Category Archives: Canada
No 'magic bullet' to rein in toxic social-media content, LeBlanc says
OTTAWA - Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is no magic legislative bullet to control objectionable content on social media. LeBlanc told a virtual conference on democracy t...
Oct 14, 2020
Man accused of four murders in Fredericton viewed disturbing videos, jury told
FREDERICTON - The jury at the Matthew Raymond murder trial in Fredericton has heard there was a stark change in the kinds of videos and images Raymond watched on his computer in the year before the sh...
Oct 14, 2020
New taxpayer watchdog plans to monitor how CRA handles pandemic-stressed taxpayers
OTTAWA - The new federal taxpayers' advocate says he plans to keep a close eye on how the Canada Revenue Agency treats Canadians feeling the financial pain from the COVID-19 pandemic. Franois Boileau ...
Oct 14, 2020
Van attack trial may proceed by videoconference due to COVID-19, court hears
TORONTO - The trial of a man accused of deliberately using a van to kill 10 people on a busy Toronto sidewalk may be held by videoconference next month due to recently imposed COVID-19 restrictions, c...
Oct 14, 2020
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): --- 11:20 a.m. Quebec is reporting 1,203 new cases of COVID-19, 844 of which are from the past 24 hours. Authorities said today ...
Oct 14, 2020
Ex-senator Don Meredith's staff to be compensated $498K for harassment, abuse
OTTAWA - The Senate of Canada will pay nearly half a million dollars in compensation to nine employees of a now-resigned senator who say they suffered harassment, including sexual harassment, on the j...
Oct 14, 2020
Quebec reports 844 new COVID-19 infections plus 359 previously uncounted cases
MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 1,203 new cases of COVID-19, 844 of which are from the past 24 hours. The province said today 359 cases between Oct. 10 and 12 were previously unreported because of what...
Oct 14, 2020
Indigenous fishers in N.S. have lobster taken, van burned as tensions heighten: chief
HALIFAX - The chief of a Mi'kmaq First Nation says an angry group of non-Indigenous people damaged lobster pounds holding his people's catch and burned a vehicle on Tuesday night. Video being ci...
Oct 14, 2020
Mandatory COVID-19 vaccines and fake letter about wolves: In The News for Oct. 14
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 14. What we are watching in Canada ... Ca...
Oct 14, 2020
Liberals make plea for seniors to file taxes as thousands at risk of losing benefits
OTTAWA - The federal government says tens of thousands of seniors are at risk of losing benefits because they haven't yet filed their taxes. The Liberals are making a public plea for them to submit th...
Oct 14, 2020