Category Archives: Canada

La Loche school shooter convicted of killing 4, injuring 7, to appeal sentence
REGINA - The mother of a teacher’s aide who died in a shooting at a northern Saskatchewan school says she’s disappointed her daughter’s killer is filing an appeal. The young man who ...
Jun 05, 2018
More oversight urged after 3 cats left for 22 days in humane society vehicle
EDMONTON - An animal rights group is calling for an independent investigation into how three cats were left in an Edmonton Humane Society vehicle for 22 days. The society says it did a full internal r...
Jun 05, 2018

Canada on hot seat to deliver on climate change and plastics at G7
OTTAWA - Doubt is percolating about Canada’s ability to deliver on its two biggest environment commitments at this week’s G7, with no agreement yet on a plastics waste charter and Canada...
Jun 05, 2018

Liberals set to ask expert panel for ways to regulate online streaming services
OTTAWA - The country’s rules around broadcasting and telecommunications are set to undergo a sweeping review as the Liberals look to cut the price of mobile phone plans and force streaming servi...
Jun 05, 2018

U.S. muses about replacing NAFTA with bilaterals; no deal, Canada says
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is rejecting a push by the Trump administration to strike separate, bilateral trade deals with Canada and Mexico instead of pushing ahead with a stalled effort to rene...
Jun 05, 2018

Embattled MMIW inquiry asked for two-year extension, gets six more months
OTTAWA - The commissioners of Canada’s national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls say the government’s decision to extend their work by only six months does a ...
Jun 05, 2018

Doug Ford says he's shocked by lawsuit from late brother Rob Ford's widow
TORONTO - Echoes of the drama that once surrounded former Toronto mayor Rob Ford took centre stage on Ontario’s campaign trail Tuesday, as Doug Ford accused his late brother’s widow of try...
Jun 05, 2018

Trudeau, G7 leaders to confront Trump on tariffs in opening G7 meeting
OTTAWA - A showdown over the competing economic visions of Donald Trump and his fellow world leaders is shaping up for their very first get-together Friday at the G7 summit in Quebec. Trump’s fe...
Jun 05, 2018
Ontario couple arrested after possible motel birth in New Brunswick
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - An Ontario couple have been arrested in New Brunswick after police issued a public appeal to find them with a baby suspected to have been born at a motel in the province. RCMP Cpl. ...
Jun 05, 2018

Chinese tourist, 54, declared dead after bus crash in eastern Ontario
PRESCOTT, Ont. - A Chinese tourist, who was among 24 people injured when a bus drove off the highway in eastern Ontario on Monday, has died, provincial police said. The 54-year-old man was pronounced ...
Jun 05, 2018