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Military college to go under microscope amid concerns from senior commanders

Military college to go under microscope amid concerns from senior commanders

Canada November 2, 2016 at 5:35 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — Senior Canadian Armed Forces commanders have ordered a complete review of the Royal Military College of Canada following a number of suspected suicides and allegations of sexual misconduct at the prestigious institution in Kingston, Ont. The rare move highlights the growing concern among top brass about the wayRead More

Canadian man pleads guilty to walking on Yellowstone spring

Canadian man pleads guilty to walking on Yellowstone spring

Canada November 2, 2016 at 5:34 pm 0 comments

MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. – One of four Canadian men accused of walking onto a sensitive hot spring at Yellowstone National Park has pleaded guilty to the charges. The National Park Service says Hamish McNab Campbell Cross pleaded guilty Tuesday to foot travel in a thermal area and disorderly conductRead More

Strike deadline approaches for group of Toronto school bus drivers

Strike deadline approaches for group of Toronto school bus drivers

Canada November 2, 2016 at 5:33 pm 0 comments

Toronto: Thousands of Toronto students may need to find a new way to get to class on Thursday as a strike deadline looms for a group of school bus drivers in the city. If a tentative deal cannot be reached by 12:01 a.m. Thursday, drivers employed at First Student MarkhamRead More

Man seriously injured after stabbing in Brampton

Canada November 2, 2016 at 5:31 pm 0 comments

  Brampton: A man is in hospital this morning with serious injuries following a stabbing in Brampton early this morning. It happened outside of a residence in the area of Sunny Meadow Boulevard and Sandalwood Parkway East at around 12:35 a.m. The man, identified as a 24-year-old Brampton resident, wasRead More

Ottawa misses deadline for Phoenix pay debacle

Ottawa misses deadline for Phoenix pay debacle

Canada November 1, 2016 at 6:53 pm 0 comments

OTTAWA — The federal government has missed its self-imposed deadline for clearing a backlog of payroll problems and is now looking to get things sorted out by the end of the year. Marie Lemay, deputy minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, says there are still about 22,000 cases toRead More

Former Liberal organizer convicted in sponsorship scandal

Former Liberal organizer convicted in sponsorship scandal

Canada November 1, 2016 at 6:53 pm 0 comments

MONTREAL — Former Liberal organizer Jacques Corriveau’s conviction on three fraud-related charges marks the end of the criminal cases linked with the federal sponsorship scandal, a Crown prosecutor said Tuesday. A jury found Corriveau guilty of fraud against the government, forgery and laundering proceeds of crime between 1997 and 2003.Read More

Housing and debt risks best addressed by government measures and not rake hike: Poloz

Housing and debt risks best addressed by government measures and not rake hike: Poloz

Canada November 1, 2016 at 6:52 pm 0 comments

Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says risks from household debt and the housing market will be better addressed by the government’s recent policy moves than by adjusting interest rates. In a speech in Vancouver, the head of Canada’s central bank says adjusting interest rates is a “very blunt tool”Read More

Activist who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter returns to Burlington court

Activist who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter returns to Burlington court

Canada November 1, 2016 at 6:51 pm 0 comments

Ontario : An Ontario animal rights activist currently on trial for mischief for giving water to pigs headed for slaughter returned to a Burlington courtroom today. The trial for activist Anita Krajnc resumed today in connection with a June 2015 incident where she dumped water into a tractor trailer carryingRead More

Prime Minister Trudeau signs Canada-EU trade deal

Prime Minister Trudeau signs Canada-EU trade deal

Canada October 31, 2016 at 6:49 am 0 comments

BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revelled in a long-awaited moment Sunday — signing Canada’s free trade deal with the European Union, but not before recognizing the challenges ahead to bring it fully into force. Trudeau expressed hope that the so-called provisional application of the deal — approval only byRead More

‘Very happy’ Oland will be in Ottawa as top court hears groundbreaking bail appeal

‘Very happy’ Oland will be in Ottawa as top court hears groundbreaking bail appeal

Canada October 31, 2016 at 6:48 am 0 comments

FREDERICTON — A “very very happy” Dennis Oland has been spending quiet time with his family since his murder conviction was overturned last week, but he will make a return to the courtroom Monday, his lawyer says. Oland will be in Ottawa as the Supreme Court of Canada hears argumentsRead More