Category Archives: Canada
NDP urges Libs to do more to fill gaps left by U.S. travel ban, refugee policy
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is holding the line on its immigration and refugee policy in the wake of the U.S. travel ban, but leaving the door open to future adjustments as they continue to study ...
Jan 31, 2017
Economy tops expectations in November as manufacturing stages comeback
OTTAWA - The Canadian economy picked up a bit of steam in November, growing slightly more than expected as the manufacturing sector regained much of the ground it lost the previous month. Statistics C...
Jan 31, 2017
Marine Le Pen's party calls Quebec mosque shooting 'deplorable'
QUEBEC - A French far-right party whose leader’s anti-Muslim views were apparently shared by the man accused of killing six people at a Quebec City mosque is calling the mass shooting “dep...
Jan 31, 2017
Ex-general and Liberal U.S. point man urges 'calm' in dealing with Trump
OTTAWA - One of the Trudeau government’s top guns on dealing with Donald Trump - retired general Andrew Leslie - evoked the calm, stiff-upper-lip British approach in dealing with the unpredictab...
Jan 31, 2017
Thousands remain without power as cleanup continues in New Brunswick
LAMEQUE, N.B. - More than 14,000 customers remained without power in New Brunswick on Tuesday, a week after a powerful ice storm devastated parts of the province’s northeast. NB Power says they ...
Jan 31, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 31
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 31 --- MOSQUE MURDER SUSPECT NEXT IN COURT ON FEB. 21 A university student accused of killing six people at a mosque in Quebec City on Sunday is to remain in...
Jan 31, 2017
StubHub aims to grow Canadian presence by adding French, Canadian currency
MONTREAL - StubHub plans to beef up its operations north of the border this year with the launch of a Canadian website, French-language services and the ability to buy and sell tickets in Canadian cur...
Jan 31, 2017
Reasonable doubt: Accused in 'knees together' sex assault retrial acquitted
CALGARY - A man retried on a sexual assault charge as a result of controversial comments by the original trial judge shouted “Yeah!” as he left the courtroom Tuesday after being found not ...
Jan 31, 2017
Toronto pastor Hawkes found not guilty of indecency: 'I'm so glad this is over'
KENTVILLE, N.S. - The testimony of a man who claimed Brent Hawkes forced oral sex upon him more than 40 years ago was compelling but inconsistent, a Nova Scotia judge ruled Tuesday as he acquitted the...
Jan 31, 2017
Police investigate sex-assault complaint by former B.C. councillor's daughter
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A criminal investigation is underway stemming from allegations of sexual and physical assault made in a complaint to police by the daughter of a former municipal councillor in British...
Jan 30, 2017