Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia judge to deliver verdict in British sailor's gang rape case
HALIFAX - A decision is expected Friday in the high-profile case of a British sailor accused in a gang rape at a Halifax-area military base, even as the Crown mulls whether to reinstitute a sexual ass...
Jan 16, 2019
U.S. calls Chinese death sentence against Canadian 'politically motivated'
OTTAWA - The United States has denounced a death sentence imposed on a British Columbia man in China as “politically motivated,” adding heft to Ottawa’s effort to intensify internati...
Jan 16, 2019
Sentence issued by B.C. judge who refused recusal after crying during statement
KELOWNA, B.C. - A British Columbia provincial court judge who teared up over a victim impact statement in a sex crimes trial has sentenced the accused to 14 months in jail. Jeremy Carlson, also known ...
Jan 16, 2019
Police found ammunition but no guns in Danforth shooter's room: docs
TORONTO - Police officers who searched the bedroom of a shooter shortly after he carried out a deadly attack in Toronto’s Greektown last summer found a stockpile of ammunition and gun accessorie...
Jan 16, 2019
U.S. says China's death sentence against Canadian 'politically motivated'
TORONTO - The U.S. State Department says China’s death sentence against a Canadian man is “politically motivated.” Wednesday’s statement from U.S. deputy spokesman Robert Palla...
Jan 16, 2019
New advisory board to help RCMP modernize amid history of bullying, harassment
OTTAWA - The federal government is creating an external board of civilian advisers to help the RCMP modernize after years of grappling with internal bullying and harassment. The long-anticipated move ...
Jan 16, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 16
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Jan. 16 --- OTTAWA POLICE TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON BUS CRASH Ottawa police will provide an update today on the ongoing investigation into last week’s double-d...
Jan 16, 2019
Lametti appointment raises hope for less restrictive assisted dying law
OTTAWA - The appointment of David Lametti as Canada’s new justice minister has given new hope to those who believe the Trudeau government’s law on medically assisted dying is too restricti...
Jan 16, 2019
Burgess Shale fossils add branches to tree of life, says Royal Society report
VICTORIA - The tiny remains of an extinct bug-like creature discovered at British Columbia’s 500-million-year-old Burgess Shale fossil deposit add a new branch to the evolutionary tree of life, ...
Jan 16, 2019
Police chief confirms all three Ottawa bus victims were on board when it crashed
OTTAWA - All three people killed in last week’s deadly bus accident were passengers on the bus when it crashed, Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau confirmed Wednesday. Bordeleau provided an u...
Jan 16, 2019
