Category Archives: Canada
Dion calls out Russia to join fight against 'bloody' ideology of terror
OTTAWA - A Canadian tourist killed by Islamic extremists in Jordan. The assassination of the Russian ambassador to Turkey. The multiple killings of peaceful Berliners at a Christmas celebration. All o...
Dec 20, 2016
PM Trudeau says he'll defend Canadian interests, values, if Trump goes too far
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he would not hesitate to protect the interests - and the values - of Canadians if they clash with the agenda of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. In a year...
Dec 20, 2016
Ottawa Muslim community grieving after sisters killed
Ottawa’s Muslim community is struggling to come to grips with an alleged family tragedy that resulted in the deaths of two devout sisters. Police allege that 32-year-old Asma A-Noor and her 29-y...
Dec 20, 2016
Nova Scotia to drop controversial markup fee on sales by craft brewers
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government says it will change a controversial markup fee applied to the province’s craft breweries by the Nova Scotia Liquor Corp. Premier Stephen McNeil says beginnin...
Dec 20, 2016
Investigation launched after error sends jet into path of Air Canada plane
LOS ANGELES - U.S. federal officials are investigating after an air traffic controller error sent a jet from Los Angeles International Airport into the flight path of an Air Canada plane last week. An...
Dec 20, 2016
Feds discriminating against women through Indian Act, court hears
TORONTO - A woman denied Indian status despite being able to trace her indigenous heritage for at least five generations is the victim of gender discrimination, Ontario’s top court heard Tuesday...
Dec 20, 2016
Health Canada focus groups find youngest Canadians most skeptical of legal pot
OTTAWA - With apologies to The Who, the kids may not be alright with this. A series of 24 focus groups on perceptions of marijuana legalization commissioned by the federal Liberal government found tha...
Dec 20, 2016
Man shot by RCMP in Nunavut dies in hospital; police say he had firearm
GJOA HAVEN , Nunavut - A 21-year-old man has died after being shot by RCMP in Nunavut. RCMP in Gjoa Haven say they got a call Monday afternoon about a suicidal man with a firearm who went to the airpo...
Dec 20, 2016
Wynne renews call for a premiers' meeting with Trudeau on health funding
OTTAWA - A day after health-funding talks broke down, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne renewed a call for Justin Trudeau to examine the contentious issue face-to-face with provincial and territorial lea...
Dec 20, 2016
Trudeau sells Trans Mountain decision, talks overdose deaths during B.C. visit
VANCOUVER - During his first visit to British Columbia since the controversial approval of the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau grappled with two major issues facing th...
Dec 20, 2016