Category Archives: Canada
Judge to rule Tuesday on taxi industry's Quebec-Uber injunction request
MONTREAL - The province’s taxi industry will have to wait until Tuesday to find out if a judge will grant a request for an injunction against a deal between the Quebec government and ride-hailin...
Sep 16, 2016
Saskatchewan man convicted with lover in plot to kill spouses appeals
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A Saskatchewan man found guilty along with his lover of plotting to kill each other’s spouse is challenging his conviction. Curtis Vey’s lawyer has filed an app...
Sep 16, 2016
Sprinklers at Vancouver's library go off after shooting of 'Supergirl' TV series
VANCOUVER - Supergirl may be able to use her superpowers to solve problems on TV, but it was the show’s crew and Vancouver firefighters who jumped into action when fire sprinklers...
Sep 16, 2016
Emissions, First Nations and the IMF: three ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Federal politicians were scarce on Parliament Hill this week, taking advantage of the last few days before Parliament returns to kick up their heels and work the barbecue circuit one last tim...
Sep 16, 2016

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Sept. 16 ____ TRUDEAU ISSUES CALL TO ACTION ON FIGHTING DISEASE: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the world to help to fight AIDS, tuberc...
Sep 16, 2016
Drilling licence proposal for Gulf of St. Lawrence provokes anger
CALGARY - A regulator’s proposal to give more time to an energy company that wants to drill in the Gulf of St. Lawrence is provoking anger from opponents who say it’s high time the federal...
Sep 16, 2016
Message from former chief statistician Wayne Smith on his resignation
OTTAWA - Here is the text of a message which Wayne Smith, former chief statistician of Canada, sent to members of the National Statistical Council on Friday: &nb...
Sep 16, 2016
Philpott repays border pass, suitcase expenses following spending review
OTTAWA - Health Minister Jane Philpott plans to repay an additional $381 to taxpayers following the completion of an office spending review sparked by a car controversy. The l...
Sep 16, 2016
A look at some of the other high-profile cases the Vader judge has heard
EDMONTON - Justice Denny Thomas convicted Travis Vader of second-degree murder in the high-profile deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, but his ruling came under criticism almost immediately for appa...
Sep 16, 2016
Law society fails to stop lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution, abuse
TORONTO - The body that regulates the legal profession in Ontario has failed to block a lawsuit alleging malicious prosecution and abuse of public office levelled by a lawyer who sued after a failed e...
Sep 16, 2016