteran police officer who prepared bogus accident reports in exchange for cash lost his bid on Friday to overturn his conviction and five-year prison term. In upholding the guilty finding...
Apr 28, 2017
No sign driver tried to brake before gas station attendant hit: police expert
CALGARY - A police investigator says there was no indication that the driver of a truck involved in a hit and run that killed a gas station worker tried to brake. Const. Kevin Spear, a collision recon...
Apr 28, 2017
Liberals seeking trade deal with powerful Latin American trading bloc
OTTAWA - The federal government is reviving efforts to negotiate a trade agreement with a major Latin American trading bloc. The Global Affairs Department has opened consultations on a potential deal ...
Apr 28, 2017
Icy season: So far 673 icebergs counted in shipping lanes off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland’s spectacular iceberg-viewing season continues to mean major hazards in North Atlantic shipping lanes. About 673 icebergs have drifted into North Atlantic s...
Apr 28, 2017
