Category Archives: Canada
No obligation to protect aboriginal identity during '60s Scoop, feds say
TORONTO - The federal government had no legal obligation to prevent on-reserve children from losing their aboriginal identities after placement in non-indigenous homes during the so-called ’60s ...
Dec 01, 2016
Change EI to make it simpler, more equitable, Duclos says
OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the employment insurance system says the program needs a serious redesign in the next few years to meet changing economic and social conditions. In a roundta...
Dec 01, 2016
Four stories in the news today, Dec. 1
Four stories in the news for Thursday, Dec.1 --- ’60S SCOOPS CLASS ACTION BACK IN COURT TODAY The ’60s Scoop class action returns to court in Toronto today, with the federal government ask...
Dec 01, 2016
Military officer demoted after pleading guilty in sexual misconduct case
KINGSTON, Ont. - An officer in the Canadian Forces has been demoted in a sexual misconduct case. A statement from the military says Capt. David Christensen pleaded guilty this week to a charge under t...
Dec 01, 2016
Friend says little boy who died of strep infection suffered greatly
CALGARY - A friend of a woman accused of criminal negligence in the death of her seven-year-old son says though the child was in “a state of supreme suffering” on the night before he died,...
Nov 30, 2016
Former Royal Winnipeg Ballet student suing school, former instructor
WINNIPEG - A former student with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is suing the company and a former instructor, alleging she was sexually assaulted and exploited in the 1990s. She says she suffered mental di...
Nov 30, 2016
Health Canada moves to restrict chemicals used to make deadly drug fentanyl
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is moving to control six chemicals used to make the deadly opioid fentanyl in an effort to contain the growing overdose death toll. Health Canada announced Wednesday t...
Nov 30, 2016
Canada wants court to toss out former asylum seeker's attempt to clear his name
VANCOUVER - A legal bid by a former asylum seeker to clear his name after spending more than two years in a British Columbia church to avoid deportation is not only too late, it’s also irrelevan...
Nov 30, 2016
TD Bank hiking rates for longer mortgages and rental properties Thursday
TORONTO - TD Bank (TSX:TD) is hiking rates for fixed mortgages with longer amortizations and all mortgages on rental properties. Effective Dec. 1, the lender will charge an additional 10 basis points ...
Nov 30, 2016
Democrats' leadership vote tells tale of two Americas: Pelosi's and Ryan's
WASHINGTON - Democrats demoralized by the election result faced a symbolism-laden choice Wednesday: Stick with the California progressive stalwart who leads their congressional wing, or replace her wi...
Nov 30, 2016