Category Archives: Canada
Spies use C-51 to gather intelligence from Canadians detained overseas
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency is using controversial powers under the C-51 anti-terrorism legislation to gather intelligence from Canadians held in foreign prisons, a newly released memo reveals....
Oct 03, 2016
October's sleazy surprises: U.S. election enters personal muck in final month
WASHINGTON - The U.S. presidential candidates are trudging deeper into personal muck as they enter the campaign’s final month in a sludge of stories about sex and personal finances. October coul...
Oct 02, 2016
Boat owned by Jamie's Whaling Station partially sinks near Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. - Another boat owned by a whale-watching company in Tofino, B.C., has run into trouble off the coast of Vancouver Island. The Canadian Coast Guard has issued a statement saying the Stella...
Oct 02, 2016
Daphne Odjig, whose art blended Ojibwa with Picasso and Van Gogh, dies at 97
KELOWNA, B.C. - An elder of Canadian aboriginal artists whose work appeared in galleries around the world has died. Daphne Odjig was born in northern Ontario and had been living in Kelowna, B.C., wher...
Oct 02, 2016
U of T student released on bail after being detained after terrorist attack
DHAKA, Bangladesh - A student from the University of Toronto who was being held in relation to terrorist attacks in Bangladesh has been freed on bail, a family member confirmed Sunday. Tahmid Hasib Kh...
Oct 02, 2016
Montreal park honouring Vimy Ridge officially renamed after Jacques Parizeau
MONTREAL - A Montreal borough has followed through on a controversial plan to rename a park that honoured Vimy Ridge to instead pay tribute to late sovereigntist premier Jacques Parizeau. A ceremony w...
Oct 02, 2016
Woman charged in law professor's killing; has ties to his ex
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Police have made a third arrest in the 2014 killing of a Canadian law professor in Florida, a woman with ties both to the family of the victim’s ex-wife and one of the allege...
Oct 02, 2016
Auditors find military bases falling apart due to lack of funding
OTTAWA - A National Defence audit has found many of Canada’s military bases are falling apart because of chronic underspending on the maintenance, repair and replacement of sewers, roads and ele...
Oct 02, 2016
National carbon price appears elusive as environment ministers set to meet
OTTAWA - A national price on carbon emissions appears to be no closer to reality as Canada’s environment ministers meet Monday in Montreal to begin hammering out a pan-Canadian climate plan. Pro...
Oct 02, 2016
Ambrose to highlight rights of women and girls with U.K. Conservatives
OTTAWA - Rona Ambrose is not about to let herself be outdone when it comes to promoting the rights of women and girls on the world stage. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau created some buzz last week when...
Oct 02, 2016
