Category Archives: Canada
Gas plants verdict expected Friday; ex-premier's top aides to learn fate
TORONTO - Two former top political aides will find out on Friday whether they are criminally responsible for the destruction of documents related to Ontario’s gas plants scandal. Ontario court J...
Jan 18, 2018
Trees being burned on border of Jasper park to combat mountain pine beetle
EDMONTON - Foresters and provincial officials are burning tens of thousands of trees east of Jasper National Park to try to slow the spread of mountain pine beetles. “There’s a lot more ac...
Jan 18, 2018
Body mix-up at Nova Scotia funeral home 'unacceptable,' minister says
HALIFAX - The recent mix-up of bodies at a Nova Scotia funeral home is unacceptable and should never happen again, a provincial cabinet minister said Thursday. Service Nova Scotia Minister Geoff MacLe...
Jan 18, 2018
Man, 66, charged with first-degree murder in disappearance of two Toronto men
TORONTO - Months after dismissing growing fears about a potential serial killer prowling Toronto’s gay village, police said Thursday they have arrested a man they believe is responsible for the ...
Jan 18, 2018
Crown appeals ruling ending N.S. fraud case because of 'careless' RCMP
HALIFAX - The Crown is appealing a Nova Scotia ruling that threw out a decade-long, $1.5-million-dollar fraud case because of what the judge said were “indefensible” RCMP investigation met...
Jan 18, 2018
Whales, dolphins will no longer be displayed at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - Whales, dolphins and porpoises will no longer be kept at Vancouver’s aquarium, a move that animal advocates say is a step toward the end of cetaceans in captivity. The Vancouver Aqua...
Jan 18, 2018
Trudeau fields questions on immigration in Quebec City as tour continues
QUEBEC - Canada must do a better job of welcoming newcomers and never forget that diversity is the country’s strength, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a crowd at his latest town-hall event in...
Jan 18, 2018
Toyota's hydrogen fuel cell will make its Canadian debut this year in Quebec
MONTREAL - Toyota is introducing its first hydrogen fuel cell vehicle into Canada’s most active electric vehicle market later this year, a move that could eventually help eliminate emissions fro...
Jan 18, 2018
Solitary confinement to end for Ontario's mentally ill inmates
TORONTO - Inmates with mental health disabilities will no longer be placed in solitary confinement barring exceptional circumstances under an agreement announced Thursday between the Ontario governmen...
Jan 18, 2018
Wettlaufer killing inquiry: 17 groups can take part, commissioner rules
TORONTO - A surviving victim, relatives of murdered seniors, and advocacy and health-care groups are among 17 groups and entities granted permission to take part in a public inquiry sparked by nurse E...
Jan 18, 2018
