Category Archives: Canada
Man admits sneaking snakes over Canada-U.S. border in socks
BUFFALO, N.Y. - A Mississauga, Ont., resident who as caught trying to sneak snakes into Canada in his socks has pleaded guilty. Federal prosecutors in Buffalo, N.Y., say 28-year-old Chaoyi Le faces up...
Oct 03, 2017
Passengers, crew unhurt after plane hits deer in northern Alberta
CONKLIN, Alta. - Mounties say no one was hurt when a plane hit two deer while landing on the runway at a small airstrip in northern Alberta. Wood Buffalo RCMP say there were 43 passengers and four cre...
Oct 03, 2017
Calgary man acquitted in controversial case now facing new charges
CALGARY - A Calgary man who was acquitted of sexual assault by a controversial judge is now facing seven new charges. Alexander Wagar has been charged with assaulting and choking a man, and breaking i...
Oct 03, 2017
Ontario Children's Aid Societies apologize for harm done to Indigenous Peoples
TORONTO - The Ontario Association of Children’s Aid Societies has apologized for harm done to Indigenous children and families in the province. The association says it made the apology Tuesday d...
Oct 03, 2017
'Changes are going to be required' to tax proposals, Morneau says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Bill Morneau says changes will be necessary to the Trudeau government’s contentious proposals to reform parts of the tax system. Morneau said Tuesday that the governmen...
Oct 03, 2017
Quebec Liberals try to understand why voters punished them so badly in byelection
QUEBEC - Liberal members of the legislature were nervous and anxious Tuesday, one day after a humiliating byelection defeat in a Quebec City-area riding considered safe for the party. Coalition for Qu...
Oct 03, 2017
Sherritt fined $1 million for coal mine discharges under the Fisheries Act
CALGARY - A second coal-mining company in four months is being hit with a seven-figure penalty for polluting incidents that impacted fish in tributaries of the Athabasca River east of Jasper National ...
Oct 03, 2017
Vatican urges online protections for kids amid porn scandal
ROME - The Vatican secretary of state urged law enforcement agencies, governments and social media sites on Tuesday to take responsibility to protect children from online sexual abuse and exploitation...
Oct 03, 2017
B.C. police chief struck by deer while riding bike recovering from broken bones
OAK BAY, B.C. - The police chief of the Vancouver Island community of Oak Bay has undergone surgery for a broken clavicle and ribs after he was attacked by a deer. Deputy chief Ray Bernoties said chie...
Oct 03, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 3 --- FOURTH CANADIAN CONFIRMED DEAD IN VEGAS: A fourth Canadian has been confirmed dead in a mass shooting at a country music show in Las Vegas. Tara R...
Oct 03, 2017
