Category Archives: Canada

Sentencing hearing delayed for La Loche school shooter, defence says he has FASD
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - The sentencing for a teenager who shot and killed four people and injured seven others at a home and a high school in northern Saskatchewan has been delayed after a new report led...
Kayla Derkach Aug 25, 2017
Manitoba study says moms of FASD kids have higher risk of suicide
WINNIPEG - A study by researchers at the University of Manitoba has linked giving birth to children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder to an increased risk of suicide attempts and deaths. Principal ...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017
Transgender Canadians can write in 'x' option on passports, as of Aug. 31
OTTAWA - Starting Aug. 31, transgender Canadians can indicate on their passports that they don’t identify as either male or female. It’s the latest step in the federal government’s p...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017

Canadians killed in historic First World War battle buried with honours in France
OTTAWA - The remains of two soldiers who died in a historic battle for Canada during the First World War have been buried in France. Pte. Reginald Joseph Winfield Johnston from Manitoba and Sgt. Harol...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017

Climate change still a priority in NAFTA talks: environment minister
VANCOUVER - Canada’s environment minister says climate change is still a priority in talks with U.S. officials on NAFTA, despite President Donald Trump’s recent threat to scrap the pact al...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017
Ex-federal bridge president jailed for accepting bribes from SNC-Lavalin
MONTREAL - The former president of the federal company that owns and operates two of Montreal’s major bridges was sentenced Thursday to five-and-a-half years in prison after pleading guilty to a...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017
Hells Angels' member arrested in New Brunswick on drug and weapon charges
WOODSTOCK, N.B. - A member of an outlaw motorcycle gang in New Brunswick is facing drug and weapon charges following a police investigation. RCMP say Robin Moulton, a full-patch member of the Hells An...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017
Quebec artist sues IKEA and UNICEF for $22 million for allegedly stealing idea
MONTREAL - A Quebec artist is suing IKEA Canada and UNICEF for $22 million for allegedly stealing her idea of making plush toys in the mould of children’s drawings. Claude Bouchard filed her law...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017

The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, Aug. 24 --- TEACHERS’ UNION CALLS FOR FIRST PM’S NAME TO BE TAKEN OFF SCHOOLS: An Ontario teachers union says the provincial government should r...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017
Jason Kenney offered help to meet with kids from gay-straight groups
EDMONTON - Alberta conservative leadership candidate Jason Kenney is being offered help to set up a meeting with students who are in gay-straight alliances at school. The offer comes after Kenney said...
Kayla Derkach Aug 24, 2017

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