Category Archives: Canada

Court of Appeal reduces sentence handed down to ski coach Bertrand Charest
MONTREAL - Former national ski coach Bertrand Charest has seen his sentence for sexually abusing young female skiers under his care reduced by 21 months on appeal. Quebec's Court of Appeal ruled Thurs...
Aug 24, 2019

Parents of Jack Letts say Scheer is 'passing the buck' on their son's fate
OTTAWA - The parents of Jack Letts, a British-Canadian man imprisoned in northern Syria, are chastising Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer for saying he wouldn't lift a finger to help their son. Scheer...
Aug 24, 2019

Sockeye returns plunge in B.C., official calls 2019 'extremely challenging'
VANCOUVER - Federal fisheries experts are painting a devastating picture of the challenges facing Pacific salmon and point to climate change as the main culprit. Fisheries Minister Jonathan Wilkinson&...
Aug 24, 2019

Your Ward News editor gets the maximum one year jail for hate promotion
TORONTO - The editor of a Toronto-based publication was handed the maximum one-year jail sentence on Thursday for promoting hatred against women and Jews. In sentencing James Sears, Ontario court Judg...
Aug 24, 2019

All avenues for peace in Venezuela must be explored: Chrystia Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will head to Cuba next week for more talks with her counterpart there on the situation in Venezuela. Freeland made the announcement following a meet...
Aug 24, 2019

Liberals dig up video of Scheer speaking against same-sex marriage
OTTAWA - Liberals went trolling Thursday for young, progressive-minded voters with 14-year-old video footage of Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer speaking out against same-sex marriage ...
Aug 24, 2019

Fear mounting that changes to drug pricing in Canada could stifle innovation
OTTAWA - Some Canadian patients and groups that advocate on their behalf are sounding the alarm about the federal government's recent changes to the way it regulates the cost of patented medicines. To...
Aug 24, 2019

Saskatchewan abandons commitment to improve northern airport after crash: chief
REGINA - The chief of a remote Saskatchewan First Nation says the province's decision not to help improve an airport runway near his community while doing so in a city outside Regi...
Aug 24, 2019

Canada's climate plan not enough, entire G7 must do more report says
OTTAWA - The wealthiest countries in the world - including Canada - are lagging instead of leading in the fight against global warming, a new report says. The Climate Action Network, a global ass...
Aug 24, 2019

Top general says military started dealing with suspected neo-Nazi in the spring
OTTAWA - The military "did not miss" a Manitoba army reservist's alleged links to a neo-Nazi group, but in fact first started looking into it months before media reports on the subject began to surfac...
Aug 24, 2019