Category Archives: Canada
Alberta premier walks in pride parade, says province has made big strides
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says the province has made big strides in improving sexual minority rights. Notley took part in Calgary’s annual pride parade on Sunday, noting that since...
Sep 06, 2016
Text of Peter Mansbridge departure statement
Veteran CBC news correspondent Peter Mansbridge announced Monday night that he will leave the anchor chair of The National next summer. Here is the text of his statement to viewers: “This next y...
Sep 06, 2016
Alberta open to talks on electricity dispute, but says consumers to be protected
EDMONTON - Alberta’s deputy premier says the province is open to negotiating an out-of-court deal to resolve a potential $2-billion power dispute with private operators. But Sarah Hoffman says t...
Sep 06, 2016
Hearing to begin for judge who made 'knees together' remark at sex assault trial
CALGARY - A hearing is to begin Tuesday for a Federal Court judge who asked a sexual assault complainant why she couldn't just keep her knees together. The Canadian Judicial Council is to determine wh...
Sep 06, 2016
Trudeau says protectionist views in U.S., Europe unlikely to creep into Canada
HANGZHOU, China - Justin Trudeau spent days urging world leaders to fight back against rising anti-trade sentiments, but he says there’s little risk that protectionist forces seen in the United ...
Sep 06, 2016
Two people dead in helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - The co-owner of the Capitales de Quebec baseball team was one of two people killed in a helicopter crash in northern New Brunswick Sunday afternoon. The team’s Facebook page ...
Sep 06, 2016
Researchers uncover genetic effects of prenatal alcohol exposure
VANCOUVER - Canadian researchers are one step closer to uncovering a biomarker associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder after identifying distinct patterns associated with the DNA of children w...
Sep 06, 2016
Canada not perfect on human rights, either, Trudeau tells Chinese leaders
HONG KONG - When Justin Trudeau raised concerns directly with China’s political elite about their human-rights record, he says he also acknowledged that Canada isn’t perfect. The prime min...
Sep 06, 2016
'He made me hate myself': Sex assault complainant testifies at judge's hearing
CALGARY - A woman who was asked whether she could have kept her knees closed by an Alberta judge during a sexual assault trial says she contemplated suicide as a result of her experience. “He ma...
Sep 06, 2016
Federal government orders safety improvements at key border crossing
OTTAWA - Transport Canada says it has found safety deficiencies on the Canadian side of one of the busiest border crossings with the United States. The agency says the deficiencies concern a section o...
Sep 06, 2016