Category Archives: Canada

YARMOUTH, N.S. - Three Nova Scotia fishermen who were captured on video abusing and killing a seal pup on their boat have been handed hefty fines and a fishing prohibition. Prosecutor Alex Pink said M...

OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says the government has met its goal of shortening wait times for those hoping to sponsor their spouse from abroad. Hussen says the backlog of applications n...

EDMONTON - Thousands of core fans of the Canadian Football League’s Edmonton Eskimos are being asked if they think the team should change its name. The question surrounding the name Eskimo is co...

BARRIE, Ont. - A man was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman who killed herself before the case went to trial, but whose statements were admitted as evidence and found to...

HALIFAX - A leadership candidate for Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives says he believes the provincial Environment Department made a judgment call that has failed to instill public confide...

HALIFAX - Environmental offences will soon be the specific focus of a new prosecutor to be hired by the Nova Scotia government. A dedicated prosecutor will help the government “better hold peopl...

MONCTON, N.B. - The family of an Aboriginal woman from Prince Edward Island who died a suspicious death says they want people to know her life mattered. “My mom matters. Our First Nation women m...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Roberta Frampton Benefiel lives downstream from the massive Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador. And, she’s among many in the area taking no comfort from official as...

Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 14 --- MURDER SUSPECT MCARTHUR DUE IN COURT Alleged killer Bruce McArthur will appear in a Toronto court today via video. He faces five first-degree murde...

TORONTO - Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur appeared briefly by video in a Toronto courtroom Wednesday morning, before his case was put over until the end of the month. The 66-year-old self-employe...