Category Archives: Canada
Something must be done for Yazidis, MPs say, but can't agree on what
OTTAWA - An emotional three days of testimony on the plight of minority refugee groups has ended with no consensus on how the federal government could move forward to help. That’s prompted oppos...
Jul 21, 2016
Inquiry will have to examine police conduct, child welfare system: Bennett
OTTAWA - Policing will require close examination during the inquiry into murdered and missing indigenous women, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett said Thursday after questions were raised ab...
Jul 21, 2016
Air Transat to offer compensation for cancelled flight
MONTREAL - Air Transat’s president says the carrier will compensate all passengers booked on a flight that was disrupted when two pilots were arrested on suspicion of drunkenness. “We will...
Jul 21, 2016
Goodale shows no sign of meeting demands of hunger-striking detainees
TORONTO - Dozens of immigration detainees have entered a dangerous phase of their protest hunger strike, but there was little sign Thursday that the federal government would meet their demands. Among ...
Jul 21, 2016
Team at UNB builds drone to bring flotation devices to drowning swimmers
FREDERICTON - Moved by a tragedy that claimed six lives, three researchers are developing a drone at the University of New Brunswick that could one day help prevent drownings off beaches around the wo...
Jul 21, 2016
Man convicted of sexually assaulting York University grad student
TORONTO - The victim of a sexual assault says she will not congratulate the legal system for doing its job following the conviction Thursday of the man who attacked her. Toronto’s Mustafa Ururya...
Jul 21, 2016
Donald Trump's NATO comments 'not helpful', defence minister says
OTTAWA - Donald Trump’s comments that, if elected president, the U.S. wouldn’t automatically come to the aid of allies are “not helpful,” Canada’s defence minister says. ...
Jul 21, 2016
Pokemon Go players targeted in Ottawa attempted robbery, police urge caution
Police in Ottawa are urging Pokemon Go players to be aware of their surroundings after a man and a woman playing the wildly popular game were targeted in an attempted robbery. Police say a 24-year-old...
Jul 21, 2016
Hundreds of bridges, culverts not being inspected properly: Manitoba auditor
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s auditor general says hundreds of bridges and culverts across the province are not being inspected as frequently as required - if at all. A report released Thursday by Norm ...
Jul 21, 2016
B.C. posts $730 million surplus, housing revenues continue to fill coffers
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s thriving real estate market has helped the provincial government post a budget surplus of more than double the original forecast, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said...
Jul 21, 2016
