Category Archives: Canada
Man pleads guilty in murder of Canadian law professor, avoids death penalty
A man accused of killing a prominent Canadian legal scholar in Florida pleaded guilty in a U.S. court on Tuesday, marking a major development in a case authorities have called a murder for hire motiva...
Oct 04, 2016
A look at the four candidates vying for Parti Quebecois leadership
MONTREAL - On Wednesday, Parti Quebecois members begin three days of voting for a new leader, with Pierre Karl Peladeau’s successor announced Friday night. A look at the four candidates: Alexand...
Oct 04, 2016
Federal carbon price plan sparks fears among five Canadian industries
The national minimum price on carbon proposed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday has sparked fears from several Canadian industries that their costs and product prices will rise and their abil...
Oct 04, 2016
Ford union president says GM deal not template for its negotiations
OAKVILLE, Ont. - The president of the union local representing Ford employees in Oakville, Ont., says it’s not prepared to accept the template that secured a deal with General Motors. “We ...
Oct 04, 2016
Canadian government claims residential school lawyer committed fraud over fees
REGINA - The Canadian government says a law firm that represented thousands of residential school survivors should have to pay back legal fees because it inflated its billings. But the government̵...
Oct 04, 2016
Federal carbon plan will struggle without support from provinces: Notley
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says her government may not have the legal power to stop Ottawa from imposing its climate plan, but it’s warning the Trudeau government against pressing a...
Oct 04, 2016
Slowmo video of royals on Canada tour has people creeped out, cracking jokes
A “creepy” video of the recent royal tour in Canada has left some viewers gobsmacked. Kensington Palace tweeted out the short video on Saturday of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with Pr...
Oct 04, 2016
Ottawa promises to build new treatment plant for reserve plagued by brown water
ST. PETERS, N.S. - An official with a First Nation in Cape Breton believes there is a renewed effort to do something about water in the community that is brown, thick and often smells. Community membe...
Oct 04, 2016
Think-tank predicts losses for Canada's oil industry to stretch into third year
OTTAWA - Canada’s oil extraction industry will have to ride through $21 billion in losses before it returns to profitability some time in 2017, according to the latest estimate from the Conferen...
Oct 04, 2016
Sex after baby: new study offers surprising finding about new fathers
HALIFAX - A new Canadian study that explores the sex lives of first-time parents has produced a surprising finding that could serve as a caution to well-meaning fathers. The one-time survey of 255 fir...
Oct 04, 2016