Category Archives: Canada

Letter asks Ottawa to force Alberta to reinstate oilpatch monitoring
EDMONTON - A dozen First Nations and conservation groups are asking Ottawa to step in and force the Alberta government to reinstate environmental monitoring in the province's oilpatch. The groups made...
Jun 10, 2020

Petition to rename Dundas Street garners attention amid renewed focus on monuments
TORONTO - An online petition calling for a Toronto-area street to be renamed has garnered more than 3,000 signatures. Dundas Street, which runs through Toronto and several other southern Ontario citie...
Jun 10, 2020

Armoured vehicle dumped: Halifax now at the forefront of 'defunding' debate
Halifax moved to the forefront of the national debate over "defunding" police forces this week when council decided to scuttle the purchase of an armoured rescue vehicle - a move&n...
Jun 10, 2020

Quebec geologist detained in Dubai has been ordered released, lawyer says
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Quebec geologist who has been jailed in Dubai after allegedly uncovering fraud in a gold company says all the criminal cases against her client have been dropped. Radh...
Jun 10, 2020

Law professor who pioneered restorative justice draws donation for new centre
HALIFAX - A law professor says she hopes the creation of a research lab aimed at promoting restorative justice will help institutions start tackling racial discrimination and other ...
Jun 10, 2020

Freeland says police must acknowledge racism after senior RCMP officer's denial
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says all federal agencies, including the police, must understand that systemic racism is a problem in Canada. Freeland made the comments at a media bri...
Jun 10, 2020

Trudeau uses commencement speech to compare youth today to Greatest Generation
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed faith in the young people of today to face the myriad challenges facing Canada and world, comparing them to the generation who came of age during the S...
Jun 10, 2020

Necropsy underway on whale that died after unusual visit to Montreal area
MONTREAL - A necropsy is underway on a young humpback whale that was found dead Tuesday after making a rare visit to the Montreal area. Marie-Eve Muller of the Group for Research and Ed...
Jun 10, 2020

No apparent opposition support for feds’ latest pandemic emergency bill
OTTAWA - The non-partisan spirit that has allowed Parliament to swiftly pass emergency legislation during the COVID-19 pandemic seems likely to come to an abrupt end today.And that could leave in limb...
Jun 10, 2020

Garneau asks Iran to explain to UN aviation council where black boxes are
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Marc Garneau says Canada wants Iran to explain why it hasn't yet handed over the black boxes from the Ukrainian jetliner that crashed near Tehran on Jan. 8. Garneau is spea...
Jun 10, 2020