Category Archives: Canada
$460K award for cops' disclosure of secret informant's identity upheld
TORONTO - A police service that failed to keep an informant’s identity secret and then failed to take the violation seriously lost its bid Monday to overturn a $460,000 damages award to the vict...
Jan 09, 2017
Montreal police officers ordered to remove labour stickers from cruisers
MONTREAL - An arbitration tribunal has ruled that Montreal police officers must stop plastering their cruisers with labour-related stickers and also pay for the removal of current ones....
Jan 09, 2017

Coast Guard hopes to free tanker that ran aground off Nova Scotia coast
SYDNEY, N.S. - The Canadian Coast Guard says it will attempt early Tuesday to free a tanker that ran aground off Cape Breton. The Arca 1 grounded just north of Sydney Mines on Sunday after losing...
Jan 09, 2017
2 Ontario First Nations suing TransCanada over pipeline consultation process
TORONTO - Two indigenous communities in northern Ontario are suing TransCanada in a bid to expand the pipeline consultation process to include maintenance operations. TransCanada wants to co...
Jan 09, 2017
The Canadian Press News Agenda for Tuesday, Jan. 10
EDITORS: Following is a list of news events for Jan. 10 as of 2:35 p.m. ET: x-denotes wire, y-denotes picture, z-denotes graphics coverage. Copy from other events based on merit and availability. All ...
Jan 09, 2017

Canada invests $46 million in University of Victoria ocean science facility
VICTORIA - While humans have mapped the surfaces of the moon and Mars, our own deep sea remains largely a mystery - but Ocean Networks Canada is working to change that. The University of Vic...
Jan 09, 2017

Whole Foods Market cancels Alberta openings as Canadian expansion plan slows
CALGARY - A plan to quadruple its Canadian presence to 40 stores has hit a snag for Whole Foods Market which confirms it will not proceed with planned store openings in Calgary and Edmonton. The gigan...
Jan 09, 2017
Canadian ports anticipate higher cargo volume shipments in 2017
MONTREAL - Some of Canada’s largest ports are anticipating a stronger year for the transportation of cargo. The Port of Montreal says a new cargo terminal should again bolster volumes, whic...
Jan 09, 2017
Certification of RCMP sex-harassment suit now awaiting judge's signature
TORONTO - Women who were sexually harassed as RCMP employees will soon receive letters letting them know they are eligible for compensation if, as expected, a judge certifies a class action again...
Jan 09, 2017
Apology accepted: John Furlong to speak again at University of B.C. fundraiser
VANCOUVER - Former Vancouver Olympic CEO John Furlong will be back at the podium for a University of British Columbia fundraising event after the abrupt cancellation of his speech and subsequent ...
Jan 09, 2017