Category Archives: Canada
Watchdog investigates after boy with autism hurt in care of Calgary police
CALGARY - Alberta’s police watchdog has been called to investigate after a boy with autism suffered a fractured skull while in the care of Calgary officers. The Alberta Serious Incident Response...
Aug 24, 2018

CP Exclusive: Firefighter who went missing on ski trip recounts baffling journey
TORONTO - Danny Filippidis says he just wanted to capture a few memories. His annual ski trip to Lake Placid, N.Y., with colleagues from Toronto Fire Services was drawing to a close when he realized h...
Aug 24, 2018

A B.C. First Nation fights to save their community from a wildfire
FORT FRASER, B.C. - As bright orange flames filled the sky and roared like a freight train, Beverly Ketlo thought it was time to say goodbye to the Nadleh Whut’en band’s beloved cultural c...
Aug 24, 2018
Canadians prepare for mock attack on Latvia as real tensions with Russia flare
OTTAWA - Canadian soldiers and their NATO allies in Latvia will help to defend against a simulated invasion of the eastern European nation starting Saturday, even as real tensions flare anew between M...
Aug 24, 2018

Double murder suspect hospitalized before Calgary court appearance
CALGARY - A man accused of killing a Calgary woman and her five-year-old daughter was taken to hospital in serious, potentially life-threatening condition Friday prior to a court appearance. Edward Do...
Aug 24, 2018
Plans scrapped for French-language debate in New Brunswick campaign
FREDERICTON - Plans for a French-language election debate have been scrapped in New Brunswick, with the Liberals and Tories each blaming the other - and even Quebec’s premier expressing disappoi...
Aug 24, 2018

Lawyer for alleged extremist recruiter questions basis of CSIS warrant
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency obtained a warrant to monitor accused extremist recruiter Awso Peshdary based on misleading information, says a lawyer for the Ottawa man. The Canadian Security Inte...
Aug 24, 2018
Quebec parties spar over Coalition promise to raise marijuana legal age
MONTREAL - The Coalition Avenir Quebec is standing firm on a promise to raise the minimum age for cannabis consumption in the province to 21. Recreational marijuana use is set to become the law of the...
Aug 24, 2018
Hamilton cop being investigated in 'Good Samaritan' death, watchdog agency says
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A Hamilton police officer is under investigation in relation to December’s fatal shooting of a man hailed as a Good Samaritan, Ontario’s police watchdog said on Friday....
Aug 24, 2018
Jailed spy granted escorted leaves for church, banking: parole board
HALIFAX - Convicted spy Jeffrey Delisle has already been allowed to take escorted leaves from prison, according to a parole board ruling that offers more details about why he sold secrets to the Russi...
Aug 24, 2018