Category Archives: Canada
Ex-Mountie who smuggled narwhal tusks to be sentenced
BANGOR, Maine - A retired Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer accused of smuggling narwhal tusks across the border is due to be sentenced for money laundering. Prosecutors say Gregory Logan, of Sain...
Sep 19, 2017
Florida treasure hunter finds Winnipegger's championship ring after hurricane
WINNIPEG - A treasure-hunter who hit the beaches of Florida in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma found something that a Winnipegger lost about four years ago - a championship football ring. Tom Shay say...
Sep 19, 2017
Important for new leader to have seat in the House of Commons: Mulcair
OTTAWA - Outgoing NDP leader Tom Mulcair says it is important for his successor to have a seat in the Commons - an issue playing out in the current battle to replace him. Ontario legislator Jagmeet Si...
Sep 19, 2017
Psychologist at sentencing hearing describes youth who had part in girl's death
REGINA - A psychologist says a youth who is now being sentenced for second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Hannah Leflar showed signs of depression, ADHD and trauma during their first meetin...
Sep 19, 2017
Prime Minister Trudeau promotes 'progressive' NAFTA agenda before U.S. audience
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took his so-called progressive trade agenda to the United States on Tuesday, arguing that worker-friendly policies are key to saving public support for free tr...
Sep 19, 2017
Therapy dog mistaken for wolf, shot and killed near Whistler, B.C.
WHISTLER, B.C. - A woman says her four-year-old therapy dog has been shot and killed by a hunter who mistook the animal for a wolf near Whistler, B.C. Val Calderoni said she and another handler were f...
Sep 19, 2017
Opposition parties grill government over plans to legalize cannabis by July 2018
OTTAWA - Three Liberal cabinet ministers came under fire Tuesday by opposition parties concerned about sweeping implications of federal pot plans set to take effect next summer. Justice Minister Jody ...
Sep 19, 2017
B.C. filmmaker uses false name to promote policy charging more to white males
VICTORIA - A man behind a “justice-pricing” policy based on charging higher admission to white males attending the screening of his movie says he used a false name to promote it because he...
Sep 19, 2017
No reports of Canadian casualties following 7.1 quake in Mexico: Freeland
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland says there are no reports of Canadian casualties following a magnitude 7.1 earthquake that killed more than 200 people in Mexico. The U.S. Geologica...
Sep 19, 2017
Ivory dealer goes undercover to help bust Canadian wildlife smuggler
SEATTLE - A Washington ivory and antiquities dealer will serve six months in prison after pleading guilty to federal smuggling charges four years ago and then going undercover to help authorities pros...
Sep 19, 2017
