Category Archives: Canada
Nurse accused of killing eight seniors went to rehab twice: friend
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Just a few weeks ago, Elizabeth Wettlaufer gave away her beloved dog, Nashville, a spry Jack Russell terrier. Her friends thought the move odd, but they now wonder if the 49-year-old...
Oct 25, 2016
Jury hearing Jacques Corriveau's fraud case receives final instructions Thursday
MONTREAL - The fraud trial of longtime Liberal organizer Jacques Corriveau is expected to be in the hands of the jury by Thursday. Corriveau, 83, a former close ally of ex-prime minister Jean Chretien...
Oct 25, 2016
With Trump on ropes, Clinton looks to new target of winning power in Congress
COCONUT CREEK, Fla. - Spare a thought for Donald Trump - Hillary Clinton barely did as she began a visit to America’s biggest swing state Tuesday. Democrats’ increasing confidence about wi...
Oct 25, 2016
Fighting off the Ritz: Freeland's feud with Tory trade critic gets personal
OTTAWA - The international trade minister is pushing back at her Conservative rival’s accusations in the House of Commons that she’s in need of “adult supervision.” Chrystia Fr...
Oct 25, 2016
House of Commons votes 313 to 0 to provide Yazidis refuge in Canada
OTTAWA - With a freed Yazidi sex slave watching from the gallery, the House of Commons voted unanimously Tuesday to acknowledge a genocide against her people and to offer safe haven in Canada to vulne...
Oct 25, 2016
Working with Kurds: Iraqi residents optimistic about defeat of Islamic State
CALGARY - It’s an uneasy alliance born out of necessity. Two residents of the Kurdistan region near Iraq’s second-largest city say past differences are being put aside for now to defeat th...
Oct 25, 2016
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, Oct. 25 NURSE CHARGED IN NURSING HOME DEATHS: An Ontario nurse is facing eight counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of eight nursing home residents ov...
Oct 25, 2016
Saskatoon woman found not criminally responsible in five-year-old son's death
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon woman has been found not criminally responsible in the death of her five-year-old son. Kellie Johnson was charged with first-degree murder after the body of Jonathan Vetter was...
Oct 25, 2016
CN Rail recalls workers to prepare for the smooth handling of bumper grain crop
MONTREAL - Canadian National Railway Co. says it has recalled laid-off employees to handle the start of what is expected to be bumper grain crops in Canada and the United States. “We’re ha...
Oct 25, 2016
Quebec says it's on track for $2.2-billion surplus in current fiscal year
Quebec is projecting a higher than expected surplus of $2.2 billion in the current fiscal year and is also abolishing a health tax two years ahead of schedule. Information available over the summer le...
Oct 25, 2016
