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Union workers at Ford Motor Co.'s Canadian division have backed a cost-cutting agreement that the Canadian Auto Workers reached with the automaker last week.
A Canadian charged with war crimes reaffirmed on Wednesday his decision to fire his military lawyers, saying he doesn't trust them after an internal dispute over legal strategy.
For years, the British Columbia capital of Victoria has dumped tens of millions of gallons of raw sewage every day into the waters separating Washington state and Vancouver Island.
A Navy lawyer who clashed with superiors over defense tactics for a Guantanamo detainee has been fired from the case of a Canadian accused of killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan, officials said Saturday.
Military prosecutors have withdrawn a government witness in an upcoming Guantanamo war-crimes trial to conceal evidence of "abuse and mistreatment" of the defendant, his Pentagon-appointed lawyer alleged Sunday.
A federal judge on Monday refused to block the military trial of a Canadian held at Guantanamo Bay and charged with killing a U.S. soldier while still a juvenile.
A Canadian charged with killing a U.S. soldier in Afghanistan now faces trial in January after a military judge postponed the proceeding.
For six years, and for no pay, Dennis Edney has represented Omar Khadr, the next prisoner at Guantanamo Bay to face trial in a military tribunal system that the lawyer calls a sham.
A defense lawyer for a young Canadian terror suspect said Monday he has filed three motions to dismiss war-crimes charges against his client, arguing that "unlawful influence" by the government has tainted the military commissions.
The Bush administration is telling a federal appeals court that it has the authority to detain a Canadian who was captured in Afghanistan when he was 15 and is accused of killing a U.S. soldier.
A lawyer for a detainee at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday that he expects to release a video of his client being interrogated by Canadian officials visiting the U.S. prison.
A Mexican judge on Tuesday ruled that a Canadian woman was guilty of involvement in her boss' Internet scam and sentenced her to five years in prison.
Canada asked the United States not to send former child soldier Omar Khadr to Guantanamo after he was captured in Afghanistan in 2002, according to a letter released on Thursday.
A Saudi Arabian court convicted a 17-year-old Canadian for involvement in the murder of a classmate and sentenced him on Saturday to a year in prison and 200 lashes, his father and lawyer said.
A Canadian woman wounded in a scuffle with a Thai policeman said the officer attacked her, fatally shot her friend and then fabricated a story that the pair had picked a fight with him, a newspaper reported Tuesday.
A Canadian U.N. official who advised the Afghan government on eradicating opium poppy crops was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison for smuggling and drug possession.
Report cites 400 torture cases An Afghan agency, at one time entrusted to monitor Canadian-captured insurgents in Kandahar, says it has documented nearly 400 cases of torture across the war-ravaged country.
Why Canada can't stop bullies - Parentcentral.caDaniel Sebben was just 13 when the taunts began. Day after day, for the next three years, the Newmarket high school student faced homophobic slurs, insults and verbal abuse from a group of six boys.
Canadian officials discussed torture in 2006 - thestar.comOTTAWA – Top Canadian officials discussed in 2006 whether the then-governor of Kandahar was involved in the torture of prisoners and dismissed the concern, The Canadian Press has learned.
'Liberation was just a big lie' - thestar.comShe sleeps in safe houses, with a rotating squad of bodyguards securing the doors. She goes out only in a billowing burqa. Even her wedding was held in secret.
'Dumb blonde' emails not insulting: U.K. boss - thestar.comThe former boss of a Canadian financier said on Tuesday that emails he forwarded to Jordan Wimmer, referring to locking women in the trunk of his car and calling her a "dumb blonde," were meant in jest and weren't demeaning.
Lurking Taliban watch Canadian troops - thestar.comI KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – The Taliban kept to the shadows of Haji Baba on Wednesday as Canadian soldiers trying to seize control of the insurgent stronghold continued to pick up apart its defences.
Hébert: New citizenship guide: Good, bad and ugly - thestar.comMONTREAL Reading the 1995 edition of the federal Citizenship guide, an immigrant to Canada might have been forgiven for thinking he or she was signing up to join the Boy Scouts or the Girl Guides.
Canada ignored torture warnings: Diplomat - thestar.comOTTAWA – A former senior Canadian diplomat in Afghanistan has levelled bombshell allegations suggesting the military knowingly handed detainees to Afghan authorities who allowed them to be tortured.
NOW Magazine // Daily // Raptors and Leafs, a tale of two citiesWhat do fans of Toronto's sports teams say about the city? By Enzo Di Matteo Tripped over this stencil spray-painted on the sidewalk at the corner of Jarvis and Queen the other day – Leafs nation: spirit is everything; Raptors nation: we prefer winning.
Michael J. Fox Voted Most Influential Canadian Living AbroadCongratulations Michael- You deserve this.
Topic : Auditor General's report - thestar.comAuditor General Sheila Fraser, an Officer of Parliament, audits federal government departments, agencies and most Crown corporations and makes regular reports to the House of Commons.
Ottawa ill-prepared for emergencies: Auditor General - thestar.comOTTAWA—Canada's Auditor General Sheila Fraser says the Conservative government has dropped the ball in preparing Canada for pandemics and other national emergencies.
Walkom: Afghanistan sacrifices may have been in vain - thestar.comWhere does the war in Afghanistan go? My sense is that it is finally beginning the long and drawn-out process toward an inglorious end. For Canada, this would mark the finish of the longest – and the least considered – war that this country has ever fought.
Hebert: Hillier book ensures mission's end - thestar.comMONTREAL—In what may be a case of unintended consequences, Rick Hillier, who once was the most effective promoter of Canada's military mission in Kandahar, has likely hammered the last nail in its political coffin.
Omar Khadr case cost Ottawa $1.3 millionOttawa has spent more than $1.3-million fighting against Toronto-born captive Omar Khadr, who has been held at the U.S.-run Guantanamo Bay detention centre for seven years, the government has revealed.
An unsuspecting Canadian in King Barack Obama's courtFall is gloriously sunny and warm in Washington these days and reporting live most mornings from the lawn of the White House, with the First Pooch periodically emerging for a frolic, makes for quite a pleasant foreign posting.
TheStar.com | World | British woman unites with long-lost Canadian siblingsA feel good news story... Meets siblings at Pearson after seeking Star's help in finding war vet father Oct 04, 2009 04:30 AM Leslie Scrivener
Microchip uses nanotechnology to detect cancerCanadian researchers have developed a prototype microchip that could one day lead to a portable device that could diagnose cancer in 30 minutes.
Abortions May Pose Risk to Future Babies, According to Study"Women who have an abortion may run an increased risk of subsequently giving birth to premature or low-weight babies, according to a study." Click on Read Article to read this Guardian article discussing the journal article.
TheStar.com | Canada | Judge to rule if 2008 Harper election call legalI didn't know this was brought to court in Canada. Its going to be really interesting. That no confidence vote debacle at the end of last year was quite some drama. This should help in clearing up some misconceptions of how Parliament works in Canada.
Oil sands exploitation makes Canada "one of the biggest climate criminals in the world"Massive oil sands exploitation in Alberta is making Canada "one of the biggest climate criminals in the world" - it is having a deadly impact on Indigenous People and also threatens the biosphere and Humanity.
Climate terrorism: Canada tar sands oil kills Indigenous people, pollutes N America & WorldAs major supplier of oil to USA, Canada's tar sands kill the environment, locals, and pollute the world's atmosphere. Canada can never control its emissions with this giant carbon smokestack to the sky... now increasing 5x
YouTube - ABC's John Stossel Destroys/Pulverizes/Crushes Obama's anti-American 'Health Care' PlanTHANK YOU JOHN STOSSEL!
On eve of medical association's annual meeting: New poll shows overwhelming support for public health care; CMA president out of touch with most Canadians""The survey, commissioned by the Canadian Health Coalition"" What is truly misleading is that the Canadian Health Coalition has nothing to do with health, medicine or patients. It is purely a lobbying arm of CUPE.
Summer of '74 a dark time for our peacekeepersRobert Smol writing for the Toronto Star. Remembering Canadian soldiers who died in past peace missions, highlighting the most brutal which was in Cyprus and the Middle East in the summer of 1974, and how we've forgotten all about it.
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