Category Archives: Canada
Toronto police identify 10-year-old girl killed in mass shooting
TORONTO - The 10-year-old girl who was one of two people killed in the mass shooting in Toronto over the weekend was identified by police Tuesday night as Julianna Kozis. The girl from Markham, Ont., ...
Jul 24, 2018
WWII-era B-29 Superfortress named 'Fifi' lands for first-ever Canadian tour
SAINT-HUBERT, Que. - At over 70 years of age, the Second World War-era bomber known as “Fifi” is among the last of its kind. The Boeing B-29 Superfortress, which was delivered in 1945, is ...
Jul 24, 2018
Toronto's Greektown community holds vigil for victims of weekend shooting
TORONTO - Residents of Toronto’s Danforth Avenue gathered for a prayer service on Monday night to mourn the victims of a shooting that left three people dead, including the gunman, and 13 wounde...
Jul 23, 2018
B.C. First Nations seek injunction to halt Site C project on Peace River
VANCOUVER - A lawyer for First Nations aiming to stop work on the Site C dam says there’s no remedy besides taking the project “out of the ground” in northeastern British Columbia. R...
Jul 23, 2018
Protester who confronted Trudeau pleads not guilty to obstruction
MONTREAL - A protester who angrily confronted the prime minister in Montreal during Quebec’s Fete nationale holiday weekend appeared in court Monday and pleaded not guilty to one count of obstru...
Jul 23, 2018
Allegations against New Brunswick Speaker founded 'in part': committee
FREDERICTON - A legislative committee in New Brunswick has concluded that harassment allegations against Speaker Chris Collins were founded, but only in part. The legislature’s administration co...
Jul 23, 2018
Statement from family of Toronto gunman
TORONTO - Statement from the family of Faisal Hussain, who died after shooting 15 people, two fatally, in Toronto on Sunday night: “We are at a terrible loss for words but we must speak out to e...
Jul 23, 2018
A quick look at some current Canada-U.S. trade disputes
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government asked Monday for a review under NAFTA of a 30-per-cent tariff on solar panel cells by the Trump administration. It called the tariff illegal and unfair. Canada is fight...
Jul 23, 2018
One in seven sexual assault cases in 2017 deemed 'unfounded': StatCan
OTTAWA - The number of sexual assaults reported to police is on the rise, while the ones deemed “unfounded” by officers is on the decline in the wake of the #MeToo movement, according to a...
Jul 23, 2018
#DanforthStrong movement grows as people look for ways to help after shooting
TORONTO - Hours after Sunday’s mass shooting in Toronto’s vibrant Greektown neighbourhood, a groundswell of support began for the victims and local businesses, with many vowing on social m...
Jul 23, 2018