Category Archives: Canada
Boy's mother details plight at home: 'We're living in a nightmare'
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia mother is sharing heartbreaking details about her family’s struggles caring for their nine-year-old son with severe autism who suffers from violently aggressive fits. ...
Jan 08, 2018
Father of Alan Thicke faces allegations he groped patient's breasts
An Ontario doctor identified as the father of the late TV star Alan Thicke will face a disciplinary hearing on allegations that he sexually abused a patient who came to him for a pilot’s medical...
Jan 08, 2018
Crown withdraws perjury charge against Calgary police union president
CALGARY - The president of the Calgary Police Association says his faith in the legal system has been reaffirmed now that both charges against him related to a 2008 arrest have been dropped. Alberta J...
Jan 08, 2018
Good Samaritan rescues child found outside in extreme cold in Kingston, Ont.
KINGSTON, Ont. - Police are crediting a man with potentially saving the life of a young Ontario boy he found outside in -25 C weather. Kingston, Ont., police say the man heard a child crying when he g...
Jan 08, 2018
Woman charged after allegedly returning to collect drugs left in hotel room:cops
GUELPH, Ont. - A woman has found that returning to claim drugs she allegedly left behind in a hotel room may not have been the best decision. Police in Guelph, Ont., say staff at a west-end hotel foun...
Jan 08, 2018
Female MPs unsure what #MeToo movement means for Parliament Hill: survey
OTTAWA - The social media movement known as #MeToo prompted people around the world to share their stories of sexual assault and harassment, but elected women on Parliament Hill appear unsure about wh...
Jan 08, 2018
Lynn Beyak, booted from Tory caucus, lashes out at Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Newly independent Sen. Lynn Beyak is refuting Andrew Scheer’s version of the facts surrounding his decision to kick her out of the Conservative caucus - and blasting his inexperienced l...
Jan 08, 2018
Sarah Polley, Mia Kirshner sign letter supporting women suing Soulpepper
TORONTO - Sarah Polley, Mia Kirshner and Ann-Marie MacDonald are among the nearly 300 people who have signed a letter supporting the four actresses suing Soulpepper Theatre Company and its founding ar...
Jan 08, 2018
Ontario to crack down on companies breaking the law to cope with minimum wage
TORONTO - Ontario is vowing to crack down on companies that break the labour laws as they try to offset the added costs of a higher minimum wage, but some are accusing the Liberal government of scapeg...
Jan 08, 2018
A brief look at provincial approaches to recreational marijuana sales
Saskatchewan is the latest province to outline part of its plan for the sale of cannabis which is to be legalized across the country July 1. Here is a look at other provincial and territorial plans to...
Jan 08, 2018
