Category Archives: Canada
Psychiatrist says terror suspect Mohamed Harkat poses low risk of violence
OTTAWA - A psychiatrist who has treated terror suspect Mohamed Harkat for the last eight years says the refugee from Algeria is unlikely to commit violent acts. Dr. Colin Cameron told a Federal Court ...
Nov 17, 2017
Sajjan trumpets Canada's 'increased role' on the geopolitical stage
HALIFAX - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan opened a security conference on Friday by saying Canada is embracing a more muscular approach to international security, touting a new peacekeeping strategy an...
Nov 17, 2017
Halifax cannabis shop owner says charges dropped after three raids
HALIFAX - In a court hearing lasting just over one minute, the Crown withdrew all charges against a Halifax marijuana advocate stemming from a series of police raids at his medical cannabis shop. Chri...
Nov 17, 2017
Toronto police board approves donation of body armour for the force's K9 members
TORONTO - Police dogs in Toronto will be getting armoured vests designed to protect them from sharp weapons. The Toronto Police Services Board voted Thursday to accept an anonymous corporate donation ...
Nov 17, 2017
12 biggest losers in a NAFTA pullout? States that voted Trump, says U.S. Chamber
MEXICO CITY - The dozen American states that would feel the worst impact of NAFTA’s cancellation all happened to vote for Donald Trump, according to projections released Friday by the biggest bu...
Nov 17, 2017
Tragically Hip bandmates, Alex Trebek receive Order of Canada
OTTAWA - The members of the Tragically Hip and “Jeopardy” host Alex Trebek were among the Order of Canada recipients to be honoured with medals on Friday. Kingston, Ont., natives Rob Baker...
Nov 17, 2017
Hundreds gather to watch Halifax send off its annual Tree for Boston
HALIFAX - Robert Young and his six-year-old son Jack made a special trip to Halifax City Hall on Friday to bid farewell to a big tree. They were among about 300 people who gathered at the city’s...
Nov 17, 2017
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister hurt while hiking on vacation in New Mexico
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister was hiking while on vacation in New Mexico and was overdue by an hour when his wife called police who found him injured at a trailhead. Lt. Elizabeth Armijo...
Nov 17, 2017
Crown seeking to revoke Const. Forcillo's bail, officer remains in custody
TORONTO - Crown prosecutors are seeking to revoke the bail of a Toronto police officer convicted of attempted murder in the fatal shooting of a teen on an empty streetcar four years ago. Const. James ...
Nov 17, 2017
Conservation service to free B.C. deer with purple hammock twined in its antlers
PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Help is on the way for Hammy, the northwestern British Columbia buck whose unusual antler adornment has endeared him to area residents and turned him into an internet sensation. ...
Nov 17, 2017
