Category Archives: Canada
Case of Dal student charged with first-degree murder due in Halifax court
HALIFAX - The lawyer for a Dalhousie University student charged with first-degree murder in the death of another student will be in court today to apply for search warrants in the ongoing case. Willia...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Music programs helping refugee children adapt to life in Canada
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - At 11 years old, Majid has a voice that more than does justice to her slight four-foot frame. Standing in the hallway of the Living Arts Centre in Mississauga, Ont., Majid is pract...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Minister cautious on apparent breakthrough on Cda-EU trade deal
OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland sounded a cautionary note Thursday after an apparent European breakthrough in the long-running Canada-EU free trade saga, saying every trade agr...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Feds urged to make mental health top priority in health accord negotiations
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is being urged to make mental health a top priority as it negotiates a new health accord with the provinces and territories. Dr. Catherine Zahn, president of the Centre...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Six stories in the news today, Oct. 27
Six stories in the news for Thursday, Oct. 27 --- TRUDEAU NAMES NINE NEW INDEPENDENT SENATORS Justin Trudeau will name nine, new, non-partisan senators Thursday, bringing him within reach of his goal ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Montreal borough set to adopt bylaw in effort to stem tide of gentrification
MONTREAL - A gritty Montreal neighbourhood with roots that date back to the industrialization of Canada is trying to stop itself from turning into an enclave of trendy, upscale restaurants and little ...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Weather Network predicts 'eerily calm' weather for Halloween night
TORONTO - Trick-or-treaters across the country are in for some “eerily calm” weather this Halloween. The Weather Network has released its forecast for Oct. 31 and says those who plan to ve...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Independents' control over Senate imminent with PM poised to fill 21 vacancies
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named nine new, non-partisan senators, bringing him within reach of his goal to transform the discredited Senate into a more reputable, independent chamber o...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

Jurors sequestered at Jacques Corriveau fraud trial in Montreal
MONTREAL - The fate of a man once described as a “central figure” in the federal sponsorship scandal was placed in the hands of a jury Thursday as deliberations began in Jacques Corriveau&...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016
Ontario police going high-tech in search for witnesses in homicide case
OTTAWA - Some cellphone users will be getting a couple of texts today as provincial police in Ontario unveil an innovative technique to identify potential witnesses in an ongoing homicide investigatio...
Kayla Derkach Oct 27, 2016

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