Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia's Viola Desmond: civil rights pioneer
HALIFAX - Viola Desmond’s pioneering contribution to the civil rights struggle in Canada went largely unrecognized for decades. In November 1946, the black businesswoman refused to leave her sea...
Dec 08, 2016
Senators gives up on suing former members for expenses flagged by auditor
OTTAWA - The Senate spending scandal dragged to a close Thursday as the upper chamber abandoned plans to sue a group of former senators to recoup questionable travel, office and housing expenses. The ...
Dec 08, 2016
Feds tout fairness, economic benefits in $2.3-billion military rescue plane deal
OTTAWA - More than 10 years after then-prime minister Paul Martin said replacing Canada’s ancient military search-and-rescue planes would be made a “major priority,” the federal gove...
Dec 08, 2016
Lawsuit against Forces alleges discrimination against gays and lesbians
HALIFAX - A former Canadian Forces member who says a series of aggressive investigations into her sexual orientation hounded her out of the military in the late 1980s is leading a class action lawsuit...
Dec 08, 2016
RCMP seize 127 kilograms of cocaine in Quebec drug-smuggling investigation
LAC SAINT-FRANCOIS, Que. - RCMP have seized 127 kilograms of cocaine and made three arrests in a drug smuggling investigation in southwestern Quebec, the force announced Thursday. Investigators said t...
Dec 08, 2016
Canadian man in video of scuffle with Chicago policeman sues
CHICAGO - A 61-year-old Canadian man who was arrested after a scuffle with an off-duty Chicago police officer is suing the officer. Terence Clarke of Baden, Ontario alleges in the excessive force laws...
Dec 08, 2016
Where Trump won: A closer look at county-level data in key states
WASHINGTON - One month ago, Donald Trump shocked the world. He won the White House by capturing five key states - including several that hadn’t voted Republican in decades. The Canadian Press ex...
Dec 08, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Dec. 8
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 8 --- CANADIAN WOMAN ON BANKNOTE TO BE UNVEILED The Bank of Canada and the finance minister are set to reveal today which Canadian woman will grace the front...
Dec 08, 2016
B.C. boy with mysterious broken bones returned to parents after abuse ruled out
VANCOUVER - While watching their son and daughter play in a home near Vancouver’s children’s hospital, a couple from northern British Columbia received the news they had been praying for. ...
Dec 08, 2016
Canadian urban business leaders push Ottawa to improve airport policies
MONTREAL - A coalition of business leaders in Canada’s eight largest cities is putting pressure on the federal government to reduce security screening times and cut travelling costs, saying such...
Dec 08, 2016
