Category Archives: Canada
B.C. man accused of threatening woman with a gun appears in court
VERNON, B.C. - A British Columbia man accused of threatening a woman with a gun wants a trial by a Supreme Court judge. Curtis Sagmoen is facing seven charges including pointing a firearm, uttering th...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018
'It's a bad dream:' Daughter numb after Winnipeg couple killed in Jamaica
WINNIPEG - The daughter of a Winnipeg couple killed in Jamaica says she will travel there to see her parents one last time and make sure their deaths are thoroughly investigated. “It’s not...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018

Exporters urging Ottawa to undo uneven application of Russian sanctions
Canadian exporters with long histories of doing business in Russia are urging the federal government to help them compete with foreign rivals that they insist are profiting from Ottawa’s particu...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018

Canada, allies to discuss whether to start intercepting North Korean vessels
OTTAWA - Canada and its Korean War allies will sit down in Vancouver next week to mull ways to tighten the screws on North Korea - including whether to intercept North Korean shipping. U.S. State Depa...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018
Auto-parts rules to comprise key Canadian pitch at upcoming NAFTA round
WASHINGTON - Canada’s marquee proposal for this month’s high-stakes round of NAFTA negotiations will involve modernizing auto-parts rules, say sources familiar with the plans, which hinge ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018
Five-year detention for Jamaican before deportation not 'cruel and unusual'
TORONTO - The five years a mentally ill man spent in maximum-security immigration custody before being deported to his native Jamaica did not amount to cruel and unusual punishment, Ontario’s to...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018

Political leaders set tone for party on sexual misconduct: Singh
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he has personally discussed the issue of sexual misconduct with his caucus members, and that his party has a zero-tolerance policy for such behaviour. It’s...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018

Buyers urged to beware as two Chinese nationals charged in gold artifacts fraud
VANCOUVER - An investigation that stretched from British Columbia to San Francisco has led to charges against two Chinese nationals, accused in a scheme to sell what RCMP allege are phoney gold artifa...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018
New Brunswick announces plan to provide free child care to low income families
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Low income families in New Brunswick will have access to free child care under a program announced by the provincial government. Premier Brian Gallant says providing access to free ...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018
Woman pleads guilty in scam to sell devices by claiming they cured cancer
An Ontario woman has pleaded guilty in a scam to sell light-emitting devices by falsely claiming they could treat more than 200 medical conditions, including cancer, autism and HIV, U.S. court documen...
Kayla Derkach Jan 11, 2018

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