Category Archives: Canada
Jacques Corriveau found guilty on three fraud-related charges
MONTREAL - More than 10 years after being described as the “central figure” in an elaborate and lucrative sponsorship kickback scheme, a man once close to ex-prime minister ...
Nov 01, 2016
Officer pleads guilty over online remarks following death of indigenous artist
OTTAWA - An Ottawa police officer apologized to his family, the force and the Inuit community on Tuesday after pleading guilty to two Police Services Act charges in connection with online re...
Nov 01, 2016
Pressure mounts on federal Liberals to invest in First Nations child welfare
OTTAWA - An indigenous member of Finance Minister Bill Morneau’s economic advisory council is taking issue with the federal government’s claims that First Nations agencies l...
Nov 01, 2016
Classes disrupted as picket lines go up at Manitoba's largest university
WINNIPEG - Professors at the University of Manitoba left their classrooms for the picket line Tuesday, creating uncertainty for 29,000 students at the province’s largest university. The strike b...
Nov 01, 2016
Paul Bernardo's day-parole hearing scheduled for March; victims' families 'gutted'
TORONTO - The families of two school girls brutally raped and killed by Paul Bernardo say the notorious killer’s application for day parole is “gut wrenching.” Bernardo is scheduled ...
Nov 01, 2016
Halifax police investigating reports of razor blades found in Halloween treats
HALIFAX - Police in Halifax are investigating a pair of incidents where razor blades were reportedly found in candy bars given to children on Halloween. Investigators say a 12-year-old boy was go...
Nov 01, 2016
PBO says tax revenues on legal marijuana to be less than $1 billion at outset
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget watchdog is being a bit of a buzz kill when it comes to forecasting government revenue windfalls from legalized marijuana. “We’re talking millions and mil...
Nov 01, 2016
N.S. jails moving to provide OD treatment 'immediately' as fentanyl threat grows
HALIFAX - The arrival of the highly potent opioid fentanyl in Nova Scotia is prompting the province’s jails to move more quickly on a plan to provide frontline staff with a potent...
Nov 01, 2016
Thomson Reuters to cut 2,000 jobs worldwide as it speeds up streamlining
TORONTO - Thomson Reuters (TSX:TRI) says it’s eliminating 2,000 positions around the world as it speeds up efforts to streamline and simplify its global information services organization. T...
Nov 01, 2016
Economy grew 0.2 per cent in August, reinforcing expectations of rebound
OTTAWA - The economy grew by 0.2 per cent in August, Statistics Canada said Tuesday, reinforcing expectations that the country is poised for a rebound in the third quarter. The measure of real gross d...
Nov 01, 2016