Category Archives: Canada
Manitoba premier says he is not alone in wanting delay in marijuana bill
WINNIPEG - The federal government should postpone legislation to legalize marijuana, planned for the spring, because there are still too many details to work out, says Manitoba Premier Brian Pall...
Dec 06, 2016
Nova Scotia premier defends one-day closure of province's schools as only option
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier is defending the one-day closure of the province’s public school system, saying it was the “only option” without guarantees aroun...
Dec 06, 2016
Don't off-load Syrian refugees on provinces, Senate committee tells feds
OTTAWA - With federal benefits about to run out for thousands of Syrian immigrants, the Senate human rights committee is raising concerns about those people shifting on to provincial welfare rolls. Th...
Dec 06, 2016
Chief apologizes, steps away from missing women portfolio over photo
GATINEAU, Que. - One of British Columbia’s top-ranking First Nations leaders is apologizing after posting a sexualized photo to social media that he acknowledges “offended many p...
Dec 06, 2016
N.B. school hockey team suspended for incident involving most members: principal
WOODSTOCK, N.B. - A high school hockey team in New Brunswick has been suspended for the rest of the season because of behaviour that violated a contract for players. Bill Hogan, principal of Woodstock...
Dec 06, 2016
Canada needs single protocol for handling concussions, former pro athletes say
OTTAWA - Hockey legend Ken Dryden laid down a challenge Tuesday to sports executives in charge of leagues and federations to do more to protect athletes from the debilitating effects of head inju...
Dec 06, 2016
Downie, visibly touched, urges Canadians, aboriginals to embrace reconciliation
GATINEAU, Que. - A frail-looking Gord Downie wept openly, wiping tears from his eyes, as indigenous leaders paid tribute to the ailing Tragically Hip frontman Tuesday for his efforts in forc...
Dec 06, 2016
Sombre ceremonies mark 27th anniversary of the 1989 Montreal Massacre
MONTREAL - Solemn events marked Tuesday’s 27th anniversary of the Polytechnique Montreal slayings and were accompanied by a renewed call for Justin Trudeau’s Liber...
Dec 06, 2016
Feds' funding gap has long put First Nations students at disadvantage: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal government has for years failed to address the higher costs of operating First Nations schools, leaving some students at a disadvantage compared with their peers in the ...
Dec 06, 2016
Warrant issued for mother of Ontario girl who was subject of Amber Alert
WELLAND, Ont. - Police in Ontario have issued a Canada-wide warrant for a woman they allege abducted her nine-year-old daughter, prompting an Amber Alert over the weekend. Niagara regional police...
Dec 06, 2016