Category Archives: Canada
'I'm flying you guys to school:' Small plane touches down on Calgary street
CALGARY - Jamal Hammoud woke up about 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday to get a drink of water when he saw the flashing lights of fire trucks outside his window. At first he thought there was trouble with the l...
Apr 25, 2018
Tip leads police to half of Grolsch beer stolen near Montreal
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A little more than half of the 20,000 cases of beer stolen last month near Montreal have been recovered thanks to a tip, Longueuil police said Wednesday. Police said 11,000 cases of ...
Apr 25, 2018
No verdict from Cosby jury; defence lawyers slammed
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case ended a marathon first day of deliberations without reaching a verdict Wednesday as his lawyers came under heavy criticism for what...
Apr 25, 2018
Former Newfoundland cab driver sentenced to 22 months for sex assaults
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A former Newfoundland cab driver has been sentenced to 22 months in jail for sexually assaulting two young female passengers in March 2016. Lulzim Jakupaj was sentenced Wednes...
Apr 25, 2018
How hospitals prepare for mass-casualty incidents like Toronto van attack
TORONTO - Mass-casualty disasters like Monday’s deadly van attack that sent 10 of the victims to one Toronto hospital are a relatively rare occurrence in Canada. So how do hospitals and their st...
Apr 25, 2018
In the news today, April 25
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, April 25 --- ID’ING VAN ATTACK VICTIMS COULD TAKE DAYS: CORONER It could take days to confirm the identities of 10 people killed in a van attack in norther...
Apr 25, 2018
New Brunswick prison guards plead not guilty on manslaughter charge
MONCTON, N.B. - Lawyers for two New Brunswick correctional officers charged with manslaughter in the death of a Nova Scotia inmate have entered not guilty pleas on their behalf and elected trial by ju...
Apr 25, 2018
Families mourn victims of Toronto van attack that killed 10 people
TORONTO - The families shattered by a deadly rampage through the streets of Toronto include a seven-year-old boy now left without a mother and a son forced to bury the father who travelled overseas to...
Apr 25, 2018
Rental agencies struggle with screenings as security concerns rise
Monday’s deadly rental van rampage in Toronto shows how quickly a vehicle can be turned into a weapon, but rental agencies are finding few clear options to prevent their property from involvemen...
Apr 25, 2018
Identifying 10 killed in Toronto van attack could take days, coroner says
TORONTO - It could take days to confirm the identities of 10 people killed in a van attack in northern Toronto that left 14 others injured, Ontario’s chief coroner said as a forensics team sough...
Apr 25, 2018