Category Archives: Canada
Pot activist Marc Emery gets fine after guilty plea on trafficking charge
MONTREAL - The self-styled Prince of Pot has pleaded guilty to trafficking cannabis and will pay a $5,000 fine. The charge against Marc Emery stemmed from the opening of Cannabis Culture boutiques in ...
May 30, 2018
Six sextortion cases investigated in Halifax area so far this year, RCMP say
Halifax-area RCMP say they have investigated six “sextortion” incidents this year, and are warning residents to be careful online. In five of the cases, men were extorted by women, with vi...
May 30, 2018
Quebec woman reaches summit of Mount Logan in solo trek
MONTREAL - A Quebecer has become the first woman to climb to the top of Canada’s highest mountain in a solo trek, her agent said Wednesday. “Monique just reached the summit,” Franois...
May 30, 2018
Convicted killer Dellen Millard to stand trial in death of father
TORONTO - Wayne Millard was found dead in his bed in November 2012 - a bullet lodged in his brain. The death of the 71-year-old wealthy businessman was initially ruled a suicide. Two years later, poli...
May 30, 2018
Small wildfire burns under century-old rail trestle in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Crews battled a stubborn fire Wednesday that was burning under a century-old railway trestle bridge near Hope, B.C. Jeanne Larsen of the B.C. Wildfire Service said the fire began Sunday an...
May 30, 2018
Moved by death of Gord Brown, Tory MP doles out pill-case keychains
OTTAWA - A Conservative MP stung by the sudden death of colleague Gord Brown is handing out pill case keychains on Parliament Hill, urging everyone he sees to carry a couple of potentially life-saving...
May 30, 2018
Barton preaches defence spending, but Sajjan says Ottawa spent $2.3B too little
OTTAWA - The federal government spent $2.3 billion less than originally planned last year on new military gear, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan revealed Wednesday, even as a prominent economic adviser ...
May 30, 2018
Turmoil in Italy likely to grab attention around G7 finance ministers' table
WHISTLER, B.C. - Before all the attention turns to the G7’s big show in Quebec next week, the finance lieutenants from the exclusive club of industrialized nations will have a more peaceful sett...
May 30, 2018
Canada adds to list of Venezuelans being sanctioned for undermining democracy
OTTAWA - Global Affairs says Canada is adding more Venezuelans to its sanctions list. Another 14 individuals have been added to the list of people who Canada says are among those responsible for the d...
May 30, 2018
'Racist' bus mechanic no longer with city after scathing rights report
HALIFAX - A Halifax bus mechanic who allegedly created a poisonous work environment by terrorizing his co-workers with racial slurs and harassment no longer works for the transit service. City spokesm...
May 30, 2018