Category Archives: Canada
Two French policemen go on trial accused of raping Canadian tourist
PARIS - Two French policemen went on trial Monday on charges of gang-raping a Canadian tourist at Paris police headquarters nearly five years ago. The officers, both members of the BRI anti-gang force...
Jan 14, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 14
Five stories in the news for Monday, Jan. 14 --- TRUDEAU CABINET SHUFFLE COMING TODAY Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to shuffle his cabinet today to account for the sudden resignation of Nova Sc...
Jan 14, 2019
No winning ticket for Saturday night's $9.3 million Lotto 649 jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $9.3 million jackpot in Saturday night’s Lotto 649 jackpot. However, the guaranteed $1 million prize was claimed by a ticket holder in British Columb...
Jan 14, 2019
People injured in deadly Ottawa bus crash are improving, hospital says
OTTAWA - Those critically injured when a double-decker city bus crashed into a transit shelter in Ottawa on Friday have started getting better, a local hospital said Sunday. The patients who had been ...
Jan 13, 2019
Canada helping young Saudi refugee won't hurt Raif Badawi's case, wife says
The Canadian wife of imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi said she isn’t worried Ottawa’s decision to take in teen refugee Rahaf Mohammed Alqunun will hurt her husband’s case, despit...
Jan 13, 2019
Small shuffle expected to move Philpott to key economic post at Treasury Board
OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott will take on a key economic portfolio as president of the Treasury Board when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejigs his cabinet Monday morning. The C...
Jan 13, 2019
Justin Trudeau to make 'Corner Gas Animated' cameo, Brent Butt tweets
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will follow in the footsteps of two previous prime ministers by appearing in an episode of “Corner Gas.” The show’s Facebook page said on Saturday that Trudea...
Jan 13, 2019
Study shows black bears need a variety of salmon species to be healthy
VANCOUVER - Black bears need access to different species of salmon rather than huge numbers of a single variety in order to be healthy, a new study by Canadian researchers indicates. Lead author Chris...
Jan 13, 2019
Former cabinet minister leading Conservative charge to win back seats in Alta
OTTAWA - A former federal Conservative cabinet minister from Alberta is back in the political game, hoping to take down the Liberal minister in charge of the nation’s energy industry, in the hea...
Jan 13, 2019
Experts call for Transportation Safety Board to investigate Ottawa bus crash
Experts are calling on the federal transportation safety board to investigate a deadly bus crash in Ottawa to prevent similar incidents from occurring again. Ahmed Shalaby, a civil engineering profess...
Jan 13, 2019
