Category Archives: Canada
Freeland sees opportunity for Canada amid rising protectionism, nationalism abroad
MONTREAL - International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sees a silver lining for Canada in 2017 despite an increasingly complex and gloomy economic situation worldwide. Enormous opportunity exists f...
Jan 05, 2017
Chinese man's refugee claim could hinge on disclosure of secret federal info
OTTAWA - The federal government is trying to throw a shroud of secrecy over information a Chinese refugee claimant in British Columbia says could be crucial to his case. A Federal Court judge will hea...
Jan 05, 2017
Canadian arrested in Turkey for 'insulting' president on social media: lawyer
A Canadian woman has been arrested in Turkey for allegedly insulting the country’s president in comments posted on Facebook, her Turkish lawyer said Thursday. Ece Heper, 50, was arrested in the ...
Jan 05, 2017
Case of Toronto doctor charged with murder in wife's death put over
TORONTO - The case of a Toronto neurosurgeon charged in the death of his wife has been put over to the end of January. Dr. Mohammed Shamji has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his...
Jan 05, 2017
Negotiations underway in Syria to recover body of Canadian fighter from ISIL
TORONTO - Negotiations are underway to recover the body of a Canadian man killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria, a leader of Toronto’s Kurdish community said Thursday. Nazzareno...
Jan 05, 2017
Yellow or blue? Thermal imaging project in Vancouver to identify home heat loss
Vancouver has launched a project to determine if thermal imaging of homes could help residents identify heat loss and save on energy costs. The city says thermal images show the temperature over the s...
Jan 05, 2017
Canada could be heading towards decades of deficits, federal analysis warns
OTTAWA - Federal numbers released quietly by the Trudeau government late last month are painting a bleak picture of Canada’s financial future - one filled with decades of deficits. The report, p...
Jan 05, 2017
20 venomous snakes imported from Asia seized from Toronto home, officials say
TORONTO - Officials say 20 prohibited venomous snakes have been seized from a north Toronto home. Toronto Municipal Licensing and Standards says it removed 20 live and 18 dead snakes from a home on Tu...
Jan 05, 2017
Veterans Affairs slow to approve assistance for ill, injured ex-soldiers
OTTAWA - Canada’s Veterans Affairs Department has been struggling to process requests for assistance from ill and injured ex-soldiers in a timely manner, with many having to wait more than four ...
Jan 05, 2017
Couple entrapped by police in terror plot don't need peace bond: defence
VANCOUVER - Crown lawyers in British Columbia are trying to use a peace bond hearing as a second chance to prosecute a man freed after a judge ruled police had manipulated him into carrying out a terr...
Jan 05, 2017