Category Archives: Canada
Some Canadian diplomats who fell ill in Havana unable to work, having relapses
OTTAWA - A handful of Canadian diplomats who mysteriously fell ill in Cuba last year have been unable to return to work even as investigators struggle to pinpoint the cause of their symptoms. A Global...
Nov 21, 2018
Group of U.S. senators urge Trump to expedite congressional vote on USMCA
WASHINGTON - A group of U.S. senators is pushing President Donald Trump to fast-track the final text of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement so Congress can vote on it before the end of the year ...
Nov 21, 2018
Canadians seem more positive on Twitter than Americans, study suggests
TORONTO - Canadians tend to be more positive on Twitter than their American counterparts, according to a new study from an Ontario university that suggests the language we use may help explain the nat...
Nov 21, 2018
'There has to be accountability': victims of sterilization demand action
OTTAWA - Morningstar Mercredi says she woke up from surgery at 14 and immediately broke down when she discovered the baby she had felt inside her was gone. What remained was an incision from her panty...
Nov 21, 2018
Couple allege racial profiling after Montreal arrest for excessive honking
MONTREAL - A Montreal couple who were pepper sprayed in their car by police after being stopped for excessive honking during Grand Prix festivities last June say they were victims of racial profiling....
Nov 21, 2018
Man accused of Fredericton shooting spree to undergo psychological assessment
FREDERICTON - A Fredericton man accused of murdering two police officers and two civilians in an August shooting spree has been ordered to undergo a psychological assessment to see if he is fit to sta...
Nov 21, 2018
Judge to rule Feb. 8 whether Quebec mosque killer gets 150-year sentence
QUEBEC - The man who killed six people inside a Quebec City mosque last year will learn Feb. 8 whether he spends the rest of his life behind bars. Quebec Superior Court Justice Francois Huot heard fin...
Nov 21, 2018
'Something has changed:' Three bear species found in same northern Manitoba spot
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan scientist is telling a three bears story that has a very different ending than the familiar fairy tale. Doug Clark of the University of Saskatchewan says he’s got the ...
Nov 21, 2018
Court wants more info before deciding if segregation law becomes invalid
TORONTO - Ontario’s top court has asked the federal government for more information before deciding whether Canada’s segregation laws will become invalid next month. Speaking for the Appea...
Nov 21, 2018
Wandering river otter avoids trap in tiny downtown Vancouver park
VANCOUVER - The wandering river otter with a taste for decorative and valuable koi carp has managed to elude a trap set Tuesday in hopes of removing it from a classical Chinese garden in Vancouver. Of...
Nov 21, 2018