Category Archives: Canada
Sen. Rand Paul scheduled to have hernia surgery in a private
Ontario hospital
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - U.S. Sen. Rand Paul plans to undergo hernia surgery at a private hospital in Canada because of injuries he suffered when a neighbour tackled him while he was doing yard work at his K...
Jan 14, 2019

Wild goose chase: Bird spending winter at Winnipeg car wash evades capture
WINNIPEG - A wildlife group isn’t giving up on a real-life wild goose chase. Staff and volunteers with the Wildlife Haven Rehabilitation Centre in Winnipeg have been trying for weeks to catch a ...
Jan 14, 2019

Carbon monoxide leak leads to hospitalization of 43 from Montreal school
MONTREAL - Carbon monoxide levels in the hallways of a Montreal elementary school where 43 people fell ill Monday and required hospital treatment were as much as five times the level that usually trig...
Jan 14, 2019
Border security shutdown inviting fresh scrutiny of Canada-U.S. threshold
WASHINGTON - The bitter debate about American security prompted Canada’s emissaries in Washington to prepare for another round of defending the world’s longest undefended border on Monday,...
Jan 14, 2019

Quebec parties meet to discuss ways to better support sexual assault victims
MONTREAL - Members of Quebec’s three main opposition parties met with the justice minister Monday to discuss how to reform the way Quebec adjudicates sexual assault cases. The meeting came amid ...
Jan 14, 2019

Two new faces in Trudeau cabinet after Monday shuffle
OTTAWA – Montreal MP David Lametti is becoming Canada’s new justice minister as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles his cabinet to deal with the sudden departure of Nova Scotia MP Scott...
Jan 14, 2019

Military court ruling to remain in place pending Supreme Court hearing
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to temporarily suspend a lower court’s bombshell ruling in a sexual-assault case that the military justice system is unconstitutional. A five-jud...
Jan 14, 2019

More fire-fighting tugs en route to container ship burning off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - More help is on the way for a Halifax-bound container ship that has been burning off Canada’s East Coast since Jan. 3. A spokesman for the U.S. Coast Guard says two more fire-fighting ...
Jan 14, 2019

Trial opens for Quebec man charged with killing wife suffering from Alzheimer's
MONTREAL - The impact of Alzheimer’s was front and centre at the opening of the trial Monday of a Quebec man charged with killing his wife, who was suffering from the disease. As jury selection ...
Jan 14, 2019

'Our city is grieving': Ottawa police identify three people killed in bus crash
OTTAWA - A “beautiful soul,” a mother with extended family in the Netherlands and a dad beloved for his sense of humour were the people killed in Ottawa’s horrific bus crash last wee...
Jan 14, 2019