Category Archives: Canada
Feds endangering rights of accused spy for China, lawyer tells Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Federal foot-dragging over secrecy is risking the right to timely justice for a man accused of trying to spy for China on Canadian shipbuilding plans, his lawyer charges. In a letter filed wi...
Dec 17, 2018
I didn't question Muskrat Falls cost estimates, former premier tells inquiry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The premier who sanctioned the controversial Muskrat Falls hydro megaproject in Newfoundland and Labrador says she had no inkling how excessively over-budget it would become. ...
Dec 17, 2018
Ottawa wins reprieve for solitary confinement law; now valid until April 30
TORONTO - The federal government eked out a four-month reprieve for its solitary confinement law on Monday despite criticism from Ontario’s top court about Ottawa’s failure to address conc...
Dec 17, 2018
Garbage Truck Santa's decorated rig rolls for 27th year in Whitehorse
WHITEHORSE - A familiar, if somewhat unconventional, holiday event resumes for its 27th season in Whitehorse but the man who’s better known as Garbage Truck Santa worries he’s celebrating ...
Dec 17, 2018
Diverging accounts at trial for accused in deaths of Calgary mother, daughter
CALGARY - Jurors are being asked to believe diverging accounts of what a Calgary man was doing on July 11, 2016, when a single mother was found dead in her apartment bound in duct tape and her young d...
Dec 17, 2018
Energy assessment law needed to avoid another Trans Mountain impasse, PM says
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is overhauling how Canada assesses big energy projects in a bid to ensure new projects can get built without the government having to buy them to make th...
Dec 17, 2018
Canada's robust credit rating should calm fears about federal deficits: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Canadians worried about federal deficits should look at the country’s strong standing with international credit-rating agencies for some reassurance, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says....
Dec 17, 2018
Women more likely than men to experience workplace harassment: StatsCan study
OTTAWA - A new study suggests women are more likely than men to experience workplace harassment, and that it’s more common in health-related fields. The Statistics Canada report, “Harassme...
Dec 17, 2018
Stricter drunk driving laws to take effect across Canada on Tuesday
New rules that increase penalties for drunk driving and expand police powers to demand breath samples take effect across Canada on Tuesday, with some predicting the law will face a series of legal cha...
Dec 17, 2018
Irregular migrant claims drop to lowest levels since 2017, but backlogs remain
OTTAWA - As the number of irregular asylum seekers arriving in Canada appears to be slowing, work is quietly underway to speed up refugee processing and address a major backlog of asylum claims that h...
Dec 17, 2018