Category Archives: Canada
Foster parents lose emergency motion in Supreme Court to keep Metis toddler
VANCOUVER - The last time a pair of British Columbia foster parents saw the Metis toddler they have raised almost since birth, the little girl was being carried away in the arms of her new adoptive pa...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
U.S. advises people who bought certain Samsung washers to use delicate cycle
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is advising people who bought certain Samsung washing machines to only use the delicate cycle when washing bedding, water-resistant and bulky items because ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Clowns gathering for Montreal festival weigh in on sightings of creepy clowns
MONTREAL - Professional clowns say their craft shouldn’t be confused with the sightings of creepy clowns across North America over the past several weeks. Stacey Laureyssens, interim president o...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

Alberta to complete review into Fort McMurray fire response by next summer
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An Alberta government review into the response to the Fort McMurray wildfire is expected to be complete by next summer. May’s fierce and unpredictable fire forced nearly 9...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

Mother of overdose victim pleads for action on growing opioid use
Winnipeg police warn the use of carfentanil - a synthetic opioid similar to fentanyl but 100 times more powerful - is spreading across Canada. Deputy police chief Danny Smyth detailed the recent seizu...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Shackles removed from hospitalized woman facing deportation: minister
HALIFAX - An ailing woman who is facing deportation to England has been freed from shackles that kept her restrained in her hospital bed following the intervention of two Nova Scotia cabinet ministers...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Feds set to tighten group layoff rules and requirements for businesses
OTTAWA - Federal officials are set to tighten labour rules to make it tougher for large, federally regulated companies to conduct mass layoffs without warning. The requirements for businesses dealing ...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Everyone can be duped by fake news, experts say as satire sites multiply
TORONTO - When their story about a condo developer who forgot to put bathrooms in a Toronto-area highrise went viral last week, writers at the CBC’s satirical show “This Is That” wer...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Spy agency halted bulk data searches after watchdog flagged concerns
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency sifted through large troves of data for information of value until a federal watchdog raised questions about a lack of guidelines for such searches, a new report rev...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016
Senate set to decide whether to sue former senators in expense dispute
OTTAWA - The Senate committee that polices spending in the upper chamber will soon decide whether it is worth the cost to sue seven former senators The Senate has threatened to take the seven to court...
Kayla Derkach Sep 29, 2016

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