Category Archives: Canada
Retention bonuses of $9.2 million for key Sears Canada employees spark outcry
Sears Canada’s plan to pay out millions in bonuses to keep execs and key staff on board while not paying severance to laid-off workers is being met with shock and disbelief. “It definitely...
Jul 14, 2017
North to be included as potential source for next Supreme Court justice
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has opened the process to choose the next Supreme Court justice and for the first time, candidates from the North are being specifically invited to apply. Chief ...
Jul 14, 2017
Family of indigenous Ontario woman who died in custody speaks out
The family of a First Nations woman who died in police custody in Ontario says her death is part of larger widespread tensions between police and indigenous communities. Relatives of Debra Chrisjohn s...
Jul 14, 2017
Celebrity fisherman says he's prepared to die on hunger strike against Ottawa
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Richard Gillett is a bull of a man, with hands that make the bottle of water he’s holding look small. He’s thick-necked, stands almost six feet tall and weighed 25...
Apr 19, 2017
Man charged with murder of woman, 33, found dead in rural Cape Breton home
GARDINER MINES,, N.S. - A 40-year-old Cape Breton man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found Tuesday. Cape Breton Regional Police said Richard Wayne MacNeil of Gardine...
Apr 19, 2017
Saskatchewan RCMP charge woman with human smuggling relating to refugees
REGINA - A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling after RCMP intercepted a vehicle carrying nine refugee claimants who authorities believe crossed the border from the United States. ...
Apr 19, 2017
Toronto police union wants Pride funding pulled after floats banned
TORONTO - The union representing Toronto’s police officers is urging the city to pull an annual grant to Canada’s largest Pride parade after the event banned police floats. In an open lett...
Apr 19, 2017
Human rights commission says children left behind on basic rights
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Commission says more attention must be paid to the rights of children, who it says are being left behind when it comes to basic rights of dignity, safety, education ...
Apr 19, 2017
Conservative leadership candidates spar anew over supply management
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate Maxime Bernier has welcomed U.S. Donald Trump’s swipe at the Canadian dairy industry, saying that it’s not just American farmers who are losing o...
Apr 19, 2017
Canadian envoy downplaying talk of potential trade rift with the U.S.
HALIFAX - Ottawa’s envoy to Washington downplayed talk of growing trade irritants with the U.S., a day after President Donald Trump sharply criticized Canada’s well-guarded dairy sector. A...
Apr 19, 2017