The Canadian Press MONTREAL–An anti-fascist group is organizing a counter-protest against a demonstration in Quebec City on Sunday that’s being planned by a far-right group. Montreal Antifasciste said in a statement it’s calling on anti-fascist and anti-racist groups to head to the provincial capital to oppose La Meute’s demonstration. The […]
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The Canadian PressMary Gazze TORONTO–Ali Van Orman still is looking for specialized glasses to protect her family’s eyes during Monday’s solar eclipse because she never counted on demand totally eclipsing supply. She tried to buy a coveted pair of solar eclipse glasses for herself and two children from Amazon back […]
The Canadian Press HANNA, Alta.–RCMP say three children who died when a semi-trailer truck collided with an SUV northeast of Calgary on Wednesday all were from the United States. “The family is from Washington State,” said RCMP Cpl. Laurel Scott. “The parents are both in hospital in Calgary and they’re […]
The Canadian Press WINNIPEG–A woman in Winnipeg tightly embraced her 12-year-old son for the first time in three years early yesterday morning when the child was reunited with his family after his liberation from Iraqi militants. Cheers went up from a large crowd on hand when Emad Mishko Tamo arrived […]
The Canadian PressJoanna Smith OTTAWA–The Justice Department wants to know what Canadians think of changing some of the former Conservative government’s controversial tough-on-crime sentencing legacy–including mandatory minimum penalties–before the Liberals bring in their promised reforms. An online survey asks respondents to judge several scenarios involving mitigating circumstances surrounding a crime, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–An Ontario court has thrown out a lawsuit against the provincial government over the controversial partial sale of Hydro One. The lawsuit filed last December by the Canadian Union of Public Employees alleged the sale of shares in the utility was “motivated by improper and ulterior purposes,” […]
The Canadian Press MONTREAL–A commemorative plaque honouring a former president of the Confederate States of America has been removed from a Hudson’s Bay Co. building in downtown Montreal. Spokeswoman Tiffany Bourre told The Canadian Press in an e-mail the plaque of Jefferson Davis, who was president of the Confederate states […]
The Canadian Press EDMONTON–The Alberta government won’t appeal a ruling that struck down part of its impaired driving legislation allowing police to suspend the licences of suspected drunk drivers. Justice minister Kathleen Ganley said the government instead will bring new legislation forward after talking to interested parties. The Alberta Court […]
The Canadian Press CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut–Nearly 90 years after she sank into Nunavut’s Arctic seabed, the ship that took famed explorer Roald Amundsen on his second polar expedition finally is ready to sail back home to Norway. Now only sea ice in the Northwest Passage stands in the way of […]
The Canadian PressJordan Press OTTAWA–The federal government is vowing to make changes to a largely-untapped fund designed to help parents of murdered or missing children after a blistering critique exposed deep flaws in the program. A report from Sue O’Sullivan, the federal ombudsman for victims of crime, found the program’s […]
The Canadian Press CAMROSE, Alta.–A woman who lost her engagement ring 13 years ago while weeding her garden on the family farm is wearing it proudly again after her daughter-in-law pulled it from the ground on a misshapen carrot. Mary Grams, 84, said she can’t believe the lucky carrot actually […]
The Canadian PressMorgan Lowrie MONTREAL–A Quebec woman is taking legal action against her doctors after she delivered her 13-pound baby naturally in what court documents describe as a “traumatic and chaotic” childbirth. Documents filed in Quebec Superior Court on behalf of Anik Bourbeau and Pascal Lessard allege the baby was […]
