Category Archives: Canada

'Some may perceive racism:' Experts complain about Alberta judge's comments
CALGARY - Dozens of medical and legal experts have filed a complaint with the Canadian Judicial Council against an Alberta judge, alleging he made comments that could be perceived as racist ...
Sep 26, 2019

U.S. military expert urges Canada to 'be in the fight' as Mideast tensions rise
BANFF, Alta. - A U.S. military expert who famously turned down an invitation from U.S. President Donald Trump to act as his national security adviser says it's more important than ever that Canada "be...
Sep 26, 2019

Indigenous water activist to speak at UN as part of youth-led climate movement
She's not old enough to get her learner's permit, but Autumn Peltier has been a driving force in the fight to protect water in Canada's Indigenous communities for years. The teenage act...
Sep 26, 2019

Fix could be delayed for Cape Breton town plagued by stinky sewage
INVERNESS, N.S. - Residents of a small community in Cape Breton are worried they'll have to suffer through another year of putrid fumes wafting from an overworked sewage lagoon, despite a hi...
Sep 26, 2019

Ministry dithers on exemption; 'sex abuser' hygienist fights for licence
TORONTO - An exemption to a law that automatically branded a dental hygienist as a sexual abuser for cleaning his wife's teeth remains under government review more than four years after regulators pro...
Sep 26, 2019

Nothing 'routine' about Meng Wanzhou's treatment at Vancouver airport: defence
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou denies her defence team is on a "fishing expedition" for documents to support its case. Scott Fenton told B.C. Supreme Court on Tuesday that...
Sep 26, 2019

Ottawa 'seized' with concerns about new Syrian consul in Montreal: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Outrage over a sympathizer of Syria's President Bashar Assad's having been approved as that country's honorary consul in Montreal emerged on the federal campaign trail Tuesday as the governme...
Sep 26, 2019

Alberta property owner who shot, wounded suspected thief facing lawsuit
CALGARY - A southern Alberta man who shot at suspected thieves on his rural property is being sued by one of the people. A statement of claim says Ryan Watson entered Edouard Maurice's prope...
Sep 26, 2019

Five meals a week: Scientists audit garbage to assess household food waste
A team of scientists spent weeks combing through the garbage of dozens of households to come up with what the researchers say is the most accurate measure yet of how much food is wasted in Canadian ki...
Sep 26, 2019

Fredette's lawyer urges jury to opt for manslaughter in double murder case
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - A Quebec man accused of the murder of two people, including his ex-wife, had reached his breaking point the day of the killings but didn't intend to kill anyone, his law...
Sep 26, 2019