Category Archives: Canada

Canada celebrates 152nd birthday with fireworks and flybys
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau delivered a campaign-style speech focused on his Liberal government's successes over the last four years as he delivered his Canada Day remarks on Parliamen...
Jul 02, 2019

'Just in fun': Alberta bar owner doesn't regret stringing up Trudeau pinata
RED DEER, Alta. - The co-owner of a bar in central Alberta doesn't regret hanging up a large pinata of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the Canada Day weekend. Rob Newell admits, however, th...
Jul 02, 2019

Cartoonist behind anti-Trump image thinks online presence played role in contract ending
An editorial cartoonist who recently drew international attention and celebrity support for an anti-Trump sketch says he doesn't believe that piece of work was why an Atlantic medi...
Jul 02, 2019

Lines drawn on planned B.C. park reserve where many species at risk live
OSOYOOS, B.C. - A next step in preserving one of Canada's most ecologically diverse regions has been reached between two British Columbia First Nations and the federal and provincial governments....
Jul 02, 2019

Senate ethics officer asks upper chamber to be more open with documents
OTTAWA - The Senate's ethics watchdog is telling the upper chamber to provide him documents more quickly to speed up investigations and strengthen his independence. Pierre Legault recommended in a rep...
Jul 02, 2019

Sex harassment lawsuit against former RCMP spokesman in B.C. settled
VANCOUVER - RCMP say a settlement has been reached in a lawsuit that alleged a former spokesman for the force in British Columbia sexually harassed a civilian employee. The lawsuit against f...
Jul 02, 2019

Former skiers reach out-of-court deal with Alpine Canada in sex assault lawsuit
MONTREAL - Three former Canadian skiers have reached an out-of-court settlement with Alpine Canada over sexual abuse by one-time national ski coach Bertrand Charest The national governing body fo...
Jul 02, 2019

Algonquin grand chief begins hunger strike over Ottawa Indigenous Peoples' space
OTTAWA - An Algonquin grand chief is on a hunger strike, protesting the fact her community is not an equal partner in the development of a major centre for Indigenous Peoples in Ottawa....
Jul 02, 2019

Animal rights activists want Winnipeg zoo to shut down stingray exhibit
WINNIPEG - Animal rights activists want the Assiniboine Park Zoo in Winnipeg to permanently shut down its interactive stingray exhibit. "Stingray Beach" allows visitors to get up close to a shall...
Jul 02, 2019

Anglos, francophones sign deal to work together on minority language rights
OTTAWA - Quebec anglophones have banded together with francophones in New Brunswick and Ontario to protect and promote the rights of official minority language communities. The Societe de l'Acadie du ...
Jul 02, 2019