Category Archives: Canada
Judge orders seal on Quebec columnist's cellphone data collected by cops
MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has agreed to seal data collected by Montreal police from the cellphone of a La Presse columnist. A lawyer for the Montreal newspaper was in court today seeking to ensure the...
Nov 04, 2016
Naheed Nenshi announces plans to seek third term as Calgary's mayor
CALGARY - The man who guided Calgary through record-breaking floods that devastated the city and parts of southern Alberta is seeking a third term as the city’s mayor. Naheed Nenshi was first el...
Nov 04, 2016
CNN gets big boost in Canada from election coverage
On Tuesday, after a long and gruelling campaign, American voters will finally determine the next president of the United States. One big U.S. winner, however, has already been crowned in Canada: CNN. ...
Nov 04, 2016
Bruce Carson, former Harper aide, fined $50,000 for illegal lobbying
OTTAWA - An Ontario Court judge has imposed $50,000 in fines on Bruce Carson, a former Stephen Harper confidant convicted of illegal lobbying. Although Carson's lawyer, Patrick McCann, argued that his...
Nov 04, 2016
Federal security review to examine CSIS powers in the digital age, Goodale says
OTTAWA - A federal review of national security will consider whether Canada’s spy service should be able to sift through the kind of personal data it kept illegally for years, says Public Safety...
Nov 04, 2016
Jacques Corriveau sentencing arguments set for Nov. 28-29
MONTREAL - Sentencing arguments for a former federal Liberal organizer who was convicted on three fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program will take place later this month. A j...
Nov 04, 2016
Michael Buble says three-year-old son Noah has cancer, is putting career on hold
TORONTO - Canadian crooner Michael Buble announced Friday that his oldest son, three-year-old Noah, has been diagnosed with cancer. The Burnaby, B.C., native, who is married to Argentine actress Luisa...
Nov 04, 2016
Premier targets teachers' benefit package as dispute grows more fractious
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier continued his attack on teachers’ retirement payouts and other benefits Friday, even as his labour minister was considering a union request for mediation in...
Nov 04, 2016
Economy adds 44,000 jobs, fuelled entirely by part-time employment
OTTAWA - The economy gained 44,000 jobs last month - fuelled entirely by part-time employment, which offset a loss in full-time positions - Statistics Canada said Friday, raising concerns that Canadia...
Nov 04, 2016
Trump University Canadian courses taught by alias-using couple fined for fraud
WASHINGTON - Canadian courses for Trump University were taught by a couple who used aliases, declared multiple bankruptcies, lost a real-estate licence and were sanctioned by securities regulators ove...
Nov 04, 2016