Category Archives: Canada
Activist, author seeks to lead Manitoba NDP as it struggles for money, support
WINNIPEG - When indigenous activist and author Wab Kinew officially launches his bid for the leadership of Manitoba’s New Democrats this week, he will try to take the helm of a party struggling ...
Apr 08, 2017
Canadian aid agencies prepare for influx of Syrian refugees after U.S. airstrikes
Canadian aid workers in the Middle East are preparing for an influx of asylum-seekers into already crowded camps, fearing U.S. military action in Syria could drive more people out of the wartorn count...
Apr 08, 2017
Man faces murder charge in Winnipeg woman's disappearance last year
WINNIPEG - Police in Winnipeg say they’ve made an arrest and a man faces a murder charge in the case of a woman who disappeared last year. Christine Wood, from Oxford House First Nation, was las...
Apr 08, 2017
Ship runs aground near Newfoundland, coast guard says no pollution reported
ARGENTIA, N.L. - A vessel that ran aground near Newfoundland and Labrador has been freed. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says that bulk carrier Kure Harbour was freed from a shoal near Argenti...
Apr 08, 2017
Montreal cop who handled crime scene 'outraged' after charge stayed over delays
MONTREAL - The Montreal police officer who was first on the scene in the slaying of a woman in 2012 says he’s outraged that proceedings against the woman’s husband aren’t going ahead...
Apr 08, 2017
Man, 25, arrested in death of his wife, who was nine months pregnant
PICKERING, Ont. - Police east of Toronto have arrested a man wanted in connection with the death of his wife, who was nine months pregnant. Police say the suspect, Nicholas Tyler Baig, 25, was arreste...
Apr 08, 2017
Settlement reached in class action over alleged abuse at school for the blind
TORONTO - A class-action lawsuit involving allegations of physical, emotional and sexual abuse at an Ontario boarding school for the blind has been settled out of court. Lawyers representing the plain...
Apr 08, 2017
Wynne declares a win after N.Y. drops Buy American policy, turns to NAFTA
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was “pleased” that New York has dropped proposed Buy American provisions from its state budget, but she remained concerned Saturday about U.S. prot...
Apr 08, 2017
Trudeau in France to mark the 100th anniversary of Vimy Ridge
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in France Saturday, as Canadians prepare to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Vimy Ridge. As many as 25,000 Canadians will join Trudeau ...
Apr 08, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $33 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - Lotto Max players will have to wait at least another week for a big payoff. No winning ticket was sold for Friday night’s $33 million dollar jackpot. It means the big prize for the nex...
Apr 08, 2017
