Category Archives: Canada
B.C.'s top judge says system needs 'shock therapy' to improve access to justice
VANCOUVER - A dose of “shock therapy” is needed to reform Canada’s justice system, which is failing to meet the legal needs of everyday people, British Columbia’s top judge say...
Mar 22, 2017
Nova Scotia intimate-photo case results in guilty pleas from all six accused
HALIFAX - Six male teenagers in Nova Scotia pleaded guilty Wednesday to sharing intimate images of high school girls without their consent, concluding one of Canada’s largest prosecutions involv...
Mar 22, 2017
Senate ethics committee mulls fate of senator who was involved with teen
OTTAWA - The Senate’s ethics committee met behind closed doors Wednesday to consider what sanctions can or should be imposed on disgraced Sen. Don Meredith for engaging in a sexual relationship ...
Mar 22, 2017
No change in Canada's threat level after apparent terror attack in London
OTTAWA - The apparent terrorist incident outside the British Parliament is a cowardly attack on democracy around the world, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada stands ready to help Britain in a...
Mar 22, 2017
Kamloops MP says London attack brings back chilling memories
OTTAWA, ON - Kamloops-Thompson-Cariboo MP Cathy McLeod says news of the attack near Parliament in London brought her back to October 22, 2014, when a gunman laid siege to Parliament Hill in Ottawa aft...
Mar 22, 2017
No change in Canada's threat level after assumed terror attack in London
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says Canada stands ready to help Britain in any way it can after what’s believed to be a terrorist incident left at least four dead in London. Londo...
Mar 22, 2017
B.C. man convicted of 1994 triple slaying hopes new DNA tests clear him
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia man who has spent nearly 25 years in prison for the first-degree murders of his wife and twin baby boys believes modern DNA testing could clear his name. Dean Roberts ha...
Mar 22, 2017
The Pothole Dodge in Newfoundland: a seasonal hazard for drivers and tires
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Mechanic Ed Hearn has never seen anything quite like the aluminum rim that split apart after a Volvo SUV hit a pothole in St. John’s, N.L., this week. It’s an espe...
Mar 22, 2017
Arctic sea ice at record low for third straight year
Arctic sea ice is at a record low for the third straight year. The measurements from the U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center say the ice reached its maximum extent on March 7. It was the lowe...
Mar 22, 2017
Most recommendations from review of Rehtaeh Parsons case underway
HALIFAX - All of the recommendations in a review of how Nova Scotia police and prosecutors handled the high-profile Rehtaeh Parsons case have either been put in place or are underway, the Nova Scotia ...
Mar 22, 2017
