Category Archives: Canada
Supreme Court dismisses appeal filed by former Winnipeg firefighter for theft
WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal filed by a former Winnipeg firefighter who was convicted of stealing from a dead woman’s apartment. Darren Fedyck was found guilty ...
Jan 15, 2019
Board finds man fit to stand trial in girl's death at B.C. high school
PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Review Board has found a man mentally fit to stand trial in the death of a 13-year-old girl at a high school in Abbotsford more than two years ago. The boar...
Jan 15, 2019
Quebec professional orders ask province to challenge assisted dying law
MONTREAL - Six Quebec professional orders are calling on the province to challenge the constitutionality of federal legislation on medical assistance in dying. The orders representing physicians, nurs...
Jan 15, 2019
Netflix accused of using footage of Lac-Megantic disaster in second drama
MONTREAL - A day after learning that a science-fiction show on Netflix used actual footage of the Lac-Megantic rail disaster, the mayor of the Quebec town said she believes images of the tragedy were ...
Jan 15, 2019
Four men charged in Manitoba for night hunting with lights
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says four men have been charged with hunting at night with lights. The province says wildlife officers nabbed two men in December from the Lake Manitoba First Nation...
Jan 15, 2019
Right-wing, neo-Nazi, white supremacist groups an increasing concern: Goodale
REGINA - Canada’s minister for public safety says right-wing, white supremacists and neo-Nazi groups are an increasing concern and threat to Canadians. Ralph Goodale said the groups promote hate...
Jan 15, 2019
Feds poised to bolster RCMP accountability
OTTAWA - The federal government is poised to try to improve RCMP accountability by placing some external eyes on the national police force. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale and RCMP Commissioner B...
Jan 15, 2019
Mother of newborn apprehended in Winnipeg hopeful reunion will happen soon
WINNIPEG - A mother seen crying in social media videos as her newborn baby was taken from her in hospital says she is hopeful the child will be reunited with family soon. The mother says she had made ...
Jan 15, 2019
Quebec entertainer Eric Salvail charged with sexual assault, confinement, harassment
MONTREAL - A well-known Quebec entertainer is facing criminal harassment, forcible confinement and sexual assault charges stemming from incidents alleged to have occurred almost 26 years ago. The Crow...
Jan 15, 2019
Google wants court to decide whether search curbs would infringe charter rights
OTTAWA - Google wants the Federal Court to decide whether limiting search-engine results in the name of privacy would infringe Canadians’ constitutional guarantee of free expression. The leading...
Jan 15, 2019