Category Archives: Canada

Quebec court authorizes racial profiling class action against Montreal police
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has authorized a class action lawsuit against the City of Montreal on behalf of citizens who allege they were unfairly arrested and racially pro...
Aug 14, 2019

'Who do you trust?' Election campaign in Manitoba officially begins
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's official election campaign began Monday with promises from Progressive Conservative Leader Brian Pallister to continue to reduce taxes and keep a leash on spending if he win...
Aug 14, 2019

Five parties invited to televised leaders' debates, Bernier left out for now
OTTAWA - The leaders of Canada's five main political parties were invited Monday to take part in this October's televised federal election debates, but the newly formed People's Party of Can...
Aug 14, 2019

Canadian military issues new ban on discriminatory, sexually explicit tattoos
OTTAWA - Canadian military members are being warned against getting certain tattoos, including those that could be deemed discriminatory or sexually explicit, as the armed forces tries to crack down o...
Aug 14, 2019

Keep justice minister and attorney general one role: McLellan report
OTTAWA - The former Liberal minister charged with making recommendations on whether the roles of justice minister and attorney general should be separated is recommending no structural changes sh...
Aug 14, 2019

Crown touts testimony depicting Joshua Boyle's 'pattern of behaviour'
OTTAWA - A Crown prosecutor says testimony about former hostage Joshua Boyle's controlling, abusive nature should be admitted into evidence at his assault trial because it depicts a relevant pattern o...
Aug 14, 2019

A timeline of key events in the SNC-Lavalin political controversy
OTTAWA - A chronology of key developments in the SNC-Lavalin controversy, according to public documents, reports and testimony to the House of Commons justice committee: Feb. 19, 2015 - The RCMP lays ...
Aug 14, 2019

Canadian Taxpayers Federation responds to ethics report
OTTAWA-The Canadian Taxpayers Federation (CTF) has released a statement in response to the report released by Canada's ethics watchdog.Aaron Wudrick CTF Federal Director says that "Commissioner Dion's...
Aug 14, 2019 Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (Courtesy of European Parliament via flickr)

Quebec business lobby says province needs more immigrants to meet needs
Quebec should significantly boost planned immigration levels and soften French-language requirements for newcomers in order to better meet the needs of the labour market, a major business lo...
Aug 14, 2019

NewsAlert: Trudeau breached Conflict of Interest Act, says ethics commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau violated the Conflict of Interest Act by improperly pressuring former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould to halt the criminal prosecution of SNC-Lavalin, Cana...
Aug 14, 2019