Category Archives: Canada
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
Soldiers stopped Seoul from falling in Korean War, could Canada step in again?
OTTAWA - Sixty-six years ago this month, John Bishop was one of hundreds of Canadians who fought to keep the South Korean city of Seoul from falling back into North Korean hands. The battle of Kapyong...
Apr 17, 2017
N.L. court defends political dissent in case of man hospitalized involuntarily
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal has issued a ringing defence of political dissent, in the case of a man held involuntarily at a psychiatric hospital after he sen...
Apr 17, 2017
Ottawa wants young teens to avoid criminal record for pot possession
OTTAWA - The federal government has tailored its highly anticipated marijuana legislation to ensure younger teens don’t wind up with criminal records for pot possession. Currently, people betwee...
Apr 17, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, April 17 --- KHADR’S CRIMINAL RECORD CONTAINS MISTAKES: Omar Khadr’s official criminal record in Canada contains oddities and errors that are at o...
Apr 17, 2017
Firefighters cut paths through ice to shore to save Alberta horses
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Horses that were struggling after falling through thin ice in northwestern Alberta were saved by rescuers who cut paths to the shore with chainsaws. Trevor Grant, the County of...
Apr 17, 2017
Omar Khadr's criminal record in Canada shows 'absolute ignorance':lawyer
TORONTO - Omar Khadr’s official criminal record in Canada contains oddities and errors that are at odds with how the federal government viewed him on his return from the notorious prison on the ...
Apr 17, 2017
Overbooking called 'an egregious and deliberate form of breach of contract'
CHARLOTTETOWN - The public outcry over the contentious airline practice of overbooking flights has found a new target in Atlantic Canada, where a 10-year-old P.E.I. boy was bumped from an Air Canada f...
Apr 17, 2017
