Category Archives: Canada

Alberta man sentenced to 15 years for sex assault that left woman in coma
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A southern Alberta man has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for a vicious sexual assault on a woman who spent weeks in a coma and was forced to learn how to walk and talk again. ...
Jun 15, 2018

Embassy angered by Tory MP linking Mexican visitors to illegal drug trade
OTTAWA - The Mexican government is taking a Conservative MP to task for implying that many Mexican visitors to Canada are involved in the illegal drug trade. Sarnia, Ont., MP Marilyn Gladu made the su...
Jun 15, 2018

All kids should get vaccinated for hepatitis B at birth, experts say
TORONTO - Clinicians and researchers attending an international conference say all Canadian children should be vaccinated against hepatitis B starting at birth to prevent the development of potentiall...
Jun 14, 2018
Police need policy on 'grievous bodily harm' calls: B.C. coroner's inquest
BURNABY, B.C. - Jurors who heard this week about a woman who spent four days paralyzed and dying inside her home in rural British Columbia say police and their dispatchers need to review how they hand...
Jun 14, 2018

Alberta Indigenous community welcomes first rainbow Pride crosswalk
MASKWACIS, Alta. - A rainbow crosswalk in an Indigenous community south of Edmonton might be the first one on a First Nation reserve in Canada. More than 15 volunteers painted the colourful crosswalk ...
Jun 14, 2018
Senate on road to another showdown with government over impaired driving bill
OTTAWA - The Senate has set itself on the road to another potential showdown with the government, passing a gutted version of a bill to tighten impaired driving laws. The upper house approved Bill C-4...
Jun 14, 2018

Ferguson stands by criticism of Phoenix pay system as incomprehensible failure
OTTAWA - Auditor general Michael Ferguson is standing by his conclusion that the federal public service’s “obedient” culture led to the “incomprehensible failure” of the ...
Jun 14, 2018
Police searching for suspects after 2 young sisters shot in Toronto playground
TORONTO - Two sisters, ages five and nine, were seriously injured during a “brazen” daylight shooting at a playground in Toronto’s east end, authorities said Thursday. Toronto police...
Jun 14, 2018
Stolen golden eagle in B.C. worth $930,450, not $7M, owner claims in lawsuit
VANCOUVER - A diamond-studded golden eagle statue reported stolen in a violent robbery in 2016 is worth $930,450, not $7 million as its owner originally claimed, according to court documents. Ron Shor...
Jun 14, 2018

Canada's billions in fossil fuel subsidies to go under the microscope
OTTAWA - The federal government has taken a step towards fulfilling it’s promise to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies by agreeing to finally explain how much it actually spends on them. Natural R...
Jun 14, 2018