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OTTAWA, May 16 (UPI) -- Young people in Canada convicted of violent crimes won't routinely face adult sentences in the future, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Canada's top court ruled 5-4 Friday that a section of the 2003 Youth Criminal Justice Act would no longer apply to violent crime...
By: Daina Lawrence, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Youth homicides hit a record high in 2006, but the overall rate of youth crime was down a whopping 25 per cent from its 1991 peak, Statistics Canada reported Friday. The homicide rate among youth aged 12 to 17 was three per 100,000, with 84 young...
By: THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A steel company in Stittsville, Ont., has been fined $130,000 for the death of a worker who was crushed by more than 1,000 kilograms of steel. Excelcon Steel Co. Ltd. pleaded guilty in an Ottawa court to a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act for the...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - The Government of Canada announced on May 15, 2008 that it will match donations of Canadian individuals to humanitarian organizations assisting with the relief efforts in Myanmar and China. Red Cross Response in Myanmar: The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent...
OTTAWA, ONTARIO - (Marketwire - May 16, 2008) - The Honourable Jim Prentice, Canada's Minister of Industry, will address more than 100 Denver-area business leaders at a luncheon sponsored by the Consulate General of Canada in Denver. Date: Monday, May 19, 2008 Time: 11:45 a.m. (MDT) Location:...
OTTAWA, May 16 (UPI) -- Canada now has its own version of Britain's Victoria Cross military medal to award to its outstanding military officials, officials say. Canadian Governor General Michaelle Jean unveiled the new Canadian military honor on Friday, saying its final appearance was the end...
By: Alexander Panetta, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - The Harper government says Foreign Affairs Minister Maxime Bernier's recent romantic liaison is no threat to national security, despite a news report that said his ex-girlfriend's links to the criminal underworld were more recent than previously...
By: THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A review of economic statistics this week: New housing prices up, supply down Canadian contractors' selling prices rose 6.1 per cent between March 2007 and March 2008, a slightly slower pace than the 6.2 per cent year-over-year increase posted in February. Prices...
By: THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - A new report says Canada's greenhouse-gas emissions declined in 2006 but still soared above Kyoto targets. The federal government's annual greenhouse-gas inventory says Canadians produced 721 megatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent in 2006. That's 1.9 per cent...
By: Joan Bryden, THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Federal Conservatives have opened up a new front in their war with Elections Canada, launching a pre-emptive strike against the independent agency's anticipated handling of Liberal leadership debts. Anticipating that Elections Canada will grant...
