Category Archives: Canada

How a Montreal working-class neighbourhood's activists changed Quebec and Canada
MONTREAL - The Pointe-St-Charles neighbourhood is isolated from the rest of Montreal by the Lachine Canal and the railroad, meaning that for years it was the kind of place that man...
Jun 16, 2019

Liberal bleeding after SNC-Lavalin affair seems to have stopped: Leger Poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the federal Liberals have stopped the bleeding from the beating they took in the SNC-Lavalin furor. The Leger poll suggests the Liberals have closed the gap slig...
Jun 16, 2019

In the news today, June 14
Five stories in the news for Friday, June 14 --- RAPTORS WIN FIRST NBA TITLE IN FRANCHISE HISTORY The Toronto Raptors, a team whose magical playoff run sparked civic pride and raucous enthusiasm ...
Jun 16, 2019

CT scan results of boy's brain 'devastating: pediatric specialist
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A pediatric critical care specialist says the results of a CT scan on the brain of a boy whose parents are on trial in his death was one of the "most devastating" she had ever seen...
Jun 15, 2019

Victoria council to fund Remembrance Day ceremony; offers apologies to veterans
Victoria council dropped its plan Thursday to seek federal funds to cover Remembrance Day ceremony costs, deciding apologies to veterans and those currently serving in Canada's Armed Forces were in or...
Jun 15, 2019

China lashes out at Freeland over response to protests in Hong Kong
OTTAWA - Protests raging in Hong Kong are threatening to become yet another irritant in Canada's fraught relationship with China. China's embassy in Canada on Thursday denounced the Canadian governmen...
Jun 15, 2019

Federal carbon tax coming to Alberta in January: environment minister
Ottawa plans to impose the federal carbon tax on Alberta starting Jan. 1 and federal Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says she has written the province about the decision. "We nee...
Jun 15, 2019

Quebec's anti-corruption unit lacking skills and training to fulfil mission: report
MONTREAL - Still reeling from accusations its investigators fabricated evidence, the province's once-praised anti-corruption police unit is again the target of criticism. The police for...
Jun 15, 2019

Premier refuses to back down on plan to scrap 18,000 immigration applications
Quebec Premier Francois Legault is holding firm on his plan to scrap thousands of pending immigration applications, meaning 50,000 people would have to restart the application process&n...
Jun 15, 2019

Man found guilty of killing Calgary Stampeder appeals conviction and sentence
CALGARY - A man convicted of killing a Calgary Stampeders football player is appealing both his conviction and his sentence. Nelson Lugela was found guilty earlier this year of second-degree...
Jun 15, 2019