Category Archives: Canada
Canadian man among 20 honoured for bravery by Carnegie Hero Fund Commission
PITTSBURGH - A Canadian man who is among 20 people recognized for bravery by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission said he is overwhelmed and honoured for an instinctive act he would do again “in a ...
Dec 19, 2017
In the news today, Dec. 19
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Dec. 19 --- NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR PREMIER IN COURT TODAY The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador will be in court today asking a judge to block media from re...
Dec 19, 2017
'Everybody is getting older:' Aging population challenges justice system
CALGARY - Fred van Zuiden turned 87 last month at a secure psychiatric hospital. Visitors sang “Happy Birthday” in Dutch, as his English is fading. Cake was allowed, but it had to be serve...
Dec 19, 2017
Trudeau to focus on economic agenda in 2018, hopes to put ethics flaps behind him
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s Liberals are ushering out 2017 the same way they rang it in: in the midst of controversy over ethics and alleged elitism. But as much as the prime minister doubtless wa...
Dec 19, 2017
Aging inmates: Correctional Service of Canada has strategy in the works
Canada’s prison population is getting greyer, and the Correctional Service of Canada expects to soon complete a strategy for how to deal with aging inmates. The Office of the Correctional Invest...
Dec 19, 2017
Leitch, Trost among Tory MPs facing challenge for right to run in 2019 election
OTTAWA - Three Conservative MPs who sought the party’s leadership earlier this year are bracing for a fight to represent the party at all come the 2019 election. Kellie Leitch, Brad Trost and De...
Dec 19, 2017
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair expected to resign in spring
OTTAWA - Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair is expected to resign as a Montreal MP in the new year. A spokesperson for the New Democrats confirms Mulcair plans to depart after the spring parliamentary sess...
Dec 18, 2017
Former B.C. fire chief found not guilty of sexually assaulting volunteers
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A former chief of the fire department in Fort St. James, B.C., has been found not guilty by a jury of sexually assaulting two female volunteers. The jury reached the verdicts Sat...
Dec 18, 2017
Wireless carriers can't keep up after weekend price-cutting promotion
TORONTO - Canada’s major wireless carriers are apologizing for long customer service wait times as consumers scramble to cash in on limited-time promotional offers. While the holiday season is a...
Dec 18, 2017
Bad weather sets off B.C. highway crashes, sending four to hospital
MERRITT, B.C. - Four people were taken to hospital after a series of collisions on Highway 5 south of Merritt, B.C., as weather conditions deteriorate on the route. BC Emergency Health Services says t...
Dec 18, 2017
