The Canadian government is arguing in a Toronto court case that non-residents who were wed in Canada are only considered married if gay marriage is also legal in their home country or state. read more
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(Reuters) - A Saskatchewan lawyer said on Monday that he will file a C$15.4 billion ($15 billion) class action lawsuit against the Canadian government over the dismantling of the Wheat Board's grain marketing monopoly. But Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz called the proposed legal action "baseless" and said it would not affect Ottawa's moves to overhaul the Wheat Board and create an open grain ...
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VANCOUVER/CALGARY (Reuters) - Canada's government has a responsibility to make sure people can take advantage of the economic benefits Alberta's massive oil deposits can generate, the country's energy minister said on Monday as he once again decried "radicals" bent on stopping Enbridge Inc's Northern Gateway oil pipeline. ...
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Rob Walsh sat ringside in Parliament for 20 years and watched a paradox unfold.
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Canada’s First Nations cannot impose a modern notion of legal rights onto promises of the distant past to force land-claim settlements, a court ruled, declaring a 141-year-old government promise is not legally binding
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Canada’s First Nations cannot impose a modern notion of legal rights onto promises of the distant past to force land-claim settlements, a court ruled, declaring a 141-year-old government promise is not legally binding on Ottawa because it was absurd to contemplate at the time that natives could sue the government over such things.
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Six individuals and one team will be inducted into theOttawa Township High School Hall of Fame Saturday, Feb. 4. The Hall of Fame was established in 2006 by the OTHS District 140 Educational Foundation Inc. The focus of the
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Reassurances from PM and Justice Minister fail to spell out whether or not government considers same-sex marriages legal
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The one-time treasurer of an Ottawa nudist club who encouraged other parents to engage in sexual acts with their children has been sentenced to five years in prison for possessing thousands of pictures, videos and stories of child pornography.
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After 16 years in Canada, Léon Mugesera sent back to Rwanda
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