Category Archives: Canada
Winnipeg city councillor charged with serious sexual assault: police
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg city councillor has been charged with sexual assaulting a woman six months ago. Russ Wyatt, 48, was arrested Tuesday after lab results came back, and has been released pending a ...
Jul 11, 2018
Mac Harb settles lawsuit with RBC over mortgage fraud allegations
OTTAWA - Mac Harb, a former Liberal senator who became a central figure in the Senate expense scandal, says he has settled a claim with Royal Bank over its role in the investigation into his spending....
Jul 11, 2018
Canadian tourist facing four years in Cuban jail has conviction overturned: wife
MONTREAL - A Quebec man who was sentenced to four years in a Cuban jail following a boating accident that killed a fellow tourist isn’t being allowed to return to Canada even though his convicti...
Jul 11, 2018
Stampede spirit boosts attendance but Calgary economy still in recovery mode
Calgary’s economy is looking good as Stampede spirit grips Canada’s oil and gas headquarters city - but not quite as good as it was a few years ago. The annual outdoor event set an attenda...
Jul 11, 2018
Court clerk charged with picking pocketbook of Quebec judge
SAGUENAY, Canada - A courthouse clerk in Quebec has been charged with stealing money from a judge’s wallet in her office. Authorities allege the woman took about $150 in the incident in Saguenay...
Jul 11, 2018
Family and protesters demand cops be named after man dies in police custody
The family of a man who died after an encounter with police in a city about 100 kilometres north of Toronto is demanding the officers involved face charges. About 50 people attended a rally Wednesday ...
Jul 11, 2018
Workers removed from oil platforms as hurricane threatens heavy rain, winds
HALIFAX - ExxonMobil removed some of its workers from offshore oil platforms Wednesday as hurricane Chris advanced toward Atlantic Canada. The Category 2 storm, which was churning out winds in excess ...
Jul 11, 2018
Ship that carried hundreds of migrants to Canada now a floating toxic stew
OTTAWA - The MV Sun Sea carried nearly 500 Tamil migrants to Canada eight years ago, but now the rusting cargo ship sits forlornly on the B.C. coast - an unwanted vessel of toxins including asbestos, ...
Jul 11, 2018
In the news today, July 11
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, July 11 --- CANADA TO LEAD NEW IRAQ TRAINING MISSION Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will assume command of a new NATO training mission in Iraq. This ...
Jul 11, 2018
With Trump looming at NATO summit, Trudeau unveils new training mission in Iraq
Canada is taking the lead of a new NATO training mission in Iraq, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed Wednesday, stocking up his political armoury should U.S. President Donald Trump try to cast dou...
Jul 11, 2018