Category Archives: Canada
Cultural respect identified as key for better cancer outcomes among Indigenous
VANCOUVER - Seeing a painting of two Indigenous women standing at the foot of a mountain and gazing at the moon instantly made Johnna Sparrow feel she was being supported as she dealt with breast canc...
Jun 25, 2018
A look at UN helicopter flights in Mali by Germans, Belgians
GAO, Mali - Canadian military helicopters will arrive in Mali next month to replace counterparts from Germany and Belgium who have been providing medical evacuations and other assistance to the UN ope...
Jun 25, 2018
Students with special needs increasingly asked to stay home from school:report
TORONTO - An education advocacy organization says students deemed to have special needs are increasingly being asked to stay home from school in Ontario rather than remain in class with their peers. T...
Jun 25, 2018
Mali vs. Afghanistan: comparing recent history with what lies ahead
GAO, Mali - Mali is not Afghanistan - at least not yet. Seven years after the end of Canada’s Afghan combat mission, Canadian military helicopters are taking flight again, this time in Africa, w...
Jun 25, 2018
Jogger who crossed U.S. border accidentally a warning to Canadians: expert
VANCOUVER - A French teenager who accidentally crossed the border from Canada to the United States and reportedly wound up detained for two weeks should serve as a warning to Canadians, says an immigr...
Jun 25, 2018
Charges laid in stabbing death during 2016 riot at Saskatchewan Penitentiary
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Three men have been charged with murder in the death of a fellow inmate during a riot that caused $3.5 million in damage at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary in Prince Albert. Staff...
Jun 25, 2018
Some Albanian Canadians upset at FIFA fine against ethnic Albanian players
TORONTO - A decision by FIFA to punish two ethnic Albanian players for hand gestures of a national symbol at a World Cup match has upset some in the Albanian community in Canada. FIFA warned and fined...
Jun 25, 2018
Former Ottawa varsity hockey players acquitted in sex assault case
THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Two former University of Ottawa hockey players have been found not guilty of sexual assault in a case that led the school to fire the team’s then-coach and suspend its men...
Jun 25, 2018
Jury finds Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso guilty of fraud, other charges
LAVAL, Que. - A jury has found Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso guilty on all five charges he was facing including fraud and corruption. Accurso, 66, was impassive as the jury delivered the ve...
Jun 25, 2018
Trudeau to visit three cities on Canada Day, skip Parliament Hill festivities
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau will skip Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill this year. Instead, the prime minister will be on the road, celebrating Canada’s 151st birthday in three cities in thr...
Jun 25, 2018