Category Archives: Canada
Cars made after May 2018 must have back-up cameras: Transport Canada
OTTAWA - Transport Canada says new cars and small trucks will have to be equipped with rear-view camera systems starting in May 2018. The new regulations have been formally posted in the Canada Gazett...
Oct 31, 2016
Focus on innovation, not more cash, to improve health care in Canada: doctor
VANCOUVER - Squabbling by provinces in the run-up to a new health accord points to the need for an agency that would share regional health-care innovations with the rest of the country, says an editor...
Oct 31, 2016

Transportation board pushes Pearson airport for safety upgrades after crash
OTTAWA - The fiery crash of an Air France jet in Toronto led to urgent calls to improve airport safety in 2005, but the Transportation Safety Board of Canada says more than a decade later, the federal...
Oct 31, 2016
Ontario premier calls inmate's 52-month segregation 'extremely disturbing'
TORONTO - The treatment of an inmate held in segregation for four years is “extremely disturbing,” Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said Monday, but she declined to call it torture. Adam Cap...
Oct 31, 2016

Oland "haunted" by prospect of another bail hearing, lawyer tells Supreme Court
OTTAWA - The lawyer for Dennis Oland says his client does not want to be “haunted” by the prospect of another unsuccessful bail hearing if his second murder trial takes an “unfortuna...
Oct 31, 2016
Baby Jesus statue to remain headless until May or June, says Sudbury, Ont., priest
A decapitated statue of baby Jesus outside a Catholic church in northern Ontario will remain headless this Christmas, as the church says it will be months before the head can be reattached. The statue...
Oct 31, 2016
At a glance, a closer look at Canada's six newest senators, recommended Monday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has recommended six more Canadians to be appointed to the Senate. Here’s a brief look at each: Gwen Boniface A police officer and lawyer, Boniface was the ...
Oct 31, 2016

'It was an error:' Edmonton judge changes Travis Vader verdict to manslaughter
EDMONTON - A judge has changed his flawed murder verdict to manslaughter in the high-profile case of Travis Vader - a satisfying fix for the family of two missing seniors he was convicted of killing, ...
Oct 31, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Ontario
OTTAWA - Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Vince Hawkes uses one word to describe what his predecessor Gwen Boniface will bring to the Senate: “integrity.” It might not be the first w...
Oct 31, 2016
Dallas-based HollyFrontier to buy Petro-Canada Lubricants from Suncor for $1.125B
CALGARY - Suncor Energy (TSX:SU) will sell the Petro-Canada lubricants business for $1.125 billion to HollyFrontier Corp. of Dallas under a proposed deal announced Monday by the two companies. Calgary...
Oct 31, 2016