Category Archives: Canada

Manitoba awareness campaign aims to stop sexual harassment of civil servants
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is undertaking a governmentwide awareness campaign to ensure employees aren't facing sexual harassment at work. The campaign includes six posters that explain t...
Mar 26, 2019

Pricey Titanic wreck tours hope to bring new life to a century-old story
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Adventure tourists with money in the bank have a new bucket list travel item: a spot on a submarine diving 3,800 metres down to the rusting remains of one history's most i...
Mar 26, 2019

Independent probe sought in heavy-handed ticketing attempt by Montreal subway inspectors
MONTREAL - A civil rights group is adding its voice to calls for an independent inquiry into the heavy-handed ticketing attempt by inspectors of a Montreal subway user who failed to pay his fare. Juli...
Mar 26, 2019

P.E.I. election speculation mounts as Liberals plan 'special announcement'
CHARLOTTETOWN - P.E.I.'s governing Liberals are planning a "special announcement" tonight, amid mounting speculation of a spring election on the Island. The party issued an advisory this afternoo...
Mar 26, 2019

Former Afghanistan hostage Boyle made frantic 911 call about wife, court hears
OTTAWA - Former Afghanistan hostage Joshua Boyle made a frantic, late-night 911 call in December 2017 to say his wife Caitlan Coleman had run screaming from their Ottawa apartment, threatening to...
Mar 26, 2019

Criticism and court challenge ahead of Quebec's tabling of secularism bill
MONTREAL - Opposition to the Quebec government's secularism bill is increasing ahead of Thursday's expected tabling of the long-awaited legislation. A major teachers' federation filed a...
Mar 26, 2019

Ukraine's top cop walks thin blue line between Russian meddling, free election
OTTAWA - Two weeks after Serhii Kniaziev's military career ended, the Iron Curtain fell, the Soviet Union crumbled and the young ex-soldier returned to Ukraine and quickly found his calling - the thin...
Mar 26, 2019

B.C. seaplane company's plan for electric fleet is set for take off
VANCOUVER - A seaplane company in British Columbia says it is partnering with an engineering firm with the goal of becoming the world's first all-electric airline. Harbour Airlines operates ...
Mar 26, 2019

Consular officials in China meet with detained businessman Michael Spavor
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says detained Canadian businessman Michael Spavor received a visit from consular officials in China today. The visit comes a day after former diplomat Mic...
Mar 26, 2019

PM stays mum on clash with Wilson-Raybould over high court pick, leak of info
WINNIPEG - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is staying mum about whether he rejected former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould's 2017 recommendation for chief justice of the Supreme Court of Canada. S...
Mar 26, 2019