Category Archives: Canada
Fraud case of ex-Quebec deputy premier Normandeau put off until Sept. 28
QUEBEC - The fraud case of former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau will resume in late September. Normandeau and six co-accused appeared in a Quebec City courtroom for the first time on Monda...
Aug 29, 2016
Trudeau ends Harper's tradition of attending Arctic military exercise
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is flying to China on Monday, adding to the long list of countries he has visited since winning last year’s federal election. Yet there’s one place c...
Aug 29, 2016
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves for first official visit to China
OTTAWA - More than four decades after his father first began paving the way in the 1970s, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in China early Tuesday to begin his first official visit there, with bot...
Aug 29, 2016
Fentanyl crisis coming to Ontario, police and community groups warn
Ontario police and community groups are raising the alarm that a fentanyl crisis could be looming as synthetic versions of the drug appear across the province. An advisory released Monday by the Ontar...
Aug 29, 2016
Libs looking at foreign workers for liquefied gas projects
OTTAWA - The federal labour minister was told earlier this year to give a positive signal to liquefied natural gas companies on the use of temporary foreign workers, but only if Canadians were conside...
Aug 29, 2016
Fentanyl crisis coming to Ontario, police and community groups warn
Ontario police and community groups are raising the alarm that a fentanyl crisis could be looming as synthetic versions of the drug appear across the province. An advisory released Monday by the Ontar...
Aug 28, 2016
Canadian workers at Detroit Three automakers give union strike mandate
TORONTO - The union representing workers at the Canadian operations of the major American automakers has received a strike mandate from its members as it prepares to negotiate contracts. Unifor says i...
Aug 28, 2016
Bangladeshi Canadian community disavows alleged militant killed over weekend
OTTAWA - Members of Canada’s Bangladeshi community disavowed an Ontario resident killed over the weekend who Bangladesh police say masterminded a terrorist attack last month. Tamim Chowdhury was...
Aug 28, 2016
MP accuses comedian of "triggering" her with mocking photo of Stephen Harper
Comedian Mark Critch has removed a photo mocking former prime minister Stephen Harper from his Instagram account following a barrage of tweets from a Conservative MP that included obscenities. Calgary...
Aug 28, 2016
Postal workers delay possible job action for 24 hours as contract talks continue
OTTAWA - The threat of possible job action by Canada Post workers has been placed on hold for 24 hours. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers made the announcement in a statement issued late Sunday nig...
Aug 28, 2016
