Category Archives: Canada
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
Those who resisted legal pot now 'caught flat footed' on supply, says Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is blaming pockets of resistance to the legalization of marijuana for a cannabis supply shortage that has slowed the dissemination of legal weed in parts of Cana...
Dec 17, 2018
Crown says no evidence of political interference in Mark Norman case
OTTAWA - Crown prosecutors have pushed back against suggestions of political interference in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman’s criminal case, saying there is no evidence to support such allegations. Th...
Dec 17, 2018
Agency proposes passenger compensation for delays, cancellations, damaged bags
OTTAWA - Air passengers who are bumped from overbooked flights or forced to sit through long delays could receive up to $2,400 in compensation - cash or something more than a pile of coffee coupons - ...
Dec 17, 2018
Ex-manager sentenced to 39 months prison in hospital corruption case
MONTREAL - A former hospital executive who pocketed a $10-million bribe in return for helping engineering giant SNC-Lavalin win a Montreal hospital-building contract was sentenced Monday to 39 months ...
Dec 17, 2018
Green light for class action over 'mesmerizing' video lottery terminals
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - An intriguing court case that alleges Crown-owned video lottery terminals are inherently deceptive and violate the Criminal Code has reached a critical milestone in Newfoundla...
Dec 17, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 17
Four stories in the news for Monday, Dec. 17 --- CANADA GETS ACCESS TO SECOND CHINA DETAINEE China has now granted Canada access to both of its recently arrested citizens. Global Affairs says John McC...
Dec 17, 2018
'Are we going to play?' Alberta boy with rare illness no big deal for classmates
ONOWAY, Alta. - Four-year-old Porter Stanley has some new pals at preschool. Russ stands beside him as they manoeuvre toy cars down and around a plastic parking garage. The newest kid in class, Mimi, ...
Dec 17, 2018
Cost of ebooks, audiobooks 'not a sustainable model,' library council says
EDMONTON - If your holiday plans include downloading an audiobook of Margaret Atwood’s “A Handmaid’s Tale” from a public library collection, or unwinding with an electronic cop...
Dec 17, 2018