Category Archives: Canada

Reaction to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's statement on Castro's death
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced criticism for a prepared statement expressing “deep sorrow” about the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro. In the statement, Trudeau ...
Nov 26, 2016
Manitoba grand chief says blockades could support pipeline protesters in U.S.
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - A Manitoba indigenous chief says there’s a desire for action - which could include blockades of Canadian pipelines and railways - in support of a protest against a Nor...
Nov 26, 2016
Fidel Castro welcomed by crowds, shunned by politicians during 1959 visit
MONTREAL - The route from the airport to his Montreal hotel was supposed to be a secret, but Fidel Castro wouldn’t stay in the car. He kept saying “stop, stop, my people, my people,”...
Nov 26, 2016
Trudeau mocked on Twitter over warm statement on death of Fidel Castro
TORONTO - Social media users were quick to mock Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for his statement Saturday expressing “deep sorrow” about the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro. Tr...
Nov 26, 2016
Judge rejects former marriage commissioner's stand against same-sex ceremonies
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge has rejected a former marriage commissioner’s bid to strike down the province’s requirement that all commissioners perform same-sex marriage ceremonies. Court o...
Nov 26, 2016

Animal welfare groups criticize Vancouver Aquarium after beluga whale death
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium is facing criticism from animal welfare groups after the second death of a beluga whale at the facility in just under two weeks. The beluga called Aurora died late F...
Nov 26, 2016

Oilpatch odours in northwestern Alberta still pungent, years after inquiry
EDMONTON - Researcher Tristan Jones was cruising the back roads of northwestern Alberta last summer when his studies suddenly became more than academic. “It was kind of like we hit a wall of odo...
Nov 26, 2016

Parents of young kids say federal no-fly inquiries office is little or no help
OTTAWA - Families of young children who repeatedly run into no-fly list snags at the airport say a federal inquiries office intended to help them has been of little or no use. The problems seem likely...
Nov 26, 2016

Garbage and grass on the menu in battered Aleppo's menu, says UN official
OTTAWA - Garbage and grass are now on the menu for the starving residents of Syria’s besieged rebel-held city of Aleppo, says a senior official with the United Nations World Food Program. The 27...
Nov 26, 2016

Trudeau faces international criticism over statement on Fidel Castro's death
The prime minister is facing criticism at home and abroad for his statement expressing “deep sorrow” about the death of former Cuban president Fidel Castro. Justin Trudeau, who recently re...
Nov 26, 2016