Category Archives: Canada

Canuck cliche? Are Canadians really as nice as Meryl Streep and the world insist?
TORONTO - When Michigan-born author Kerry Colburn started dating a Canadian, her girlfriends had an immediate great impression of him - without even meeting the guy. “They would say, ‘Oh y...
Jan 12, 2017
Police to release new information in case of nurse accused of killing seniors
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say they will be releasing new information this week in the case of a former nurse accused of killing eight seniors in two long-term care homes. Sgt. David ...
Jan 12, 2017

Grounded tanker raises issue of federal watch on foreign flagged ships:mariners
Veteran mariners are questioning why a tanker that operated in calm harbours was permitted to attempt a winter crossing of the Gulf of St. Lawrence waters, as plans continued Thursday to pull the grou...
Jan 12, 2017

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal in case of deadly patio crash in Edmonton
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear the appeal of an Edmonton man who crashed his SUV onto a restaurant patio, killing a toddler. Richard Suter was initially sentenced to four mont...
Jan 12, 2017

Lots of baloney in claims that bilateral health deals could harm overall system
OTTAWA - “If he (Prime Minister Justin Trudeau) is trying to dismantle universal health care by stealth, this is the way to do it: underfund it and have separate agreements with the provinces....
Jan 12, 2017

N.B. appeal court explains why it overturned Dennis Oland's murder conviction
FREDERICTON - The jury had enough evidence to reasonably convict Dennis Oland of murder, but was improperly instructed on what was needed to get there, the New Brunswick Court of Appeal says. The appe...
Jan 12, 2017
Real estate sector expected to move away from 'feast and famine' this year
TORONTO - The extreme regional disparities that characterized Canada’s real estate markets last year will narrow in 2017 as overheated areas cool and slower markets gather steam, Royal LePage sa...
Jan 12, 2017
German court rejects new challenge to EU-Canada pact
BERLIN - Germany’s supreme court has dismissed another challenge to a European Union-Canada trade deal that was signed late last year following tortuous negotiations. The Federal constitutional ...
Jan 12, 2017

Liberals explore creation of new housing benefit for low-income renters
OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at creating a new benefit to help low-income Canadians who struggle to pay the rent each month, but is being warned that the measure isn’t a solution t...
Jan 12, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 12
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 12 --- PM TRUDEAU TO START CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR Justin Trudeau’s cross-country tour to touch base with average Canadians begins today. The first leg sta...
Jan 12, 2017