Category Archives: Canada

A look at some of the victims of the Iran plane crash who called Canada home
There were dozens who called Canada home among the 176 people who were killed when Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 crashed after takeoff near Tehran, Iran. Friends and family in Canad...
Jan 09, 2020

Champagne asks Iran to let Canadian officials in to investigate plane crash
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne has spoken to his Iranian counterpart about Wednesday's deadly plane crash in Tehran, but there is no word on whether Canadian officials w...
Jan 09, 2020

More vigils to be held for Canadian victims of plane crash in Iran
Mourners will gather at more candlelight vigils across Canada today to grieve the 176 victims of a plane crash on the outskirts of Tehran. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said 138 of the 176 passeng...
Jan 09, 2020

Maple Leaf cake gets iced and a world junior redux; In The News for Jan. 7
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 Jan. 7: What we are watching in...
Jan 09, 2020

Vigils held for plane crash victims and Iran releases report; In The News for Jan. 9
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 Jan. 9. What we are watching in Canada ... OTT...
Jan 09, 2020

Trump disregards Canada, allies with killing of Iranian general: ex-ambassador
OTTAWA - President Donald Trump's decision to order the killing of a top Iranian general has elevated his disregard of Canada and other American allies to a new level, says Barack Obama's fo...
Jan 09, 2020

What the Wet'suwet'en case says about how Canadian courts address Indigenous law
About 30 years before the Wet'suwet'en First Nation faced the possibility of a natural gas pipeline through its territory, members fought a different battle in court. Lawyer Peter Grant, who represent...
Jan 09, 2020

First Nation waits on logging road at centre of pipeline dispute in northern B.C.
SMITHERS, B.C. - Thirty-nine kilometres down a snow covered logging road, four men chop wood and work to erect a canvas wall tent in a pullout area. Cody Merriman, who is 'Namgis and also goes by the ...
Jan 09, 2020

Iranian-Canadians killed in plane crash part of growing diaspora community
OTTAWA - If there's a sign of how Canada's Iranian diaspora has grown just over the last decade in Canada, consider the story of a festival held in Toronto to mark the Persian New Year, known as Nowru...
Jan 09, 2020

Health groups take aim at flavoured vapes in new public awareness campaign
TORONTO - Two Canadian health advocacy groups launched a public awareness campaign Wednesday taking aim at flavoured vape products, with a pointed advertisement that highlights how the products are ma...
Jan 08, 2020