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N.S. introduces kid-sized ATVs

The government of Nova Scotia has purchased 66 "youth-sized" all-terrain vehicles to train children under the age of 16 on the machines in a bid to curb unsafe practices in the province. "(ATVing is) very much part of the rural culture in Nova Scotia," ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  19 Jun 2008

Critics question no-fly list one year later

OTTAWA - One year after the implementation of Canada's controversial "no-fly list," critics of the program say they remain concerned. "We've being hearing too many stories of people being caught in this growing web of lists," said Maureen Webb, ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  18 Jun 2008

Related Topics: Air Canada,  Air India

Cruise crime legislation needed for Canada, says MP

OTTAWA - An Ontario MP is calling on Transport Canada to develop a system for reporting crimes that occur against Canadians while travelling aboard cruise ships, similar to an American method adopted over a year ago. Brian Masse, MP for Windsor West, ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  17 Jun 2008

Related Topics: Federal Bureau of Investigation,  Lawrence Cannon

Ottawa to launch national campaign to identify elder abuse

OTTAWA - The federal government on Monday introduced plans to launch a national campaign to raise awareness on elder abuse. Senator Marjory LeBreton made the announcement during an international conference to mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  16 Jun 2008

Related Topics: Marjory LeBreton (politician)

Working families lack quality childcare, says union

OTTAWA - The Canadian government is failing the country by not providing working parents with more access to affordable and quality child care, a national labour union says. The Canadian Labour Congress, which represents 3.2 million workers, released ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  12 Jun 2008

Hate crime study wrong, says Muslim leader

OTTAWA - A new report that shows blacks and Jews are most likely to be the victims of hate crimes in Canada is flawed, according to the leader of the Canadian Islamic Congress. The Statistics Canada study, released on Monday, relies mostly on research ...

From BECKY RYNOR AND AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  9 Jun 2008

Related Topics: Mohamed Elmasry

Police seek tipster in UBC art theft

Police believe there is a "strong possibility" that the 12 pieces stolen from a Bill Reid native art exhibit in Vancouver late last month are still in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, with thieves from the region possibly trying to sell the ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  3 Jun 2008

Related Topics: Bill Reid

More work needed for rail safety: Report

OTTAWA - Nearly a year after an advisory panel concluded consultations aimed at modernizing Canada's Railway Safety Act, a parliamentary transport committee said their conclusions don't go far enough. "While we endorse the findings and recommendations ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  30 May 2008

Mixed opinions on future of safe-injection site

OTTAWA - Drug addicts could face "certain death" if a supervised injection site in British Columbia is closed, former police officers from Canada, Britain and Australia said Tuesday. Tony Smith of Vancouver, Tom Lloyd of Cambridge, England and ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  20 May 2008

Related Topics: Sam Sullivan,  Tony Smith,  Tony Clement,  Gordon Campbell

Canada mints its own Victoria Cross

OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Michaelle Jean unveiled on Friday Canada's own version of the Victoria Cross. The original Victoria Cross was created by Queen Victoria in 1856 following the Crimean War and was awarded for "gallantry in the presence of the enemy." ...

From AMY HUSSER, Canada.com,  16 May 2008

Related Topics: Jack Granatstein

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