Category Archives: Canada

Close call: Saskatoon man hit in face by axe flying through windshield
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man says he was cut on the forehead and suffered a concussion after an axe came flying through his truck’s windshield. Mackenzie Peddle says he doesn’t remember get...
May 29, 2018
Quebec man charged with second-degree murder in father's death
TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. - A Quebec man has been charged with second-degree murder in his father’s death. Francois Asselin appeared in a Trois-Rivieres courtroom Tuesday in connection with the slayi...
May 29, 2018

Common-law spouse of Halifax man convicted of murder calls him kind, genuine
HALIFAX - The partner of a Halifax man convicted of murdering a woman he met at a downtown bar has written a glowing letter to a judge about Christopher Garnier, calling him a kind, genuine and though...
May 29, 2018
CAA report recommends ways to reduce congestion on Canadian roads
TORONTO - The Canadian Automobile Association says there are a number of simple measures that could be taken to reduce congestion on roads across the country. A CAA-commissioned study released last ye...
May 29, 2018

Hussen floats ideas to modernize safe third country agreement with U.S.
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he has approached the American government with ideas for modernizing a 14-year-old agreement on refugee claimants who attempt to cross the border betwee...
May 29, 2018
Highlights from the spring 2018 report of auditor general Michael Ferguson
OTTAWA - Some of the key findings from the spring 2018 report of federal auditor general Michael Ferguson: - The failed federal public service pay system known as Phoenix was the result of a “go...
May 29, 2018

Karim Baratov sentenced to five years for major Yahoo security breach
SAN FRANCISCO - A Canadian young computer hacker who American investigators say unwittingly worked for Russian spies was sentenced to five years in prison Tuesday for his role in a massive security br...
May 29, 2018
Decision reveals racist bullying at Halifax bus garage: 'Minorities not welcome'
HALIFAX - A bus mechanic married to an African Nova Scotian woman was subjected to a poisonous work environment riddled with unchecked racial discrimination and harassment, according to a provincial H...
May 29, 2018

Two groups seek intervenor status at former child refugee's judicial review
HALIFAX - Two advocacy groups are seeking to intervene in the judicial review of the case of Abdoul Abdi, a former Somali child refugee fighting to stay in Canada. Lawyers for the Canadian Civil Liber...
May 29, 2018

Scientists call for protection of geological, historical sites on other planets
A Canadian scientist is calling for action to protect significant geological and historical features on the moon, Mars, and other planets. Jack Matthews, of Memorial University of Newfoundland, says a...
May 29, 2018