Category Archives: Canada
Alberta home-school agency closed by province can operate, but no cash: judge
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A judge says an Alberta private school and home-schooling agency that was shut down by the province over allegations of misspending can continue operating temporarily, but with...
Nov 04, 2016
A timeline of events in the case of CSIS's illegal data analysis
OTTAWA - A timeline of events in the case of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s illegal data analysis: 2005: A CSIS task force recommends the spy service retain all data collected from...
Nov 04, 2016
Samsung announces details of recall program for washers that present injury risk
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. is offering customers who purchased one its recalled top-load washers free repairs or a rebate on the cost of a new machine. The recall includes 255...
Nov 04, 2016
Judge reserves decision over legal costs in Arthur Kent 'dud' Scud defamation
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has reserved her decision over who should pay legal costs in a successful defamation lawsuit by former journalist Arthur Kent against Canada’s largest newspaper chain....
Nov 04, 2016
Peterborough, Ont., rattled by two fraud cases involving local groups: police
Police say a southern Ontario community has been rocked by two high-profile frauds allegedly involving the executive directors of prominent local non-profits Top officials at both the Big Brothers Big...
Nov 04, 2016

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 6 — SECURITY REVIEW TO WEIGH CSIS POWERS, SAYS GOODALE: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says a federal review of national security will consid...
Nov 04, 2016
Canadians indicted in US ATM fraud could have stolen almost $250K, say documents
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Four Canadians facing charges they crossed into the United States to fraudulently skim money from ATM machines in Vermont could have stolen almost $250,000, U.S. court documents say....
Nov 04, 2016
Transport Canada identifies brake safety issue with certain Ford F-150 models
OTTAWA - Transport Canada has identified a brake safety issue with certain Ford F-150 models and is deciding whether Ford of Canada will be ordered to issue a recall notice. Transport Minister Marc Ga...
Nov 04, 2016
Immigration, secrets and social housing: how politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Endless applause rained down on the Olympic athletes who flooded the floor of the House of Commons this week - an indication, surely, of the pride that MPs of all political stripes feel for t...
Nov 04, 2016
Federal government moves to ban plastic microbeads in toiletries by mid-2018
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will ban the sale of shower gels, toothpaste and facial scrubs containing plastic microbeads, effective July 1, 2018. A notice published Friday in the Canada Ga...
Nov 04, 2016