Category Archives: Canada
Purported Nova Scotia beer bandit inspires Cape Breton band to write song
SYDNEY, N.S. - A purported Cape Breton beer bandit named Terry whose alleged exploits became famous in a Facebook post last week has inspired a namesake song that has itself now gone viral. It started...
Oct 05, 2017
N.S. opens door to new energy ventures among world's highest tides in Fundy
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has opened the door to small tidal technology ventures in the Bay of Fundy, giving them broad access to test their projects amid the world’s highest tides. Energy Minister ...
Oct 05, 2017
Calgary court told brothers who raped teen 'fell through the cracks of life'
CALGARY - A defence lawyer says the world has always been pitted against two brothers with fetal alcohol syndrome who repeatedly sexually assaulted a teenage girl they randomly abducted at a bus stop....
Oct 05, 2017
B.C. experiments with 'Lego block' housing in fight against homelessness
VANCOUVER - Stack them up. Take them down. Move them around. Repeat. What could easily pass as a description of the children’s toy Lego could also be a portrait of British Columbia’s lates...
Oct 05, 2017
Lone Liberal who supported Tory motion on taxes informed of his punishment
OTTAWA - A Liberal backbencher has been informed of the price he’ll pay for breaking ranks with the Trudeau government on an opposition motion calling for more consultation on controversial tax ...
Oct 05, 2017
Vernon, B.C., ultra athlete Shanda Hill tests her endurance in latest race
VERNON, B.C. - Ultra marathon veteran Shanda Hill from Vernon, British Columbia, is jumping right into her next test of endurance after completing a 2,260-kilometre race in Switzerland just over a mon...
Oct 05, 2017
Nova Scotia makes second attempt at 'vital' cyberbullying legislation
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has narrowed the definition of cyberbullying in a replacement law for pioneering legislation struck down by the province’s top court nearly two years ago. Th...
Oct 05, 2017
Feds underestimated, ignored issues with Phoenix before rollout: Review
OTTAWA - A critical report about the federal government’s problem-plagued pay system says officials underestimated the project’s complexity and seemed to ignore warning signs before giving...
Oct 05, 2017
On video, accused killer says women, police lied to get him sent to jail
OTTAWA - Women and law enforcement had been conspiring to ruin Basil Borutski’s life for decades, the accused killer told police the day after three of his female Ottawa Valley acquaintances wer...
Oct 05, 2017
Feds unveil plan to help reduce number of military, veteran suicides
OTTAWA - The federal government is promising to improve the services and support available to military personnel and veterans in hopes of reducing the number of suicides among those who have served in...
Oct 05, 2017
