Category Archives: Canada
Letter bomber who cost lawyer her hand says he was framed, wants appeal
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba man sentenced to life in prison for sending letter bombs wants to appeal and is making more accusations of a conspiracy in the justice system. Guido Amsel, acting as his own lawy...
Dec 04, 2018
Put oil 'crisis' on first ministers agenda: Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers
Alberta and Saskatchewan want issues facing the oilpatch to be on the agenda when premiers meet with the prime minister later this week. Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Mo...
Dec 04, 2018
Trudeau wants new relationship with Indigenous people to be his legacy as PM
OTTAWA - Rebuilding Canada’s relationship with Indigenous people is part of the legacy Prime Minister Justin Trudeau wants to leave, he told chiefs gathered at a major Assembly of First Nations ...
Dec 04, 2018
Liberal MP Brison, ambassador MacNaughton to join Mulroney at Bush funeral
WASHINGTON - Liberal cabinet minister Scott Brison and ambassador David MacNaughton will join former prime minister Brian Mulroney in representing Canada at Wednesday’s state funeral for former ...
Dec 04, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 4
Four stories in the news for Tuesday, Dec. 4 --- VAN ATTACK CASE EXPECTED IN COURT The case of a man accused of killing 10 people in a van attack in northern Toronto returns to court today. Alek Minas...
Dec 04, 2018
Inquest into fatal RCMP shooting hears that man pretended to reach for weapon
BATTLEFORD, Sask. - A coroner’s inquest into a fatal shooting of a driver by RCMP in Saskatchewan has heard that a passenger in the vehicle told investigators the man wanted to die and pretended...
Dec 03, 2018
Conservatives hang on to safe eastern Ontario seat in easy byelection win
OTTAWA - The Conservatives easily hung onto a long-time Tory fiefdom Monday, scoring a convincing victory in a federal byelection held in eastern Ontario. With all polls reporting in Leeds-Grenville-T...
Dec 03, 2018
Bear cub, rescued near mother's body, dies unexpectedly in wildlife refuge
TOFINO, B.C. - A British Columbia wildlife refuge says staff are upset and shocked after a bear cub that was rescued near his mother’s dead body this spring died unexpectedly in his enclosure. T...
Dec 03, 2018
Gun control activists impatient with process to pass government's firearms bill
OTTAWA - Gun-control activists pressed senators Monday to move more quickly on firearms legislation, a few days before the 29th anniversary of the Ecole Polytechnique massacre that left 14 women dead ...
Dec 03, 2018
Knockout that left Montreal boxer in coma prompts questions in medical community
MONTREAL - One of the doctors who worked the boxing match Saturday night in Quebec City that left Adonis Stevenson hospitalized in an induced coma said he and his colleagues are at a loss to medically...
Dec 03, 2018
