Category Archives: Canada
Oland trial witness adds ambiguity on timing of multimillionaire's killing
SAINT JOHN, N.B. - A man who probably heard Richard Oland being bludgeoned to death in his office has told a Saint John court he cannot pinpoint the time the strange thumping noises were made. John Ai...
Feb 21, 2019
Quebec man charged after bus carrying passengers makes unplanned trip
A man is facing charges including vehicle theft and impaired driving after an intercity bus loaded with passengers made an unscheduled departure from Trois-Rivieres, Que., Wednesday night. Police say ...
Feb 21, 2019
McArthur linked to 3 missing men years before he was charged with murder: docs
Newly released court documents show Toronto police linked serial killer Bruce McArthur to three missing men with ties to the city’s gay village years before he was charged with killing them and ...
Feb 21, 2019
Globally important fossil discovered in Prince Edward Island footprints
CAVENDISH, P.E.I. - Fossilized footprints discovered on Prince Edward Island last year have been matched with a prehistoric predator, giving the site newfound global significance. Federal and provinci...
Feb 21, 2019
Boy isolated 400 days: Manitoba urged to end long solitary confinement for youth
WINNIPEG - Manitoba’s children’s advocate is urging the province to stop lengthy solitary confinement of youth in custody after a review that found one boy was isolated for 400 straight da...
Feb 21, 2019
CN still tallying amount of oil spilled in Manitoba train derailment
ST. LAZARE, Man. - CN is still tallying up the amount of oil spilled in a train derailment on a ranch in western Manitoba. “We are still determining volume estimates at this time,” company...
Feb 21, 2019
U.S. tariffs on steel, aluminum could be gone in weeks, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - A long-awaited end to Canada’s steel-and-aluminum tariff nightmare could be just weeks away, says Ottawa’s ambassador to the United States - but David MacNaughton is playing c...
Feb 21, 2019
NDP loses two more incumbents as Quebec MPs say they won't run for re-election
OTTAWA - Two Quebec MPs added their names to a growing list of NDP caucus members who will not be seeking re-election later this year. In separate statements Thursday, Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet and Anne...
Feb 21, 2019
Sell regulated heroin to drug users to reduce overdose deaths: B.C. group
VANCOUVER - The BC Centre on Substance Use is proposing a policy to sell legally regulated heroin as part of an urgent response to reduce opioid overdose deaths from a toxic drug supply that is profit...
Feb 21, 2019
PCO Clerk fears 'somebody's going to be shot' during coming election campaign
OTTAWA - Canada’s top public servant says he is worried someone will be assassinated during the coming federal election campaign given the disturbing tenor of recent public discussion. Privy Cou...
Feb 21, 2019