Category Archives: Canada
Former mayor revisits tragedy as Lac-Megantic marks five years since rail disaster
MONTREAL - Each day the train rolls into Lac-Megantic serves as a stark reminder to former mayor Colette Roy Laroche of the fatal derailment that struck five years ago. “The whistling of the tra...
Jul 05, 2018
Victims of Humboldt Broncos crash may soon get interim payments
SASKATOON - The victims of the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus crash may soon get interim payments from a fundraising campaign that has collected $15.2 million. The non-profit group that administers ...
Jul 05, 2018
Cousin says hiker who fell by waterfall near Vancouver lived and died selflessly
VANCOUVER - The cousin of a man who fell into a pool of a waterfall north of Vancouver says Charles Ryker Gamble lived an adventurous life travelling around the world but he’ll be remembered mos...
Jul 05, 2018
World Cup shows the beautiful game can also be a con game. Is Canada immune?
The World Cup in Russia has been rich in entertainment, showing soccer at its best. But the beautiful game has also been a con game at times, with stars like Brazil’s Neymar frustrating with the...
Jul 05, 2018
Toronto student arrested for protesting demolition of Palestinian village
A Toronto university student protesting the demolition of a Palestinian-Bedouin village in the West Bank has been arrested by the Israeli forces, her mother said Thursday. Karen Rodman said her 21-yea...
Jul 05, 2018
More than one in four human trafficking victims in Canada is under 18
OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report suggests the majority of human trafficking victims in Canada are women and girls younger than 25, while most of the people charged with the crimes are men betwe...
Jul 05, 2018
Mother of missing Indigenous woman hits feds, RCMP with $600M class action
OTTAWA - A Regina mother whose daughter went missing in 2007 is launching a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit against the federal government and the RCMP, alleging a “negligent” and...
Jul 05, 2018
Retaliate or not? Canada's tough decision in the event of U.S. tariffs on autos
OTTAWA - Industry leaders say the federal Liberal government will face a complex decision - with deep economic consequences - if the U.S. makes good on its threat to slap 25-per-cent tariffs on Canadi...
Jul 05, 2018
OPP rescue child locked in hot car in Temiskaming Shores, Ont.; woman charged
TEMISKAMING SHORES, Ont. - Ontario provincial police say a woman has been charged after officers rescued a child locked in a hot car. Police say they received a call Wednesday afternoon reporting a sm...
Jul 05, 2018
Trudeau, Ford clash over asylum seekers in first official meeting
TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s first official meeting with Ontario’s newly elected premier started with a friendly handshake Thursday, but it was clear the two leaders were mile...
Jul 05, 2018