Category Archives: Canada
U.S. man who flew to Canada for sex with underage girl gets seven years
An American man who flew to Canada to have sex with a 13-year-old girl has been sentenced to more than seven years behind bars. Prosecutors in California had wanted Paul Binh Do jailed for nine years ...
Apr 11, 2017
78 arrested in Ontario human trafficking probe; 18 alleged victims assisted
LONDON, Ont. - Police in southwestern Ontario say 78 people have been arrested in a human trafficking investigation. London, Ont., police say 18 women who were involved in the sex trade as a result of...
Apr 11, 2017
CBC apologizes for 'Canada: The Story of Us': 'Some people felt misrepresented'
TORONTO - The CBC apologized Tuesday in the wake of accusations of inaccuracies in its docu-drama “Canada: The Story of Us.” Politicians in Quebec and Nova Scotia are among those who have ...
Apr 11, 2017
Sister of wrongly fired health worker criticizes B.C. premier as election called
VICTORIA - The sister of a British Columbia government health worker who took his own life after being falsely accused of wrongdoing says she hopes Premier Christy Clark’s “callous and cyn...
Apr 11, 2017
N.B. prosecutors seeking to revive case against officers in businessman's death
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick prosecutors have taken the unusual step of seeking a judicial review of a judge’s decision in a bid to revive a high-profile case involving a fatal police shooting in...
Apr 11, 2017
Ontario overhauling the way it collects data on opioid deaths, overdoses
TORONTO - Ontario is moving to overhaul the way it collects and analyzes data on opioid overdoses and deaths in an effort to get a better understanding of the extent of the problem in the province, of...
Apr 11, 2017
Conservative leader meets Trump NAFTA point man; calls meeting reassuring
WASHINGTON - Canada’s Opposition leader says she’s feeling a bit reassured after meeting U.S. President Donald Trump’s point man on trade and wants to take that message home to calm ...
Apr 11, 2017
Police suspect fentanyl in Brantford, Ont., overdose; man revived in hospital
BRANTFORD, Ont. - Police in Brantford, Ont., say a man who overdosed after apparently unknowingly taking fentanyl has been revived in hospital. They say 20-year-old man was in medical distress and was...
Apr 11, 2017
A western ultimatum to Putin: Drop Assad, or remain a pariah
WASHINGTON - Western countries are presenting a high-stakes ultimatum to Russia: Allow regime-change in Syria and cut loose Bashar Assad, or remain a pariah moored on the fringes of the international ...
Apr 11, 2017
Patient tells judge he didn't receive oxycodone doctor allegedly prescribed him
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - A former patient of a Nova Scotia doctor accused of drug trafficking and fraud testified Tuesday that he did not receive pills even though records show they were prescribed to him....
Apr 11, 2017
