Category Archives: Canada
In the news today, April 19
Eight stories in the news for Thursday, April 19 --- PM TRUDEAU MEETS WITH COMMONWEALTH LEADERS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take part in the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Govern...
Apr 19, 2018
Liberals use convention to energize troops, grow volunteer base for next election
OTTAWA - Thousands of federal Liberals are descending on Halifax for what’s being billed as the unofficial launch of the ruling party’s re-election campaign. The party expects about 3,000 ...
Apr 19, 2018
Funeral for Victoria officer who spent 30 years mostly unresponsive after crash
VICTORIA - A Victoria police officer who lay in an unresponsive state for 30 years after an on-duty collision is finally at peace, a funeral service heard Thursday. Const. Ian Jordan was injured in a ...
Apr 19, 2018
Humboldt Broncos GoFundMe site stops accepting donations as planned
TORONTO - The GoFundMe page dedicated to the Humboldt Broncos, believed to be the largest of its kind in Canadian history, stopped taking donations at midnight Wednesday as planned. The page displays ...
Apr 19, 2018
Tom Cochrane releases version of "Big League" to raise money for Humboldt Broncos
TORONTO - Tom Cochrane has released a reworked take of his song “Big League” and will donate the proceeds to those affected by the Humboldt Broncos bus crash nearly two weeks ago. The Juno...
Apr 19, 2018
Mom charged, but not with murder, in death of two-year-old Quebec girl
QUEBEC - A Quebec City mother was charged Thursday with arson and obstructing the work of a police officer in the death of her two-year-old daughter. Local police had recommended Audrey Gagnon, 23, be...
Apr 18, 2018
Kinder Morgan CEO says recent events confirm Trans Mountain may be 'untenable'
CALGARY - The CEO of Kinder Morgan says events in recent days have reinforced his concerns about the viability of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project. “It’s become clear this...
Apr 18, 2018
Man accused of killing B.C. student is psychotic, delusional, doctor tells court
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A psychiatrist treating a man accused of stabbing two girls at an Abbotsford, B.C., high school says he believes his patient has schizophrenia, is psychotic and experiencing de...
Apr 18, 2018
NAFTA decision time: Freeland to US as countries face big choice on form of deal
WASHINGTON - Canada’s foreign affairs minister is heading to Washington at a critical juncture in the NAFTA talks as the countries consider what a deal might include if there is to be one this s...
Apr 18, 2018
Police confirm fleeing suspect shot dead by RCMP was Calgary woman's killer
CALGARY - Police have confirmed that a fleeing suspect who was shot dead by RCMP last month was the killer of a woman found in a Calgary backyard a few days earlier. Investigators identified the suspe...
Apr 18, 2018