Category Archives: Canada

Police officer who shot Sammy Yatim gets bail extension
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer convicted of trying to kill a teen on a Toronto streetcar has had his bail extended into 2018. Previous bail conditions for Const. James Forcillo were set to expire ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
Manitoba politician wants option of joining another party by next week
WINNIPEG - The lawyer for an Independent Manitoba politician is hoping a judge will agree Monday to immediately strike down a ban on floor-crossing so that his client, Steven Fletcher, will have the a...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
Soldier wounded in 2015 friendly-fire incident in Iraq gets Medal of Bravery
OTTAWA - A Canadian special forces soldier has been awarded the Medal of Bravery in connection with a deadly friendly fire incident in Iraq in 2015 that killed one of his comrades. Gov. Gen. David Joh...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
Vancouver woman singing O Canada at Seahawks game to kneel after U.S. anthem
VANCOUVER - A Vancouver woman invited to sing O Canada before a Seahawks game in Seattle says she will take a knee during the American anthem to support protesting NFL players and make a statement abo...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
Ismael Habib sentenced to 9 years for attempting to leave Canada to join ISIL
MONTREAL - Ismael Habib had been ready to do anything for the Islamic State, including dying for it, a Quebec court judge said Friday to justify the accused’s nine-year prison term. Judge Serge ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
Paris cops accused of raping Canadian woman will face trial
A Canadian woman who says she was raped by two Paris police officers inside the force’s headquarters three years ago is relieved that the case will go to trial, her lawyer said Friday. A French ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017

Wildlife officers capture grizzly bear in Calgary; will be relocated
CALGARY - A grizzly bear that had residents in a southwest Calgary neighbourhood looking nervously over their shoulders for the past week has been captured by fish and wildlife officers. The bruinR...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017

Tory MP denied visa to visit China; not our problem, Liberals say
OTTAWA - Conservative MP Candice Bergen said the Liberals should have protested when China denied her a visa to travel there with other parliamentarians this summer, instead of leaving her behind. The...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
U.S. cuts diplomatic staff in Cuba over injuries; Canada not following suit
WASHINGTON - In a move that casts doubt on the state of a historic detente between two longtime rivals, the United States has ordered a sudden reduction in its diplomatic staff in Cuba, cutting the ma...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017
Court authorizes new class action against Catholic congregation in Quebec
MONTREAL - The Quebec Court of Appeal has authorized a new class action lawsuit against a major Roman Catholic organization for alleged sexual abuse committed by some of its members. The decision over...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2017

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