Category Archives: Canada
Accused killer tells murder trial he stabbed Halifax woman by accident
HALIFAX - Nicholas Butcher says he fatally stabbed Montreal-born yoga instructor Kristin Johnston by accident, and then tried to kill himself by cutting off his hand with a mitre saw. Butcher, testify...
Apr 20, 2018
Much left to fight for beyond legalization, pot activists say as they mark 4-20
TORONTO - Cannabis activists say although this year’s 4-20 celebrations across the country will likely be the last before recreational pot use becomes legal, there’s still a lot to fight f...
Apr 20, 2018
In the news today, April 20
Seven stories in the news for Friday, April 20 --- RCMP: TOO EARLY FOR CONCLUSIONS IN BRONCOS CRASH It could be weeks or even months before police know why a truck was in a Saskatchewan intersection w...
Apr 20, 2018
U.S. woman sentenced to life in Valentine's Day shooting plot at Halifax mall
HALIFAX - She sat motionless in the wood-panelled, windowless courtroom as the judge delivered the sentence: Life in prison with no chance of parole for a decade. Lindsay Souvannarath was then led awa...
Apr 20, 2018
Victoria naturopath criticized for treating boy with rabid-dog saliva remedy
VANCOUVER - Health Canada is launching an investigation after concerns were raised over a Victoria naturopath who treated a four-year-old boy with a rabid-dog saliva remedy. The probe comes after Brit...
Apr 20, 2018
Edmonton police chief to meet with NFL about Sept. 30 attack outside CFL game
Edmonton’s police chief says he will speak with National Football League executives about the Sept. 30 attack outside a CFL football game that injured a police officer. Rod Knecht says he has be...
Apr 19, 2018
No damage or injuries from earthquake in southwestern Ontario
AMHERSTBURG, Ont. - There are no reports of injuries or damage after a minor earthquake struck southwestern Ontario Thursday night. The United States Geological Survey, which first reported the quake,...
Apr 19, 2018
Canada given one year to sort out B.C. First Nations commercial fishery: court
VANCOUVER - A group of West Coast First Nations has won the right to harvest and sell fish commercially after a 12-year court battle. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Mary Humphries has ruled Fisheries and ...
Apr 19, 2018
External investigation of ex-police chief's conduct can go ahead: B.C. court
VANCOUVER - British Columbia’s Court of Appeal has ruled an external investigation into the conduct of Victoria’s former police chief can go ahead, but it notes the probe may not be in the...
Apr 19, 2018
Wife of real estate developer gets $95,000 monthly alimony in Quebec divorce
MONTREAL - The ex-wife of a Quebec-based property developer has been awarded $95,000 in monthly alimony in what her lawyers are calling one of the largest divorce settlements in the province’s h...
Apr 19, 2018