Category Archives: Canada

Blanchet denies Bloc MP made "racist" gesture at NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh
OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is defending the actions of one of his MPs, who NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh called a racist for blocking a New Democrat motion on systemic ...
Jun 18, 2020

NewsAlert:Canada's COVID-19 caseload surpasses 100,000
TORONTO - Canada has officially recorded more than 100,000 cases of COVID-19 across the country. The 173 new cases of COVID-19 reported today in Ontario, one of two provinces at the epicentr...
Jun 18, 2020

Supreme Court of Canada orders new trial for man in bail-breach case
OTTAWA - The Supreme of Court of Canada has sided with a man who was convicted of failing to comply with police checks while out on bail. In its unanimous ruling today, the high court ordered a new tr...
Jun 18, 2020

Federal deficit could hit $256 billion, PBO says in new report
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says in a new report that this year's federal deficit could hit $256 billion due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The result, posted in a report ...
Jun 18, 2020

N.S. inmates worry housing during COVID-19 could end unless funding extended
HALIFAX - Several advocacy groups in Nova Scotia say 20 provincial inmates who shifted to community housing during the COVID-19 crisis could lose their residences by the end o...
Jun 18, 2020

Stakes high for second debate of Conservative party leadership race
TORONTO - The stakes are high tonight for the four contenders for leadership of the Conservative party as they face off in what's likely the final debate of the race. All four will be fresh off last n...
Jun 18, 2020

Forever in blue jeans? Cotton fibres, microplastics pervade Eastern Arctic
Chelsea Rochman wasn't surprised when her research cruise through Canada's Eastern Arctic showed tiny plastic shards and other human debris in nearly every bucket she hauled aboard. What puzzled ...
Jun 17, 2020

N.S. shooting victims' families seek to sue RCMP, province over response
HALIFAX - Family members of those killed during the mass shooting in central Nova Scotia in April are seeking to launch a class action against the RCMP and the province, arguing police ...
Jun 17, 2020

Kenney responds to Fair Deal panel, promises referendum on equalization reform
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will call a referendum on pushing Ottawa for a better deal on equalization payments as well as explore the province cutting ties with the RCMP and leavi...
Jun 17, 2020

People have a right to capture footage of police on the job, say legal experts
Legal and privacy experts have a unified message for Canadians leery of facing threats or consequences for filming police interactions with the public - the law is on your side. Canadians have every r...
Jun 17, 2020