Category Archives: Canada
Halifax court jammed by prospective jurors for medical student's murder trial
HALIFAX - The Halifax Law Courts were jammed Tuesday as hundreds of prospective jurors were called for the high-profile murder trial of a Dalhousie University medical student. About 315 people packed ...
Apr 18, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 18
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, April 18 --- MEETING OF THE MINDS TODAY ON TORONTO HOUSING The federal finance minister is set to meet today with his Ontario counterpart and Toronto’s mayo...
Apr 18, 2017
No measures that could boost demand for housing in Toronto: Morneau
TORONTO - Three levels of government facing a red-hot housing market in the Greater Toronto Area have agreed Tuesday not to introduce any measures that would further boost demand and drive prices even...
Apr 18, 2017
Future of Site C megaproject fuels debate in British Columbia election campaign
The divisive $8.8-billion Site C dam is fuelling debate in British Columbia’s election campaign, pitting Liberal promises of jobs and clean energy against the NDP’s cautious approach of ca...
Apr 18, 2017
Former missing Olympian facing fraud charges to appears in Victoria court
VICTORIA - An investment dealer and former Olympic rower who went missing for nearly 18 months made a brief appearance in a Victoria court Tuesday and had his case adjourned to May 2. Harold Backer, w...
Apr 18, 2017
Calgary wildlife centre cures porcupine of snoring by trimming his teeth
CALGARY - A Calgary wildlife centre has cured a porcupine with a snoring problem. The Kyne family has shared their backyard with the rodent they named Billy Jo for the past several years. They recorde...
Apr 17, 2017
Canadian Food Inspection Agency adds more products to flour recall list
OTTAWA - A national recall of flour due to E. coli contamination, which was first announced last month, has been expanded yet again. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency’s recall on March 28 affe...
Apr 17, 2017
Edmonton helicopter squad heads to Iraq to replace Quebec squadron
EDMONTON - The Canadian military has deployed 60 members of an Edmonton-based helicopter squadron to Iraq as part of Operation Impact, a mission to fight Islamic State militants in the country’s...
Apr 17, 2017
A look at highlights of the Liberal government's marijuana legislation
OTTAWA - Some highlights of federal legislation to legalize recreational marijuana: -Individuals under 18 would not face criminal prosecution for possession of up to five grams of cannabis but the pro...
Apr 17, 2017
Long-awaited criminal trial in B.C. against accused polygamists set to begin
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A decades-long legal battle culminates in British Columbia on Tuesday with the start of a trial for a breakaway Mormon leader charged with polygamy. Winston Blackmore of Bountiful is...
Apr 17, 2017
