Category Archives: Canada
One question remains after Babcock murder trial:Who got killer's letters out?
TORONTO - Dozens of jailhouse letters convicted killer Dellen Millard wrote to a girlfriend who was on his court-ordered no-contact list became crucial evidence at his first-degree murder trial, which...
Dec 17, 2017
Montreal seeks to be world leader in responsible artificial intelligence research
MONTREAL - Various computer scientists, researchers, lawyers and other techies have recently been attending biweekly meetings in Montreal to discuss life’s big questions - as they relate to our ...
Dec 17, 2017
Potential liver donors offer to help Inuk woman rejected for transplant
TORONTO - A lawyer for an Inuk activist suffering from acute liver failure says several supporters have volunteered to be her organ donor, but the search for a viable match is being stalled by an Onta...
Dec 17, 2017
Canadian Press business newsmaker of the year selections over the years
TORONTO - A list of The Canadian Press business newsmakers of the year, as determined in an annual poll of newsrooms across the country: 2017: Finance Minister Bill Morneau 2016: The Foreign Investor ...
Dec 17, 2017
Bill Morneau voted Canadian Press 2017 business newsmaker of the year
OTTAWA - When 2017 dawned, Finance Minister Bill Morneau was presiding over the early stages of an economic resurgence that would lift growth beyond expectations, create jobs at an impressive clip and...
Dec 17, 2017
'Like our gift to the Christians': Non-Christian doctors volunteer to work Xmas
TORONTO - For millions of Canadians, Christmas brings the perennial promise of turkey, stuffing, and quality time off with family and friends. In many hospitals, however, a different tradition has bee...
Dec 17, 2017
'Avery keeps me going:' Survivor recalls 10 freezing hours with young daughter
BOISSEVAIN, Man. - Kristen Hiebert has a tattoo on her arm, written in Arabic, that sums up her outlook since the night she and her young daughter almost froze to death on the side of a rural Manitoba...
Dec 17, 2017
Small number of killers face consecutive parole ineligibilities
CALGARY - Federal legislation adopted in 2011 allows a judge to order a multiple murderer to serve more than the usual minimum number of years before being allowed to apply for release from prison. He...
Dec 17, 2017
'U.S. model' for parole ineligibility likely to face court challenge: lawyers
CALGARY - Legal experts say a sentencing provision that can keep killers in prison for the rest of their lives is likely to make its way to the Supreme Court of Canada. The federal government enacted ...
Dec 17, 2017
Housing crisis in B.C. pushing seniors to brink of homelessness: advocates
VANCOUVER - Skyrocketing rents and dwindling affordable-housing units in Vancouver are driving seniors to the brink of homelessness, forcing some to couch surf, seek roommates or even live in cars, ad...
Dec 17, 2017
