Category Archives: Canada
Canadians need to talk about racism and Islamophobia, legal advocacy groups say
VANCOUVER - A deadly attack on a Quebec City mosque is a “harsh reminder” of the reality of Islamophobia, and citizens and politicians need to talk more openly about racism in Ca...
Jan 31, 2017
Charred house where Newfoundland girl died to be torn down: councillor
CARBONEAR, N.L. - A charred house where a five-year-old girl was allegedly murdered while visiting her father will be torn down as early as next week, a municipal councillor says. David Kenn...
Jan 31, 2017
Former Manitoba minister ousted from NDP caucus after harassment allegations
WINNIPEG - A former Manitoba cabinet minister accused of sexual harassment has been kicked out of the NDP caucus. Caucus chair Tom Lindsey read a terse statement Tuesday announcing tha...
Jan 31, 2017
U.S. government makes it official: Canadian passport-holders excused from ban
WASHINGTON - The U.S. government has provided some clarity: Canadian passport-holders have the right to travel to the United States, despite days of confusing, contradictory messages about Donald...
Jan 31, 2017
Former GG draws line linking 'ugliness' in U.S. to Quebec City mosque attack
OTTAWA - The deadly weekend massacre in Quebec City illustrates how Canada is in danger of being “smothered” by the “ugliness” south of the border, former governor general Adri...
Jan 31, 2017
Friends of Quebec City shooting victims to continue praying in targeted mosque
QUEBEC - A small Quebec City apartment block turned into a place of mourning on Tuesday as members of the Guinean Muslim community gathered to remember two of the six victims of la...
Jan 31, 2017
RM of Wood Buffalo cuts jobs due to effects of wildfire, slumping oilsands
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The regional municipality that includes Fort McMurray says it is cutting 168 jobs due to the economic effects of last spring’s wildfire and Alberta’s slumping o...
Jan 31, 2017
Neighbours describe Quebec shooting suspect as quiet man who loved guns as a kid
QUEBEC - Along the sleepy suburban street where the man charged in the Quebec City mosque shooting was raised, neighbours say as a kid he played baseball, swam ...
Jan 31, 2017
Murder trial told ads for autopsy set, surgery dissection tools on hard drive
CALGARY - A police forensic investigator testified Tuesday he found disturbing web searches on a hard drive found on the farm of a man suspected in the deaths of a Calgary couple and their f...
Jan 31, 2017
Prince Edward Island signs health deal with additional $45.1 million
CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island has become the latest province to sign on to a health deal with Ottawa, agreeing to an additional $45.1 million over the next 10 years. P.E.I., the last of the fou...
Jan 31, 2017