Category Archives: Canada
Survivors of Ontario's 'training schools' say their suffering is being ignored
CLARINGTON, Ont. - Survivors of a shadowy chapter in the history of Canada’s prison system say the legacy of the alleged abuse they endured as children is being ignored, if not erased. They poin...
Sep 06, 2016
No evidence to warrant funding transfer from community to local TV, says group
OTTAWA - Canada’s community TV stations want their money back. The Canadian Association of Community Television Users and Stations has asked the country’s broadcast regulator to reconsider...
Sep 06, 2016
Charge withdrawn for teen accused of making death threats in lyrics on Facebook
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - The Crown has withdrawn death-threat charges against a Cape Breton teenager who posted online a song he wrote that included lyrics suggesting a school shooting “sounds li...
Sep 06, 2016
No one hurt Monday during minor earthquake in southeastern Saskatchewan
YORKTON, Sask. - If you felt the earth move in southeastern Saskatchewan early Monday morning, Earthquakes Canada wants to hear from you. Natural Resources Canada has confirmed a magnitude 3.8 earthqu...
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
Canada pushes for border bill as U.S. lawmakers return to work
WASHINGTON - Canadian diplomats will be pushing for the adoption of border legislation as the current U.S. Congress convenes for its final few months of business. The embassy in Washington wants U.S. ...
Sep 06, 2016
Federal consultations on infrastructure plan point to need for flexibility
OTTAWA - Canadian municipalities want the federal government to change the way it decides how much money cities should get for transit and water projects. The changes outlined in June to the federal i...
Sep 06, 2016
Seven stories in the news today, Sept. 6
Seven stories in the news today from The Canadian Press --- PM TRUDEAU HONOURS WAR DEAD IN HONG KONG Prime Minister Justin Trudeau paid homage Tuesday to Canadian soldiers who died after fighting to d...
Sep 06, 2016
Trial begins for man accused in mill shooting in Nanaimo, B.C.
NANAIMO, B.C. - Jury selection will begin today in the trial of a man accused of killing two men and wounding two others during a shooting at a sawmill in Nanaimo, B.C. Michael Lunn and Fred McEachern...
Sep 06, 2016
Canadians advised to avoid western Mexico amid Tropical Storm Newton
Canadians are being advised to avoid travelling to western Mexico as hurricane Newton threatens to strike the region. Global Affairs Canada has issued a travel advisory as the hurricane heads toward t...
Sep 05, 2016