Category Archives: Canada
Two dead, pilot seriously injured in northern Quebec plane crash
QUEBEC - Investigators gathered evidence Monday at the site of a weekend plane crash along the Mouchalagane River in northern Quebec. The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon between Fermont and the Man...
Sep 26, 2016
B.C. ministry to expand Metis commission's role amid high-profile toddler case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will expand the role of its Metis representative in the child welfare system, amid criticism of the province’s plan to adopt a Metis toddler to non-aboriginal parent...
Sep 26, 2016
Judge to rule Tuesday on latest Quebec taxi industry injunction request against Uber
MONTREAL - A judge will rule Tuesday on the taxi industry’s latest attempt to stop Uber’s operations in Quebec. Taxi drivers have been trying to get a court injunction against a recent agr...
Sep 26, 2016

Federal government looks to prod social innovation in bid to fight homelessness
OTTAWA - The Liberals are giving a makeover to a small program designed to more actively prod the creation of innovative projects designed to help fight poverty and homelessness. The federal governmen...
Sep 26, 2016
RCMP pitched parallel process for national inquiry into missing, murdered women
OTTAWA - The Mounties came up with a review process to run alongside the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, according to a newly released document from the Justice Department...
Sep 26, 2016
Key dates this fall for federal decision-makers on energy and climate
OTTAWA - The fall of 2016 is shaping up as a period of crucial decisions by the federal government on climate policy and energy infrastructure. Here are some key dates: Sept. 20 - The federal governme...
Sep 26, 2016
Man launches lawsuit against Ontario government over vicious jail assault
TORONTO - A former inmate has launched a lawsuit against the Ontario government over conditions at a provincial jail, claiming a vicious beating he suffered behind bars was the result of the province&...
Sep 26, 2016
Canadian academic nominated for position at England's Cambridge University
TORONTO - The director of the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs has been nominated as vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge. The nomination of Prof. Stephen Toope - ...
Sep 26, 2016
B.C. Indian Chiefs won't participate in reconciliation event attended by royals
VICTORIA - A ceremony involving the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meant to symbolize the reconciliation of British Columbia’s Aboriginal Peoples has been rebuffed by a First Nations group. Grand...
Sep 26, 2016
4 Ontario cops injured, 4 cruisers rammed as officers try to stop stolen vehicles
SOUTHWOLD, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say a 26-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy are facing a total of 54 charges arising from an incident that sent four officers to hospital and left four crui...
Sep 26, 2016