Category Archives: Canada
B.C. Appeal Court overturns defamation suit by Greens' Weaver against newspaper
VANCOUVER - The B.C. Court of Appeal has ordered a new trial in a defamation lawsuit against the National Post by climate-scientist and politician Andrew Weaver. He was originally awarded $50,000 in d...
Apr 21, 2017
Why Trump is racing against the clock on NAFTA: The Mexican election
WASHINGTON - If Donald Trump sounds like he’s in a hurry to start renegotiating NAFTA, it’s because he is. He says so. The president’s team even admits a major reason for the urgency...
Apr 21, 2017
Hundreds of homes in Rigaud, Que., affected by flooding after river bursts banks
MONTREAL - The Quebec town of Rigaud remained under a state of emergency on Friday with about 340 homes affected by flooding due to rising water levels of the Ottawa River. Public Security Minister Ma...
Apr 21, 2017
Canada delays methane regulations for three years following U.S. retreat
OTTAWA - Canada is going to put off for three years its plan to regulate cuts to methane emissions in the oil and gas sector. The move comes less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump signed ...
Apr 21, 2017
Outrage after judge ends 'extremely serious' sex assault case because of delays
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A women’s activist expressed outrage Friday after an “extremely serious” sexual assault case against a former Nova Scotia professor was tossed out due to unreasona...
Apr 21, 2017
Handful of Syrian refugees paid sponsors to come to Canada, evaluation reveals
OTTAWA - A handful of Syrian refugees paid their sponsors to come to Canada, a government study published Friday reveals. The Immigration Department evaluation of the Liberals’ landmark refugee ...
Apr 21, 2017
Canadian man arrested by U.S. in alleged human smuggling; wife also charged
REGINA - The husband of a Canadian woman charged with human smuggling is one of three people authorities in the United States have arrested as part of the investigation. Court documents signed by bord...
Apr 21, 2017
Finance minister can't say how much foreign buyer tax will affect housing market
TORONTO - Ontario’s finance minister can’t say how much a tax on foreign homebuyers - the centrepiece of the Liberal government’s new package of housing measures - will affect the re...
Apr 21, 2017
'Prince of Pot' and his wife denounce crackdown on marijuana users
TORONTO - Canada’s self-proclaimed “Prince of Pot” and his wife say they shouldn’t be facing criminal charges when the federal government has promised to make marijuana legal n...
Apr 21, 2017
Former cabinet minister turned Manitoba judge broke ethics law: commissioner
OTTAWA - Canada’s former public safety minister has had his wrist slapped by the federal ethics commissioner for violating conflict of interest rules - and a democracy watchdog wants the Canadia...
Apr 21, 2017
