Category Archives: Canada
In his own words: Maxime Bernier's full statement on leaving the Conservatives
OTTAWA - Maxime Bernier declared Thursday that he is quitting the federal Conservatives to launch his own political movement. The full text of the hard-hitting statement he read aloud during his news ...
Aug 23, 2018
Police forces warn of risks around online 'Momo Challenge'
Police forces in Canada are joining colleagues worldwide in issuing warnings about a disturbing online challenge that encourages participants to complete dangerous and violent tasks. Police in Sudbury...
Aug 23, 2018
'Grocerants' on the rise as supermarkets try to lure shoppers to linger longer
VANCOUVER - Cooks at T&T Supermarket’s first seafood bar in Vancouver stand ready to prepare spot prawns, clams and lobsters freshly ordered by grocery shoppers, as the Asian-focused chains ...
Aug 23, 2018
Ontario's interim sex-ed curriculum vague and confusing, experts and board say
TORONTO - The Ontario government’s newly released sexual-education curriculum is stirring up fresh confusion about what teachers can and cannot tell students when classes resume next month, expe...
Aug 23, 2018
No sanction for judge who repeatedly failed to give reasons for decisions
TORONTO - An Ontario Superior Court justice who repeatedly failed to provide reasons for her judgments has apologized and mended her ways, the Canadian Judicial Council said on Thursday. In closing it...
Aug 23, 2018
Government to take 'entirely different approach' to replace Phoenix pay system
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government will take “entirely different approach” to how its employees get paid, the federal Treasury Board Secretariat said Thursday, one day after angry civil serva...
Aug 23, 2018
Trudeau pledges to close gaps between municipalities, First Nations on wildfires
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged to close gaps between First Nations and municipalities on fighting wildfires on Thursday after meeting with local leaders facing treacherous...
Aug 23, 2018
Quebec MP Maxime Bernier bails on Conservatives, lays rhetorical waste to party
OTTAWA - Renegade Conservative MP Maxime Bernier declared open war on his own party Thursday, abruptly quitting the Tory caucus, announcing nascent plans for a new political movement and deriding his ...
Aug 23, 2018
Supreme Court dismisses Burnaby case against Trans Mountain pipeline
The leader of an Indigenous group that hopes to someday own a stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline is encouraged that the Supreme Court of Canada’s rejection of an appeal by the anti-project Cit...
Aug 23, 2018
Second arrest made in Toronto playground shooting case: police
TORONTO - A second man has been charged in connection with a brazen daylight shooting at a Toronto playground that wounded two young sisters earlier this summer, police said Thursday. Tarrick Rhoden f...
Aug 23, 2018