Category Archives: Canada
Police found ammunition but no guns in Danforth shooter's room: docs
TORONTO - Police officers who searched the bedroom of a shooter shortly after he carried out a deadly attack in Toronto’s Greektown last summer found a stockpile of ammunition and gun accessorie...
Jan 16, 2019
U.S. says China's death sentence against Canadian 'politically motivated'
TORONTO - The U.S. State Department says China’s death sentence against a Canadian man is “politically motivated.” Wednesday’s statement from U.S. deputy spokesman Robert Palla...
Jan 16, 2019
New advisory board to help RCMP modernize amid history of bullying, harassment
OTTAWA - The federal government is creating an external board of civilian advisers to help the RCMP modernize after years of grappling with internal bullying and harassment. The long-anticipated move ...
Jan 16, 2019
In the news today, Jan. 16
Four stories in the news for Wednesday, Jan. 16 --- OTTAWA POLICE TO PROVIDE UPDATE ON BUS CRASH Ottawa police will provide an update today on the ongoing investigation into last week’s double-d...
Jan 16, 2019
Lametti appointment raises hope for less restrictive assisted dying law
OTTAWA - The appointment of David Lametti as Canada’s new justice minister has given new hope to those who believe the Trudeau government’s law on medically assisted dying is too restricti...
Jan 16, 2019
Burgess Shale fossils add branches to tree of life, says Royal Society report
VICTORIA - The tiny remains of an extinct bug-like creature discovered at British Columbia’s 500-million-year-old Burgess Shale fossil deposit add a new branch to the evolutionary tree of life, ...
Jan 16, 2019
Police chief confirms all three Ottawa bus victims were on board when it crashed
OTTAWA - All three people killed in last week’s deadly bus accident were passengers on the bus when it crashed, Ottawa Police Chief Charles Bordeleau confirmed Wednesday. Bordeleau provided an u...
Jan 16, 2019
Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur has case put over to end of January
TORONTO - An alleged serial killer who faces murder charges in the deaths of eight men with ties to Toronto’s gay village has had his case put over to the end of January. Bruce McArthur made a b...
Jan 16, 2019
National dementia strategy should include input from patients, caregivers: report
TORONTO - An expert panel has released a report outlining the best ways to tackle the growing incidence of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia among Canadians as a basis for the federal gove...
Jan 16, 2019
Trudeau fields range of questions on immigration and foreign policy at townhall
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday slammed what he called the dictatorship of Venezuela as he tackled audience questions ranging from Canada’s approach to Indigenous...
Jan 15, 2019