Category Archives: Canada
B.C. man who says he killed to save souls is found not criminally responsible
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who confessed to killing the house manager at an addiction treatment centre New Westminster, B.C., has been found not criminally responsible for the death because of a me...
Aug 11, 2017
Harm reduction workers post list of demands to combat opioid crisis in Toronto
TORONTO - Harm reduction workers in Toronto are calling for the immediate opening of interim safe injection spaces and social housing with a focus on helping drug users as the city deals with a spike ...
Aug 11, 2017
North Korea posing 'grave threat' to world: foreign affairs minister
EDMONTON - Canada’s foreign minister says North Korea’s nuclear program poses a “grave threat” to the security of the world and called on the country to fall into line with the...
Aug 11, 2017
Toronto cop to face disciplinary hearing after investigation sparked by video
TORONTO - A disciplinary hearing will be held for a Toronto police sergeant after a civilian oversight agency found there were grounds to believe he used excessive force in stomping on and repeatedly ...
Aug 11, 2017
Farmers turn to specialized forecasting in face of rising extreme weather threat
CALGARY - In an industry that lives and dies by the weather, farmers like Dwight Foster are looking for all the help they can get to know what’s coming. “We use every tool in the toolbox w...
Aug 11, 2017
Statistics Canada blames computer error for mistake in census language data
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada has to correct the census results from thousands of Canadians after finding an error in its system that reported unusually high increases in the number of English speakers i...
Aug 11, 2017
Ouellet, environmentalists wary of proposed nuclear waste disposal plan
CHALK RIVER, Ont. - A proposed nuclear waste disposal site on land around Chalk River Laboratories is too close to the Ottawa River, says Bloc Quebecois Leader Martine Ouellet. A significant percentag...
Aug 11, 2017
'Iconic' geese to be memorialized with poems, songs after crosswalk accident
HALIFAX - Two well-loved geese who were run down by a motorist will be memorialized Saturday by local residents who see them as far more than just a couple noisy birds. The geese were among nine known...
Aug 11, 2017
Asylum applications from Quebec border crossers to be heard by dedicated team
OTTAWA - The prospect of growing camps of migrants on the Quebec-New York border prompted Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board to exclusively dedicate 20 of its members Friday to the handling ...
Aug 11, 2017
Singh says won't seek federal Commons seat until 2019 if chosen as NDP leader
OTTAWA - New Democrat MPs in the House of Commons could be without a permanent leader on Parliament Hill until after the federal election in 2019 if Ontario legislator Jagmeet Singh takes over at the ...
Aug 11, 2017
