Canadian News New Canadian Minister of Justice ‘loses sleep’ over data privacy, election interference and online hate | The Starthestar.com - Melanie Green Following the charter’s release, Trudeau took aim at tech giants, tweeting that if social media platforms don’t step up their accountability, “there …
Winnipeg Eight confirmed cases of scabies at Winnipeg long-term care centre | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—One of Manitoba’s largest rehabilitation and long-term care centres for seniors has declared a scabies outbreak. The Winnipeg Regional Health …
Canadian News Ford government slashes funding to children’s aid societies | The Starthestar.com - Sandro Contenta “We are concerned about the impact of any potential cuts to our members and to the families that they serve,” Nicole Bonnie, chief executive officer …
Canadian News Newfoundland Tory apologizes for combative election night speech, will ‘assist’ Liberals | The Starthestar.com - Holly McKenzie-Sutter ST. JOHN’S, N.L.—Newfoundland and Labrador’s Tory leader apologized Wednesday for combative election night remarks in which he called the results a …
Canadian News Judge orders satirical website Journal de Mourreal to change name, pay $23K | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press MONTREAL—A judge has ruled a satirical publication dubbed the Journal de Mourreal will have to drop its name. Quebec Superior Court Justice Micheline …
Canadian News Men and women agree on problems in their sex lives, study suggests | The Starthestar.com - Michelle McQuigge New research suggests men and women are on the same wavelength when it comes to problems in their sex lives. The study from the University of Waterloo …
Canadian News Judge considers public shaming in sentencing of naked man in grocery store | The Starthestar.com - Teena Monteleone PRINCE ALBERT, SASK.—A Saskatchewan man convicted of running naked through the aisles of a grocery store and into a meat cooler won’t spend any …
Maxime Bernier Former Tory cabinet minister from Manitoba to run for People’s Party of Canada | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press WINNIPEG—A member of the Manitoba legislature and former federal cabinet minister is planning to run for Maxime Bernier’s People’s Party of Canada in …
Citizenship Canada stripping citizenship from Chinese man over alleged marriage fraud | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press A statement of claim filed by the citizenship minister accuses He of concealing that he entered into a marriage of convenience with his former …
Canadian News Three women launch lawsuit alleging sexual assault by Correctional Service guard in Nova Scotia | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press Nova is one of six federal facilities for women across Canada. In response to the lawsuit, the director of advocacy and legal issues for the Canadian …
Québec Police in western Quebec investigate attacks on various public utilities | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press Targeted sites included hydro towers, highway inspection installations and telecommunication company equipment. There were no reported injuries. A …
Canadian News Second cop charged in altercation between two officers in Pelham, Ont. | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press He’s expected to appear in court in St. Catharines in June. In March, Ontario’s police watchdog said another officer had been charged with attempted …
Andrew Scheer Scheer vows criminal crackdown on human trafficking in election pledge | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press OTTAWA—Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public awareness to fight human trafficking. The …
Ontario OPP charge Niagara Region officer who was shot in argument with fellow cop | The Starthestar.com - Bill Sawchuk An OPP media release said investigators won’t be commenting any further on this matter as it is now before the courts. Court proceedings have begun in …
Canadian News Tired of stepping in goose poop? Then stop feeding them bird ‘candy’, ecologist says | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press She says the park has enough vegetation for geese to eat, but if visitors insist on feeding the waterfowl they should only give them spinach, …
Maxime Bernier Once a whistleblower, Bernier’s new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press MONTREAL—Ken Pereira, one of the first people to blow the whistle on corruption in Quebec’s construction industry, is running as a Quebec City-area …
Canadian News Survey finds minimal progress in military’s fight against sexual misconduct | The Starthestar.com - Lee Berthiaume OTTAWA—Statistics Canada has offered a sobering assessment of the Canadian Forces’ four-year war on sexual misconduct, suggesting in a new report …
Canadian News Top soldier acknowledges handling of Afghan memorial ‘hit a nerve,’ vows access | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press Decisions around the opening and severely restricted access to the site have come under attack from Afghan war veterans and families of those killed …
Green Party P.E.I. Greens to choose new candidate after death of Josh Underhay | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press CHARLOTTETOWN—Prince Edward Island’s Green party will choose a candidate Friday to run in a riding where its first candidate died just days before …
Penticton, BC Sitting and sleeping on downtown sidewalks could get you a $100 fine in Penticton, B.C. | The Starthestar.com - Joe Fries PENTICTON, B.C.—Sitting and sleeping on some downtown sidewalks could be banned in Penticton, B.C., this summer as part of the city’s plan to crack …
Canadian News Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press The ships will be built for the Canadian Coast Guard and aim to do two things: provide the coast guard with desperately needed new ships and prevent …
Canada Canada has hired a firm to ship garbage back from the Philippines, environment minister says | The Starthestar.com - Mia Rabson Presidential spokesman Salvador Panelo held a news conference to announce that Duterte has ordered officials to look for a private shipping company …
Canadian News Criminal charges rare for bartenders in drunk driving cases, legal experts say | The Starthestar.com - Paola Loriggio Legal experts say criminal charges like those laid against a former bar server in connection with a drunk-driving crash that killed two Ottawa-area …
Canadian News Injured workers face benefit cuts as compensation board assigns them ‘phantom jobs’ with ‘ghost wages’: Report | The Starthestar.com - Sara Mojtehedzadeh Permanently injured workers are having their benefits slashed because the provincial compensation board deems them capable of doing “imaginary” jobs …
Canadian News Experts agree on steps to prevent money laundering, but watchdog says Ottawa is still dragging its feet | The Starthestar.com - Jen St. Denis While the Canadian government has moved to change the Canada Business Act to require ownership information to be available to shareholders and law …
Northwest Territories Body recovered from Great Slave Lake is one of three missing snowmobilers, RCMP say | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press Police had previously not known the identity of the other man, but now say they believe it was Jake Gully, 28, of Fort Good Hope. “The helicopter …
Canadian News Surrey man charged after allegedly posing as a police officer to defraud seniors | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press Mounties say he defrauded the couple over two days but officers were able to identify a suspect with surveillance video. Forty-two-year-old Harmit …
Vaccines McMaster University researchers invent way to store vaccines at higher temperatures | The Starthestar.com - Liam Casey Ontario researchers say they’ve come up with a simple way to store vaccines at higher temperatures for weeks at a time, potentially solving a major …
Ukraine Canada eyes Ukraine’s actor-turned-president | The Starthestar.com - Mike Blanchfield Zelenskiy was sworn in as president on Monday, and abruptly dissolved parliament on Tuesday, sparking acrimony in a country that has seen Russia …
John Horgan Regulator investigating high gas prices in B.C. has power to examine gouging | The Starthestar.com - The Canadian Press VICTORIA—British Columbia’s independent energy regulator will have the power to call oil company representatives as witnesses into an investigation …
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