Category Archives: Canadian Press
Cut down on court delays by supporting victims of crime: ombudsman
OTTAWA - Making sure those who experience the biggest impacts of crime have the support they need would do a lot to speed up the wheels of justice, says the federal ombudsman for victims of crime. ...
Nov 07, 2017
Two former Alberta cabinet ministers part of group promoting legal pot industry
EDMONTON - Two former Alberta government cabinet ministers and a police chief are part of a group that is working to promote the legal recreational marijuana industry. Former justice minister Jonathan...
Nov 07, 2017
Tentative agreement reached in Quebec daycare dispute
MONTREAL - A tentative agreement has been reached between the Quebec government and the union representing about 11,000 daycare workers across the province. The agreement in principle reached Monday e...
Nov 07, 2017
Trial in Michigan airport stabbing put off until July 30
FLINT, Mich. - The case of a Canadian man charged with stabbing a police officer at a Michigan airport isn’t on a fast track. A judge agreed Friday to extend important deadlines while federal in...
Nov 07, 2017
MPs begin amending Access to Info bill, but many suggestions voted down
OTTAWA - MPs have amended the government’s much-criticized Access to Information bill by placing a check on plans to give federal agencies the power to refuse to process access requests. Members...
Nov 07, 2017
Police officially identify one of three victims in deadly Highway 400 crash
COOKSTOWN, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police have identified one of the three victims of last week’s fiery pileup on a highway north of Toronto. Sgt. Kerry Schmidt says 37-year-old Benjamin Dunn ...
Nov 07, 2017
NDP MP proposes changes to federal insolvency laws to increase pension protections
TORONTO - An Ontario backbench member of Parliament tabled a bill Monday to amend Canada’s insolvency laws so they offer more protections to pension plans, post-retirement benefits and severance...
Nov 07, 2017
Canada's progressive push for the updated TPP might not come so easy
The Trudeau government’s push for so-called progressive chapters in a revamped Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement are likely to be a tough sell among many of Canada’s partners in th...
Nov 07, 2017
Health spending in Canada forecast to hit $242 billion this year, says report
TORONTO - A boost in economic conditions across the country has contributed to a slight uptick in health spending across Canada, according to a new report released Tuesday. Figures from the Canadian I...
Nov 07, 2017
Florida State suspends Greek life following alcohol death
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University indefinitely suspended its 55 fraternities and sororities Monday after the alcohol-related death of a freshman pledge and cocaine charges for another frate...
Nov 06, 2017