Category Archives: Canada
NDP aims to unlock suburban ridings under Jagmeet Singh's leadership
OTTAWA - An energetic Jagmeet Singh came running on to a campaign-style set up in Ottawa on Sunday and later gave a window into how he sees himself as NDP leader - something equivalent to a high-risk ...
Oct 15, 2017
Cuban minister urges sun-seeking Canadians to return following hurricane Irma
OTTAWA - Cuba’s tourism minister says his country has fully rebounded from the ravages of hurricane Irma and says potentially reluctant Canadian sun seekers will find new and improved hotels and...
Oct 15, 2017
Military planners back at drawing board as peacekeeping summit looms
OTTAWA - Officials at National Defence have dusted off their briefing books and are back looking at where they could send Canadian peacekeepers as the clock ticks down to a major UN summit on the subj...
Oct 15, 2017
The unfinished business that fuels tensions in Nova Scotia's Aboriginal fishery
HALIFAX - First came the online threats. A drydocked boat owned by a non-Aboriginal fisherman was torched, followed a few days later by a boat owned by a Mi’kmaq man. Nova Scotia Premier Stephen...
Oct 15, 2017
Charges laid against woman alleged to have done plastic surgery without licence
TORONTO - A woman who Toronto police say was an unlicensed plastic surgeon is facing charges of aggravated assault after a woman required corrective surgery after a procedure. Police allege the patien...
Oct 15, 2017
Plane suffered minor damage after hitting drone near Quebec City: Garneau
QUEBEC - A collision between a commercial aircraft and a drone near Quebec City’s airport last week highlights the potential danger posed by unmanned aerial vehicles, authorities and aircraft ex...
Oct 15, 2017
Growing marijuana industry sparks new research around cannabis, scientists say
The budding marijuana industry is spurring new research around cannabis that will have long-term effects on a variety of fields, from farming to new medicine, as companies look for solid scientific da...
Oct 15, 2017
Taliban says freed Canadian hostage's allegations of rape and murder are false
A spokesman for the Taliban is denying the allegations of a freed Canadian hostage who says his wife was raped and his daughter killed by their abductors. Upon his return to Canada Friday, Joshua Boyl...
Oct 15, 2017
Unethical uses of AI need scrutiny to maintain public support: pioneers
MONTREAL - Two artificial intelligence pioneers warn that unscrupulous or unethical uses of the technology risk undermining the public image of an area of research undergoing rapid change. Canadian de...
Oct 15, 2017
RCMP corporal chided for criticizing the force's response to Moncton shootings
MONCTON, N.B. - An RCMP corporal who was friends with three Mounties killed in New Brunswick says he has been rebuked for publicly calling on the force’s top brass to start listening to its offi...
Oct 15, 2017
