Category Archives: Canada
Montrealers protest, claiming police brutality in death of Ottawa man
MONTREAL - Several dozen people gathered in Montreal on Thursday night to remember a 37-year-old Somali-Canadian man who died after a confrontation with police in Ottawa last weekend. Organizers say A...
Jul 28, 2016
Some key developments in the oil pipeline spill in Saskatchewan
A Husky Energy oil pipeline last week leaked up to 250,000 litres of blended crude into the North Saskatchewan River in Saskatchewan. Here are some developments Here is a list of events and details st...
Jul 28, 2016
One dead, two injured after SUV drives into Granville Island building
VANCOUVER - A pedestrian has been killed after being run over and pinned under a vehicle on Granville Island, one of Vancouver’s busiest tourist destinations, police say. Spokesman Randy Fincham...
Jul 28, 2016
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, July 28 TORONTO COP SENTENCED TO 6 YEARS: A Toronto police officer was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for gunning down a troubled teen on an empt...
Jul 28, 2016
MPs devoting the summer to electoral reform; a look at what they've heard so far
OTTAWA - The summer political season is one usually spent far away from Ottawa, but this year a group of MPs has been gathering for meetings of the special committee on electoral reform to hear from e...
Jul 28, 2016
Oilsands production drops 25 per cent in May on fallout from Alberta wildfires
CALGARY - The wildfires in Fort McMurray, Alta., helped lead to a 25 per cent drop in oilsands production in May, according to the latest data from the Alberta Energy Regulator. The numbers released T...
Jul 28, 2016
Some Canadian police officers who have faced murder or manslaughter charges
Toronto Police Const. James Forcillo was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for gunning down a troubled teen on an empty streetcar in July 2013. Here’s a list of some other Canadian polic...
Jul 28, 2016
Newfoundland man, 79, survives violent collision with massive humpback whale
WHITBOURNE, N.L. - When his son’s small boat hit a 40-tonne humpback whale and almost capsized, 79-year-old Tony Morgan remembers flying through the air, hitting the water and then - utter black...
Jul 28, 2016
Nova Scotia launches new system to deliver health test results via smartphone
HALIFAX - A new online portal that will deliver medical test results to Nova Scotians via smartphones is the kind of innovation that’s long overdue in Canadian health care, says the federal heal...
Jul 28, 2016
TransCanada CEO says Saskatchewan oil spill adds to pipeline skepticism
CALGARY - The oil spill in Saskatchewan could increase public skepticism of pipeline projects, says the CEO of TransCanada, the company behind the proposed Energy East Pipeline. “All of these in...
Jul 28, 2016
