Category Archives: Canada
U.S. authorities looking into misconduct allegations at Shambhala retreat
HALIFAX - U.S. authorities are looking into potential illicit activity involving Colorado retreats connected to Shambhala International, a Halifax-based Buddhist organization roiled by sexual miscondu...
Dec 21, 2018
In the news today, Dec. 21
Four stories in the news for Friday, Dec. 21 --- JUDGE TO RULE ON KHADR’S REQUEST FOR EASED BAIL An Edmonton judge is expected to rule today on Omar Khadr’s request for relaxed bail condit...
Dec 21, 2018
B.C. cities join global movement asking oil companies for climate change costs
Staff and contractors in Victoria have been crunching the numbers on climate change costs for the coastal city and it’s not looking good, the mayor says. Lisa Helps says based on a report commis...
Dec 21, 2018
Judge won't ease bail conditions for former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr
EDMONTON - A judge has denied former Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr’s request for relaxed bail conditions and a Canadian passport. Justice June Ross said Friday that nothing has changed sinc...
Dec 21, 2018
'He led by example:' Residential school survivor remembered as loving father
WINNIPEG - Randal Courchene remembers his father exhausted from work on a snowy day in the middle of winter on their northern Ontario First Nation. Courchene was just a child then and was working on a...
Dec 21, 2018
One person trapped on damaged pier in White Rock, B.C., hoisted to safety
VANCOUVER - A person who was stranded on a pier in White Rock, B.C., has been rescued after part of the structure collapsed in strong winds. The Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre in Victoria says on T...
Dec 20, 2018
Lev Tahor children return to Quebec amid reports of sect leadership arrests in Mexico
MONTREAL - Quebec youth protection officials say an unspecified number of children who were with the ultra-Orthodox Jewish sect Lev Tahor have recently returned to the province. Myriam Sabourin, a spo...
Dec 20, 2018
Huawei espionage for Beijing would make no sense given massive risk, exec says
OTTAWA - The fallout would be catastrophic if Huawei Canada used its role in a next-generation 5G wireless network to conduct espionage on behalf of Beijing, says a senior company official. Critics wa...
Dec 20, 2018
First of 17 remote First Nations connected to Ontario's power grid
TORONTO - The first of 17 remote First Nations has been connected to Ontario’s power grid under a $1.6-billion expansion project. The diesel generating station in Pikangikum First Nation, more t...
Dec 20, 2018
Five people injured in hit-and-runs in Langley, B.C., man arrested
LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - The RCMP say five people were injured after a series of hit-and-runs in Langley and Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday night. None of the injuries are considered life-thr...
Dec 20, 2018