Category Archives: Canada
Chummy east Vancouver crow faces lengthy recovery after suspected beating
VANCOUVER - The east Vancouver crow that is celebrated for his gregarious antics will remain in a bird hospital for at least another week after his caretaker says the bird was attacked. Shawn Bergman ...
Mar 28, 2017
Missing, murdered women inquiry to hold first hearing May 29 in Whitehorse
OTTAWA - The long-awaited national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls will hold its first hearing with families on May 29 in Whitehorse. Over the next two months, commissione...
Mar 28, 2017
Federal inmate on the loose found in central Ontario, provincial police say
BARRIE, ONTARIO, Canada - Ontario Provincial Police have ended a Canada-wide warrant for a federal offender wanted for breaching his parole. Police say 36-year-old Ryan Hamelin was apprehended in Barr...
Mar 28, 2017
Officer who punched teen in face during arrest violated his rights: judge
A teenager who was punched in the face twice by a police officer after being pulled over for not signalling a lane change had his rights repeatedly violated, an Ottawa judge has ruled. Justice Julie B...
Mar 28, 2017
Ottawa's pot plan sparks enforcement concern at provincial level
OTTAWA - The federal government’s plan to make Canada the first G7 country to legalize marijuana is creating political friction domestically, amid fears it will be the latest bone of contention ...
Mar 28, 2017
Manitoba RCMP investigate animals found dead without their ears
BRANDON, Man. - Police in southwestern Manitoba are investigating more cases of animals found dead with their ears cut off. Brandon RCMP say three coyotes and a raccoon were discovered in the same are...
Mar 28, 2017
Former asylum seeker steadfast about clearing his name looks to Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - An El Salvadoran asylum seeker who became a permanent Canadian resident after spending two years in sanctuary in a British Columbia church is looking to the Supreme Court of Canada to clea...
Mar 28, 2017
Number of snow days in Nova Scotia schools amounts to a crisis: expert
HALIFAX - It is “bizarre” how often Nova Scotia schools are closed because of weather, and the number of days lost this year amounts to a crisis, an education expert said Tuesday. Paul Ben...
Mar 28, 2017
'Very grateful:' Driver returns birthday cash to woman who left purse on train
CALGARY - A woman who left behind a purse with $1,300 in birthday cash on a light-rail transit train says she can barely believe someone was honest enough to return it. Li Feng Yang had just received ...
Mar 28, 2017
Lawyer says Sen. Meredith will honour ethics committee invite to appear
TORONTO - Embattled Sen. Don Meredith plans to appear before the Senate ethics committee next week although it’s not yet clear how he will do that, his lawyer said Tuesday. In an interview, Bill...
Mar 28, 2017
