Category Archives: Canada

Singh-Trudeau meeting will be private, say Liberals, but no time set yet
OTTAWA - The Liberal Party pledged Saturday to keep private the details of any conversation between NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and Justin Trudeau about the blackface scandal that rocked the federal elec...
Sep 23, 2019

Poll suggests Canadian trust in science falling, scientists thought 'elitist'
A survey suggests that the trust Canadians place in science may be eroding. The survey, by the polling firm Ipsos for the multinational 3M company, also found that nearly half of those ...
Sep 23, 2019

Glen Assoun calls for reform in how Ottawa considers cases of wrongful conviction
HALIFAX - Tethered to an ankle monitor and alone in a British Columbia basement apartment in the fall of 2017, Glen Eugene Assoun felt his sanity slipping away as his wrongful conviction fil...
Sep 22, 2019

Fredericton latest Canadian city to grapple with drive-thru woes
The City of Fredericton will spend $40,000 to direct motorists around a busy Tim Hortons in the latest move by a Canadian municipality to curb traffic headaches and other concerns ...
Sep 22, 2019

Ontario Human Rights Commission unveils new policy to tackle racial profiling
VAUGHAN, Ont. - Police officers who are guilty of race-based discrimination should face disciplinary measures that include firing, the Ontario Human Rights Commission said on Friday as it released the...
Sep 22, 2019

Possible Canadian cases of vaping illnesses being investigated: health officer
REGINA - Canada's chief public health officer says at least three reports of potential vaping-related illnesses are being investigated, but she doesn't consider any to be confirmed...
Sep 22, 2019

'Crying out for help:' Calgary radicalization program evolves to help others
CALGARY - The soft-spoken young man wasn't being recruited by neo-Nazis or the Islamic State, but he was in a downward spiral. Andy, who asked not to have his real name published, says he hit roc...
Sep 22, 2019

Defence lawyer awaiting information from Crown in RCMP secrets case
OTTAWA - A lawyer for an RCMP employee charged with breaching the official-secrets law says he is awaiting details of the allegations from the Crown. Defence lawyer Ian Carter told an Ontari...
Sep 22, 2019

Blackface, a wounded tiny horse and a wayward walleye; In-The-News for Sept. 20
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Sept. 20. What we are watching ...
Sep 22, 2019

Canada Post releases Leonard Cohen stamp set to honour legendary singer/poet
MONTREAL - Canada Post has honoured the late, legendary singer Leonard Cohen with a set of commemorative stamps that will be released to the public on Saturday, which would have been the icon's 85th b...
Sep 22, 2019