Category Archives: Canada
Kingston, Ont., woman, 42, charged after being found naked in stranger's bathtub
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police say a woman is facing charges after she was found lounging naked in a stranger’s bathtub in Kingston, Ont. They say that when the complainant arrived home on Sunday eveni...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

New research suggests winds of change blow even for black holes
EDMONTON - The winds of change blow, even around a black hole. New Canadian-led research has peered into the strange world of black holes to discover they’re girded by electromagnetic winds that...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018
Five-year prison term upheld for 'vigilante' cop over gun-planting plan
TORONTO - A rogue Hamilton police officer who plotted to have a gun planted at a suspect’s home had his perjury and obstruction of justice convictions upheld Monday along with his five-year pris...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

Plate fight is over: Saskatchewan ends ban on Alberta plates at its job sites
EDMONTON - Saskatchewan - facing a free trade probe and potential multimillion-dollar fines for banning Alberta licence plates - reversed course Monday, labelling its about-face a triumph. Saskatchewa...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018
Sears employees, pensioners alarmed by insolvency fees, lawyers say
TORONTO - Sears Canada pensioners, former and current employees say the nearly $52.9 million in professional fees paid by the shuttered retailer during the insolvency process is alarming and concernin...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

Any steak specials? RCMP dashcam catches cougar in front of Banff grocery store
BANFF, Alta. - An RCMP officer on a routine traffic stop in Banff, Alta., caught more than he expected on his car’s dash camera. The video, which shows the constable talking to a motorist, captu...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

Four days of events planned to commemorate first anniversary of mosque shooting
QUEBEC - The one-year anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting will be commemorated over a period of four days beginning Friday. It was on Jan. 29, 2017 that a shooter entered the Islamic cultur...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

Over 600 at N.S. funeral for boy who was among four children who died in fire
YARMOUTH, N.S. - A seven-year-old boy was remembered Monday as “an old, wise soul” who gazed in wonder at the stars and imagined clouds were heaven’s islands, as family members said ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018
Murder charge against Nova Scotia man dismissed in case involving Mr. Big sting
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The Crown’s case against a young Nova Scotia man accused of killing his mother in 2012 collapsed in court Monday after a judge decided evidence obtained by the RCMP through a...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

96 victim impact statements entered in sentencing for killer of Winnipeg teen
WINNIPEG - A sentencing hearing for a Winnipeg man who admitted he murdered a teenager and stuffed his body in a garbage bin will go ahead with all 96 victim impact statements. Justice Glenn Joyal has...
Kayla Derkach Jan 22, 2018

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