Category Archives: Canada
Different views on impact of sentence in British Columbia polygamy case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s former attorney general says a strong message against polygamy has been sent even though two men at the centre of a long-running legal case received only house arr...
Jun 28, 2018
Lutheran Church accused of securities violations in failed housing investment
CALGARY - The president of the Lutheran Church of Canada said Thursday it will move away from the use of locally administered church funds after Alberta’s securities regulator accused it and its...
Jun 28, 2018
Former B.C. premier warns against change to proportional representation
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia premier Ujjal Dosanjh is urging voters to say No to a referendum on proportional representation because he believes it would usher in extremist parties like those i...
Jun 28, 2018
Quebec court rejects Turcotte's bid to be eligible for parole before 17 years
MONTREAL - Quebec’s Court of Appeal has unanimously rejected child-killer Guy Turcotte’s bid to reduce the number of years he must serve in prison before being eligible for parole. In a ru...
Jun 28, 2018
Doctor who induced labour without patients' consent loses right to practise in Ontario
TORONTO - An obstetrician who admitted to inducing labour in numerous patients without their knowledge or consent violated core tenets of the profession and denied women in his care some of their basi...
Jun 28, 2018
Bruce McArthur had low risk for violence in 2003, says psychological report
TORONTO - Bruce McArthur had a low risk for violence 15 years ago, says a recently released psychological report conducted after the now-accused serial killer assaulted a man with a pipe. The 66-year-...
Jun 28, 2018
Bacchus and Outlaws biker gangs expanding in Newfoundland, RCMP say
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The expansion of two outlaw motorcycle gangs in Newfoundland and Labrador has drawn the attention of top law enforcement officials. RCMP Staff-Sgt. Stephen Conohan said the Ba...
Jun 28, 2018
Judge denies bail to N.S. teen convicted of 'disturbing' attempt to kill family
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has denied bail to a teenager who locked her adoptive family in their rooms and attempted to burn down the house. The provincial Court of Appeal decision said the “...
Jun 28, 2018
Military panels should have gender parity, advocate says after N.S. acquittal
HALIFAX - An advocate for sexual assault survivors is calling on the military to incorporate gender parity on court martial panels, after a five-men panel found a Halifax-based military policeman not ...
Jun 28, 2018
Canada's goal is to become world's cleanest producer of LNG: Carr
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr says Canada’s pathway to a clean energy future includes not only transitioning to renewable sources of energy but also technology that makes traditio...
Jun 28, 2018