Category Archives: Canada
Man who trademarked name of his own county hands it over to council
An Ontario man who managed to trademark the name of the county he lives in says he has decided to relinquish the trademark to the local government. Michael Stinson caused a stir among Haliburton Count...
Aug 04, 2017
Alberta man convicted of sex attack on Indigenous woman loses bid for mistrial
EDMONTON - An Alberta man convicted of the brutal sex attack of an Indigenous woman whom the Crown had jailed to ensure her testimony has lost a bid for a mistrial. Lance David Blanchard was found gui...
Aug 04, 2017
Stolen hoses, pump frustrate crews fighting wildfires across B.C.
VICTORIA - Crews battling aggressive wildfires across British Columbia have been faced with hot weather and difficult conditions, but officials say the theft and damage of equipment is the most frustr...
Aug 04, 2017
While Vancouver and Toronto chill out, Montreal home sales post best July in 8 years
MONTREAL - Forget Vancouver and Toronto - Canada’s hottest housing market these days may be Montreal. The Greater Montreal Real Estate Board released data Friday showing that 3,075 homes were so...
Aug 04, 2017
780 overdose deaths have B.C. officials urging people to not use drugs alone
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s health officials are considering plans to offer an overdose reversing drug online and urging drug users not to use alone after an 88 per cent increase in deaths. C...
Aug 04, 2017
Man who trademarked name of his own county hands it over to council
An Ontario man who managed to trademark the name of the county he lives in says he has decided to relinquish the trademark to the local government. Michael Stinson caused a stir among Haliburton Count...
Aug 04, 2017
November 2018 trial date set for man accused in deaths of woman and her daughter
CALGARY - A three-week jury trial for a man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter is scheduled to begin in November 2018. Edward Downey is pleading not guilty to two counts...
Aug 04, 2017
Charges officially dropped against Arthur Porter, two years after his death
MONTREAL - Criminal charges against the doctor accused of committing what Quebec authorities described as the biggest corruption fraud in Canada’s history have officially been abandoned, two yea...
Aug 04, 2017
Tubal ligations of Indigenous women in Saskatoon 'troubling': Bennett
OTTAWA - Reports that women in and around Saskatoon were being coerced into tubal ligation procedures are evidence of racism in a health-care system that remains biased against Aboriginal women, Canad...
Aug 04, 2017
Trial date set for man accused in shooting of Stampeder Mylan Hicks
CALGARY - A December 2018 trial date has been set for a man charged in the shooting death of a Canadian Football League player last year. Nelson Tony Lugela has pleaded not guilty to a charge of secon...
Aug 04, 2017
