Category Archives: Canada
Nicholas Butcher found guilty of second-degree murder of Kristin Johnston
HALIFAX - A jury has found Nicholas Butcher guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Kristin Johnston, rejecting his claim that he was acting in self-defence when he stabbed the Montreal-born yo...
Apr 28, 2018
Gun that killed healer matches one purchased by Canadian killed in Peru
The gun that killed a plant healer in Peru matches one purchased by a Canadian man who was slain in the Amazon rain forest earlier this month, local authorities said this week. Peru’s justice mi...
Apr 28, 2018
Documents hint at Liberal plans to add social financing to more federal spending
OTTAWA - The Liberals are considering adding new funding streams to existing programs in a bid to make more federal spending friendly to social finance ideas that link the charitable and private secto...
Apr 28, 2018
Tackling reconciliation: Group tries to understand Indigenous perspectives
VANCOUVER - As Canada grapples with how to achieve reconciliation with Indigenous people, a group in British Columbia has come together to figure out how to restore relations person-to-person. About a...
Apr 28, 2018
2017 Quebec tornado cluster among largest recorded in Canada, researchers say
MONTREAL - A cluster of tornadoes that knocked down trees and tore the roof off a home in southern Quebec last June was one of the largest ever recorded in Canada, according to new research from Weste...
Apr 28, 2018
No winning ticket for Friday night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - There was no winning ticket for Friday night’s $50 million Lotto Max jackpot. There were also two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, but neither was claimed. The jackp...
Apr 28, 2018
Adviser who sparked furor over suggestion PM's India trip sabotaged to retire
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau’s national security adviser - the man who suggested factions in India sabotaged the prime minister’s trip there in February - has announced his retirement. Daniel J...
Apr 27, 2018
Reported illnesses from eating raw B.C oysters appear to be dropping
VANCOUVER - Health officials say the number of gastrointestinal illnesses associated with raw oysters that made over a hundred people sick in three provinces appears to be dropping. The Public Health ...
Apr 27, 2018
Can't fly like an eagle: Injured raptor saved from the slush on Manitoba lake
LYNN LAKE, Man. - The eagle wasn’t soaring the way a raptor should when rescuers discovered the bird stuck in the slush on Lynn Lake in northwestern Manitoba earlier this week. Somehow they got ...
Apr 27, 2018
NDP's Horwath top challenger to Tory leader Ford in Ontario election: poll
A new poll suggests the outcome of Ontario’s election will come down to which leader, rather than which party, can win voters’ confidence - with Andrea Horwath the top challenger to Doug F...
Apr 27, 2018