Category Archives: Canada

Scheer promises coast-to-coast energy corridor as he outlines economic vows
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer pledged Thursday to pursue a coast-to-coast energy corridor, achieve Canadian oil independence within a decade and adjust mortgage rules with ...
May 18, 2019

Liberals fundraise on abortion rights as Trudeau criticizes U.S. 'backsliding'
OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau decries American states for "backsliding" on abortion rights, the Liberal party is using abortion to galvanize its base and help fill its war chest ...
May 18, 2019

Cords, hammer, knives: Woman tells murder trial how 'sister wife' was abused
WINNIPEG - One of five women involved with a man accused of killing one of them testified that the death came after days of the victim being abused. "He was beating her up with cords, a hammer, knives...
May 18, 2019

Canada's parole officers say correctional system has reached breaking point
OTTAWA - Canada's parole officers say the country's correctional system is at a breaking point due to workloads that are "insurmountable" - a situation they say poses real risks to publ...
May 18, 2019

Bank of Canada identifies climate change as important economic weak spot
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada is highlighting its expanding concerns about climate change and, for the first time, is listing it among the top weak spots for the economy and the financial...
May 18, 2019

British Columbia man has a right to trial in French, Supreme Court says
OTTAWA - A British Columbia man charged with a driving offence is entitled to a trial in French, the Supreme Court of Canada says in a decision that represents a victory for minority-language rig...
May 18, 2019

Replacing Phoenix pay system cheaper than fixing its mess will be, PBO reports
OTTAWA - The cost of a new pay system for federal civil servants should pale in comparison to the cost of stabilizing the failed Phoenix system, says a new report from Parliament's spending watchdog. ...
May 18, 2019

Canada issues tender to bring back trash but misses Duterte's May 15 deadline
OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who chairs a parliamentary friendship group between Canada and the Philippines says the ongoing garbage war between the two countries is both embarrassing and unlikely to end s...
May 18, 2019

Secularism bill a 'sexist' attack on women's bodies: Quebec federation of women
MONTREAL - Quebec's secularism bill is a frontal attack on women's rights and primarily targets Muslims, the head of a major feminist organization said Thursday during the final day of legislative hea...
May 18, 2019

Canada introducing digital charter to combat hate speech, misinformation
PARIS - Canada intends to introduce a new digital charter to combat hate speech, misinformation and online electoral interference, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a technology confer...
May 18, 2019