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Bell Media lays off employees as it restructures operations

Canada January 31, 2017 at 8:03 pm 0 comments

TORONTO — Bell Media says it’s laying some people off as it restructures operations amid a challenging industry landscape. Spokesman Scott Henderson said in an email Tuesday that the company is not disclosing the number of workers who will lose their jobs. But he said the layoffs, which began MondayRead More

Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes found not guilty of gross indecency, indecent assault

Canada January 31, 2017 at 8:02 pm 0 comments

KENTVILLE, N.S. — Prominent Toronto pastor Brent Hawkes has been found not guilty of gross indecency and indecent assault in a Nova Scotia case stemming from the 1970s. Provincial court Judge Alan Tufts handed down the verdict Tuesday in Kentville, N.S., saying he found significant inconsistencies in the testimony ofRead More

6 killed after gunmen open fire at mosque in Canada’s Quebec; 2 held

6 killed after gunmen open fire at mosque in Canada’s Quebec; 2 held

Canada January 30, 2017 at 6:10 pm 0 comments

Quebec City, Canada: Six people were killed after gunmen opened fire in a Quebec City mosque during evening prayers, the mosque’s president told reporters on Sunday. Earlier, a witness told Reuters that up to three gunmen fired on about 40 people inside the Quebec City Islamic Cultural Center. Police putRead More

Amid confusion, government clears up how widescale U.S. travel ban affects Canadians

Amid confusion, government clears up how widescale U.S. travel ban affects Canadians

Canada January 30, 2017 at 6:09 pm 0 comments

Canada: The federal government moved to clear up confusion that surrounded a U.S. travel ban on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries by announcing that Canadian citizens and permanent residents with roots in those countries can still cross the border. Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Sunday that the White HouseRead More

Debate over controversial U.S. travel ban expected to ramp up in Canada Monday

Debate over controversial U.S. travel ban expected to ramp up in Canada Monday

Canada January 30, 2017 at 6:08 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — Although the Trudeau government moved to calm anxiety over the weekend about the effects of a controversial American travel ban, more vocal debate over the measure is expected today. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s senior aides and government officials worked the phones all weekend, looking for word from theirRead More

Group protests Trump’s travel ban outside U.S. Consulate in Toronto

Group protests Trump’s travel ban outside U.S. Consulate in Toronto

Canada January 30, 2017 at 6:08 pm 0 comments

 Toronto: Hundreds of people marched from the U.S. Consulate in Toronto to Nathan Phillips Square this morning protesting U.S. President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven Muslim-majority countries. The demonstration began outside the consulate at around 8 a.m. Monday before the group made their way down University AvenueRead More

Trudeau visiting Vancouver for Lunar New Year amid public debate over pipeline

Trudeau visiting Vancouver for Lunar New Year amid public debate over pipeline

Canada January 29, 2017 at 8:20 pm 0 comments

VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will be visiting Vancouver today for the second time since approving the Kinder Morgan Canada Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Trudeau will be participating in Lunar New Year celebrations, including a parade in the city’s historic Chinatown. Trudeau’s arrival comes after a string of townRead More

U.S. travel ban against people from 7 countries causes angst for some Canadians

U.S. travel ban against people from 7 countries causes angst for some Canadians

Canada January 29, 2017 at 8:20 pm 0 comments

Toronto: Canada’s major airlines are giving the all-clear to dual citizens with roots in seven predominantly-Muslim countries targeted by an American travel ban, but the country’s busiest airports are still cautioning travellers to contact U.S. Customs and Border Protection before setting out. It was initially unclear Saturday whether Canadians whoRead More

Canada says dual citizens not affected by U.S. travel ban

Canada says dual citizens not affected by U.S. travel ban

Canada January 29, 2017 at 8:18 pm 0 comments

Toronto: The Trudeau government has received assurances that Canadian passport holders will not be caught up in an American travel ban that has barred citizens of seven countries from entering the United States. An email from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office late Saturday said the U.S. has given assurances thatRead More

Human error increasingly a factor contributing to pipeline leaks, data suggests

Human error increasingly a factor contributing to pipeline leaks, data suggests

Canada January 29, 2017 at 8:16 pm 0 comments

CALGARY — Human error — whether it’s burying a pipeline too shallow or not fastening bolts tight enough– is increasingly a factor contributing to pipeline leaks, federal data suggests. Figures compiled by the National Energy Board show that in the past three years, incorrect operation — which covers everything fromRead More