Category Archives: Canada

Police ask government to postpone date for legal pot beyond July 2018
OTTAWA - Canada’s police services say there is zero chance they will be ready to enforce new laws for legalized pot by next summer. That was the main message delivered to MPs on the House of Com...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017

Two men arrested and charged after Aug. 20 violent protest in Quebec City
QUEBEC - Two young men arrested Tuesday in connection with an August demonstration that saw protesters clash with riot police were released later in the day on a promise to appear in court. The men, 1...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017
Reunited after 50 years, couple marries in NY hospital room
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - He was an Elvis Presley-loving American sailor who spun records for the U.S. Navy radio station on the Caribbean base where he was stationed. She was a local woman whose brother work...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017
Woman's torso found in Lake Ontario: police
Police say a woman’s torso has been found in Lake Ontario east of Toronto. Durham Region police say the remains were found by a fisherman near the Oshawa Harbour around 8:30 p.m. Monday. They sa...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017

Fire crews fend off flames in Waterton Lakes National Park, townsite safe for now
WATERTON, Alta. - Fire crews halted the spread of a wildfire into the Waterton Lakes National Park townsite on Tuesday, but they were not able to save the visitor’s centre or stop the flames fro...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017

Fear and loathing on the tax change trail: Premier warns of unintended impacts
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Dwight Ball had a message Tuesday for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet: plans to end what the federal government calls unfair ta...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017
Two deaths from West Nile in southwestern Ontario: health officials
WINDSOR, Ont. - Health officials in southwestern Ontario say two people have died from West Nile virus in the last week, the first deaths linked to the infection in the area since 2012. The public hea...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Sept. 12
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 12 --- PM TRUDEAU AND HIS CABINET PLOT COURSE FOR FALL SESSION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet have gathered in St. John’s, N.L., to spe...
Kayla Derkach Sep 12, 2017
Old hat stolen from Quebec museum 42 years ago headed back there soon
EDMONTON - An old felt top hat that’s been sitting on a shelf in an Edmonton antique store for 12 years is soon heading back to the museum in Quebec where it was stolen 42 years ago. Store owner...
Kayla Derkach Sep 11, 2017
Via Rail customers get spam after security glitch; no financial info disclosed
TORONTO - Via Rail is contacting customers who may be getting spam messages linked to the email account they have used when corresponding with the company. Via says it began investigating following a ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 11, 2017

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