Category Archives: Canada

Low profile for Canada on Tiananmen anniversary amid Kovrig, Spavor jailings
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked Tuesday's 30th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre by saying he has real concerns about China's human-rights record, including the repr...
Jun 04, 2019

Quebec zoo at heart of cruelty allegations ordered closed by workers' safety board
ST-EDOUARD-DE-MASKINONGE, Que. - The Quebec workers' safety board has ordered the closure a small zoo at the heart of an animal cruelty investigation and the removal of the animals that remain on...
Jun 04, 2019

Justice committee votes to expunge words of Christchurch shooter from record
OTTAWA - The name and words of the man accused of killing 51 people in Christchurch, New Zealand will be expunged from the parliamentary record after a vote in the House of Commons justice committee T...
Jun 04, 2019

Fallen officers remembered five years after Moncton shooting rampage
MONCTON, N.B. - The commanding officer of the RCMP in New Brunswick is calling on the public to continue to honour the legacy of three Mounties killed by a gunman in Moncton five years ago today. Cons...
Jun 04, 2019

In the news today, June 4
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, June 4 --- WOMEN STILL FACING HATRED, RACISM: TRUDEAU Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the rights of women are backsliding and gender equality is under att...
Jun 04, 2019

Employers face long delays for temporary foreign workers as demand spikes
OTTAWA - Some employers looking to hire temporary foreign workers are experiencing significant delays due to an increase in demand this year for migrant workers in Canada. The federal government says ...
Jun 04, 2019

I took on the Nazis: Canadian vet recalls helping lead D-Day invasion
TORONTO - On June 6, 1944, Jim Parks of the Royal Winnipeg Rifles was among about 14,000 Canadians who landed in Normandy, part of an Allied invasion that marked the beginning of the end of the S...
Jun 04, 2019

Hatred of women creeping into public debate, Trudeau tells equality conference
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says gender equality is under attack and, in the age of social media, it's never been easier to taunt with abhorrent views. Trudeau told the Women Deliver 201...
Jun 03, 2019

Rona Ambrose endorses amendments to bill on sex assault training for judges
OTTAWA - After stalling for two years, the Senate is poised to finally pass a private member's bill that would require judges in Canada to undergo training about sexual assault law, includin...
Jun 03, 2019

Ottawa, Quebec announce $500 million reconstruction of La Fontaine Tunnel
MONTREAL - The federal and Quebec governments have announced a $500-million reconstruction project for Canada's longest highway tunnel - the Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine Tunnel linking Montreal to...
Jun 03, 2019