Category Archives: Canada
Oland lawyers launch attack on 'house of cards' murder conviction
FREDERICTON - It was one of the longest murder trials in New Brunswick history, involving one of the Maritimes’ most prominent families. Dennis Oland, a financial planner and member of the famil...
Oct 16, 2016
Fortis Inc.: a North American giant still loyal to its Newfoundland roots
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The head of Fortis Inc. laughed when asked who will get to press the button Tuesday morning when the Newfoundland-based company rings the opening bell at the New York Stock Ex...
Oct 16, 2016
N.S. accepting applications for financial help to deal with storm damage
The premier of Nova Scotia has announced the province is accepting applications for financial help to deal with the damage caused by the remnants of hurricane Matthew. Stephen McNeil says the Disaster...
Oct 16, 2016
Activist seeks injunction against use of 'Cleveland Indians' name and logo
TORONTO - A prominent indigenous activist and architect is seeking a court ruling that would prevent the Cleveland Indians from wearing their regular jerseys, using their team name and displaying thei...
Oct 16, 2016
Police say 17-year-old boy dies after shooting in northwestern Toronto
TORONTO - The stepmother of a 17-year-old boy who was fatally shot early Sunday in Toronto says he was in the wrong place at the wrong time. Trisha Samuels says her stepson Jarryl Hagley was eating pi...
Oct 16, 2016
Federal union targets Trudeau in campaign as contract talks drag on
OTTAWA - The largest union representing federal workers is ramping up its campaign against the Liberal government, turning the prime minister’s words against him. The print and radio advertiseme...
Oct 16, 2016
'I'm ready to come home,' Canadian on death row hangs hopes on Liberal government
DEER LODGE, Mont. - A Canadian on death row in Montana has been living on borrowed time since admitting he murdered two young men more than three decades ago, but he says he has renewed hope he might ...
Oct 16, 2016
School board scrutiny mounts as funding pressures sometimes take toll: experts
VANCOUVER - Accusations of harassment in the workplace. Refusals to pass a balanced budget. The firing of entire boards. School boards across the country have attracted attention over internal discord...
Oct 16, 2016
"It serves its purpose," Montana warden on rusting execution trailer
DEER LODGE, Mont. - Inside a rusted beige trailer with a broken outside window that serves as the execution chamber at Montana State Prison, the clock on the wall always reads 12:01. Three prisoners h...
Oct 16, 2016
Canada, EU keep pressure on Walloons to abandon opposition to trade deal
OTTAWA - Canadian and European politicians are continuing to lobby a Belgian region this weekend to abandon its opposition to a coveted free trade deal before a key meeting on Tuesday. They have warne...
Oct 15, 2016
