Category Archives: Canada

New book assesses Trudeau government's record of living up to pledges
OTTAWA - A new book arriving on the eve of the federal election campaign is offering policy geeks a comprehensive take on whether Justin Trudeau lived up to his 2015...
Aug 25, 2019

In the news today, Aug. 23
Four stories in the news for Friday, Aug. 23 --- GRITS DIG UP VIDEO OF SCHEER SPEAKING AGAINST SAME-SEX MARRIAGE Liberals went trolling Thursday for young, progressive-minded voter...
Aug 25, 2019

Police say someone fired paintballs at people outside drug consumption site
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - Police in southern Alberta are investigating after they say someone drove past a supervised drug consumption facility and fired paintballs at staff and clients. Investigators have ...
Aug 24, 2019

B.C. father charged with murder says he was attacked, daughters killed
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver Island man accused of killing his two young daughters says he was stabbed in the throat by an unidentified assailant in his apartment and, when he came to, ...
Aug 24, 2019

Court of Appeal reduces sentence handed down to ski coach Bertrand Charest
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has seen his sentence for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care reduced by 21 months on appeal. Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thurs...
Aug 24, 2019

Parents of Jack Letts say Scheer is 'passing the buck' on their son's fate
OTTAWA - The parents of Jack Letts, a British-Canadian man imprisoned in northern Syria, are chastising Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for saying he wouldn't lift a finger to help their son. Scheer...
Aug 24, 2019

Sockeye returns plunge in B.C., official calls 2019 'extremely challenging'
VANCOUVER - Federal fisheries experts are painting a devastating picture of the challenges facing Pacific salmon and point to climate change as the main culprit. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson&...
Aug 24, 2019

Your Ward News editor gets the maximum one year jail for hate promotion
TORONTO - The editor of a Toronto-based publication was handed the maximum one-year jail sentence on Thursday for promoting hatred against women and Jews. In sentencing James Sears, Ontario court Judg...
Aug 24, 2019

All avenues for peace in Venezuela must be explored: Chrystia Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will head to Cuba next week for more talks with her counterpart there on the situation in Venezuela. Freeland made the announcement following a meet...
Aug 24, 2019

Liberals dig up video of Scheer speaking against same-sex marriage
OTTAWA - Liberals went trolling Thursday for young, progressive-minded voters with 14-year-old video footage of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaking out against same-sex marriage ...
Aug 24, 2019