Category Archives: Canada
Lawyers near agreement in Nova Scotia intimate images case involving young girls
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - Lawyers for six young men who admitted distributing intimate images of underage girls say they have almost reached agreement with prosecutors about the basic facts in the case. The...
Apr 19, 2017
Montreal teams have won 41 Stanley Cups: hockey historian
Montrealers are quick to boast about the Canadiens’ record 24 Stanley Cup trophies but some hockey historians lament how few citizens know their city has actually won 41. Jean Beliveau’s s...
Apr 19, 2017
Jury selected for Dalhousie medical student's first-degree murder trial
HALIFAX - Jury selection has wrapped up in the high-profile murder trial of a Dalhousie University medical student. A jury of 14 - seven women and seven men - will hear the trial of William Sandeson, ...
Apr 19, 2017
Newfoundland man tells alleged thief on Kijiji to bring back his lumber
FLATROCK, N.L. - A Newfoundland man used Kijiji to appeal to an alleged lumber thief to return his goods - or he would go to police with information captured on a hidden camera. The man posted an ad o...
Apr 19, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 19
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 19 --- CANADIAN ENVOY HITS BACK AT TRUMP OVER DAIRY U.S. President Donald Trump claims the Canadian dairy sector is to blame for the struggles faced by so...
Apr 19, 2017
B.C. NDP call Liberal attacks on platform financing 'fearmongering'
VANCOUVER - Christy Clark’s Liberals are ramping up attacks on the NDP’s ability to manage British Columbia’s finances, accusing the party of releasing a platform with a $6.5-billion...
Apr 19, 2017
Study on Fort McMurray blaze suggests firefighters still suffering
EDMONTON - A new study suggests that those who battled the massive wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., continue to suffer both physically and mentally nearly a year after the blaze devastated the commun...
Apr 18, 2017
Review board grants NCR Calgary mass killer extra privileges in hospital
CALGARY - A Calgary man who was found not criminally responsible after killing five people with a knife three years ago is being granted extra privileges. Matthew de Grood was suffering from a mental ...
Apr 18, 2017
Shooter in California killing of Quebec woman and local man gets 100 year sentence
SAN FRANCISCO - A transient who pleaded guilty to killing a Canadian tourist in a San Francisco park and a yoga teacher walking his dog on a popular hiking trail has been sentenced to 100 years to lif...
Apr 18, 2017
Fiery 'Viking baptism' nets environmental charges for reality TV star
WHITEHORSE - A reality TV star is on trial in Yukon, accused of violating the territory’s Waters Act while filming a show about gold mining. Tony Beets is charged with two counts of depositing w...
Apr 18, 2017
