Category Archives: Canada

Calls to former diplomats were not meant as pressure, Liberal MPs insist
OTTAWA - The choice to reach out to two former ambassadors to China was part of an effort to make sure experts were sufficiently informed, not to pressure them into toeing the line, Liberal MPs said T...
Aug 01, 2019

PM pledges access to medication as pharmacists, patient groups fear shortage
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is pledging to ensure Canadians have access to medication they need at affordable prices in the face of concerns about a Trump administration deci...
Aug 01, 2019

Toronto neurosurgeon who murdered wife to face disciplinary charges
TORONTO - A Toronto neurosurgeon who killed his wife two days after she filed for divorce now faces a disciplinary hearing. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario says Mohamm...
Aug 01, 2019

Former cabinet minister, Nunavut MP Hunter Tootoo won't seek re-election
OTTAWA - Hunter Tootoo, the Nunavut MP who began his time on Parliament Hill with a seat at the Liberal cabinet table and ended up sitting as an Independent, says he won't be running for re-...
Aug 01, 2019

Liberals' cannabis possession pardon legislation now in force: Lametti
MONTREAL - Long-awaited federal legislation to speed up and simplify the process of getting a pardon for simple cannabis possession is now in force. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ma...
Aug 01, 2019

Massive security breach at Capital One exposes data of 6 million Canadians
A massive data hack at credit card giant Capital One Financial has compromised the personal data of roughly six million Canadians and exposed one million social insurance...
Aug 01, 2019

Saskatchewan wants Supreme Court to push back carbon tax appeal
SASKATOON - The Saskatchewan government is applying to have its Supreme Court hearing on the constitutionality of the federal carbon tax pushed back. An email from the Ministr...
Aug 01, 2019

Latest round in northern Manitoba hunt for B.C. murder suspects proves fruitless
YORK LANDING, Man. - A massive police manhunt for two British Columbia homicide suspects has ended without success in a remote northern Manitoba Indigenous community. Mounties have pulled their heavy ...
Aug 01, 2019

At least 20 people donated max to both Liberals and Conservatives in 2018
OTTAWA - The chairman of the board of Bombardier, a scion of the Rotman family, the chairman of a major power company - these prominent Canadians all gave as much money as they're allowed, or close to...
Aug 01, 2019

Feds spent $17.7 million on advertising in lead up to election moratorium
OTTAWA - Canadians can expect an onslaught of political advertising this fall as parties compete for their attention - and votes - by loading their television screens and social media feeds with promi...
Aug 01, 2019