Category Archives: Canada

The latest on protests across Canada in support of anti-pipeline demonstrators
Here is the latest news on protests across Canada over a natural-gas pipeline project in British Columbia: Edmonton police say two people were taken into custody during a protest at 109th Street ...
Feb 16, 2020

Murder of sex worker exposes Canada's hypocrisy on prostitution: advocate
MONTREAL - The recent killing of a 22-year-old woman in Quebec has focused renewed attention on Canada's prostitution laws, which critics say are applied irregularly across the country ...
Feb 16, 2020

'Valuable life lesson:' Woman arrested for anti-Indigenous comments apologizes
THE PAS, Man. - A woman arrested in northern Manitoba for online comments threatening violence against Indigenous people has asked for forgiveness and says she has learned valuable lessons. Destine Sp...
Feb 16, 2020

Trudeau pushing for new rules to make air travel safer near conflict zones
MUNICH - Canada is pushing for new international rules to protect civilian airliners flying near conflict zones, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday at an major security conference in Munich, Ge...
Feb 16, 2020

Canada doesn't tell police what to do, Trudeau says of rail blockades
Amid pressure to end Indigenous protest blockades of vital Canadian rail links, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the disruptions must be resolved through dialogue, not by ordering in the p...
Feb 16, 2020

Government to evacuate Canadians from quarantined Princess Diamond cruise ship
The federal government says it will evacuate Canadians quarantined aboard a cruise ship docked in Japan. They've been stuck on the Diamond Princess cruise ship for 10 days amid an outbreak of the nove...
Feb 15, 2020

Defence minister hails Iraq's approval of expanded NATO mission
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was hailing Thursday the Iraqi government's decision to let NATO stay in the country even as many Canadian troops remained on lockdown. The minister's comments ...
Feb 15, 2020

Ex-Hasidic man educated in religious school had never heard of science, trial told
MONTREAL - Boisbriand, Que., is only about a half-hour drive north of Montreal. But to members of an ultra-Orthodox Jewish group who live in the off-island suburb, Montreal may as ...
Feb 15, 2020

Friends, family say goodbye to 4-year-old girl found dead in conservation area
TORONTO - A grieving mother read to her four-year-old daughter one final time on Thursday, as hundreds of mourners gathered for the funeral of the girl whose body was found at the bottom of ...
Feb 15, 2020

Former Fort McMurray fire chief accused of harassment in earlier jobs
CALGARY - A former Alberta fire chief hailed by many as a hero for his role in battling the destructive Fort McMurray wildfire in 2016 has been accused of sexually harassing a female subordi...
Feb 15, 2020