Category Archives: Canada
Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests
HALIFAX - Some Nova Scotia deaths that have led to calls for public inquests: Lionel Desmond, 33; Shanna Desmond, 31; Aaliyah, 10; Brenda Desmond, 52. Jan. 3, Upper Big Tracadie, N.S. Afghan veteran L...
Jun 21, 2017
Ont. premier disappointed with New York's Buy American agreement on steel
TORONTO - The premier of Ontario says she’s disappointed that New York lawmakers have reached an agreement on legislation that would require state construction projects to use American iron and ...
Jun 21, 2017
House of Commons passes symbolic Remembrance Day bill; won't mean new holiday
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has passed legislation giving Remembrance Day the same legal status as Canada Day and Victoria Day. It is mainly a symbolic move, as the Commons can’t make Nov. 11 ...
Jun 21, 2017
Defence questions woman's testimony at RCMP sexual assault trial in B.C.
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for a now-retired RCMP inspector says a civilian employee “actively and enthusiastically” had sex with his client at work and then alleged she was sexually assaulted. ...
Jun 21, 2017
Poor maintenance a factor in fatal Montreal tanker truck explosion: report
MONTREAL - Poorly maintained emergency brakes on a tanker truck are being called a key factor in a spectacular explosion in Montreal last summer that killed the driver of another vehicle. A report by ...
Jun 21, 2017
Death of U.S. student held in NKorea renews calls for help in case of detained Canadian
The death of an American student who was returned home after being detained for 17 months in North Korea has brought renewed calls for political intervention in the case of a Canadian pastor serving a...
Jun 21, 2017
Torture, detention would be forbidden CSIS disruption tactics under new bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s new security bill adds torture, detention and serious destruction of property that would endanger a life to the list of things Canada’s spy agency cannot ...
Jun 21, 2017
B.C.'s minority Liberals prepare throne speech as opposition plans their defeat
VICTORIA - The clock that counts down to the expected defeat of Premier Christy Clark’s minority government in British Columbia starts ticking Thursday with the introduction of a throne speech. ...
Jun 21, 2017
Hundreds of bikers escort 10-year-old Nova Scotia bullying victim to school
SYDNEY, N.S. - Hundreds of bikers gathered in Sydney, N.S., Wednesday morning to escort a 10-year-old boy who has been the victim of bullying to school. The leather-clad bikers drove Grade 4 student X...
Jun 21, 2017
Mental illness behind neighbour stabbing Winnipeg senior 68 times: lawyer
WINNIPEG - A woman who stabbed her 89-year-old neighbour 68 times for no apparent reason says she is not a monster but was “in a very bad state” after going off her medication weeks before...
Jun 21, 2017
