Category Archives: Canada
Former Mountie sentenced to 15 years for torturing his son
OTTAWA - Police investigators watched and tearfully celebrated Wednesday as a former RCMP counter-terrorism officer who tortured and starved his son in the basement of his family’s suburban Otta...
Apr 12, 2017
Central bank says no rate cut considered amid stronger growth, but notes risks
OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada said an interest rate cut was not on the table during the central bank’s latest policy decision, but also warned of persistent risks that suggest it will ...
Apr 12, 2017
Man revived by friend after fentanyl overdose, Brantford, Ont., police say
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Police in Brantford, Ont., say a man who suffered a fentanyl overdose was revived by a friend who used an opioid antidote. They say paramedics called police to a home where a 33-year...
Apr 12, 2017
Witness gasps at number of pills in drug-trafficking trial of Nova Scotia doctor
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A witness testifying at a Nova Scotia doctor’s drug-trafficking trial gasped Wednesday after hearing that thousands of oxycodone pills were prescribed by Dr. Sarah Dawn Jones...
Apr 12, 2017
Study confirms polar bears follow their nose through wind to find ringed seals
EDMONTON - Researchers have confirmed what has long been suspected - polar bears rely on their nose and the direction of the wind to hunt seals. A University of Alberta study concludes that polar bear...
Apr 12, 2017
Foul play not suspected in deaths of four people found in burning N.B. house
ST. GEORGE, N.B. - Foul play is not suspected in the deaths of four people found in the burned remains of a home in southwestern New Brunswick, police said Wednesday as they continued their investigat...
Apr 12, 2017
Malala Yousafzai, honorary Canadian, challenges Canada to lead on education
OTTAWA - The irrepressible Malala Yousafzai, the teenage Nobel Peace Prize winner who famously survived a Taliban bullet in 2012, delivered an enduring message of hope, perseverance and inspiration We...
Apr 12, 2017
Five stories in the news today, April 12
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, April 12 --- MALALA YOUSAZAI SET TO RECEIVE HONORARY CITIZENSHIP Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai will become an honorary Canadian citizen today in Ott...
Apr 12, 2017
Alberta wildfire evacuation highlights growing use of tracking workers using RFID
CALGARY - When last year’s ferocious Alberta wildfire threatened Suncor Energy’s oilsands upgrader near Fort McMurray, the rush to safely remove hundreds from the area provided a rare larg...
Apr 12, 2017
NDP promises yearly $400 rent rebate in B.C. but Liberals say rich don't need it
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Liberal government has ignored renters for the past 16 years and it’s high time someone offered them a helping hand, New Democrat Leader John Horgan says. Ho...
Apr 12, 2017
