Category Archives: Canada
'Not guilty:' Alberta man charged in farm shooting to let a jury decide his fate
OKOTOKS, Alta. - The lawyer for an Alberta man charged after shots were fired during a confrontation on his rural property will let a jury decide his fate. About 50 supporters of Edouard Maurice lined...
Apr 06, 2018
Fraud-related trial for ex-Quebec deputy premier Normandeau delayed
MONTREAL - A fraud-related trial for former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau and her five co-accused has been delayed. No new date has been set for the trial, which was to begin Monday. Quebe...
Apr 06, 2018
Stolen New Brunswick puppies returned home safely with public's help
FREDERICTON - Three unweaned puppies stolen from a New Brunswick farm have been returned safely to their owners days after they were snatched in the middle of the night. The RCMP - who had warned the ...
Apr 06, 2018
Manitoba premier says he'll take the federal government to court over carbon tax
WINNIPEG - Manitoba is prepared to take the federal government to court if Ottawa imposes a higher carbon tax than the province is planning, Premier Brian Pallister said Friday. “I have a simple...
Apr 06, 2018
Friends detail last hours of yoga teacher's life at Butcher murder trial
HALIFAX - Montreal-born yoga instructor Kristin Johnston told friends she had ended her relationship with Nicholas Butcher, hours before he allegedly killed her inside her home on Halifax’s outs...
Apr 06, 2018
Distracted pilot blamed in fatal CF-18 crash in Cold Lake, Alta. in 2016
OTTAWA - An accident report suggests that a military pilot was distracted and trying to see where a practice bomb had landed just before the deadly CF-18 fighter jet crash that claimed his life in Nov...
Apr 06, 2018
National security adviser to brief committee on Trudeau's India trip
OTTAWA - National security adviser Daniel Jean has made a formal request to appear at a House of Commons committee to brief MPs on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India. Liberal M...
Apr 06, 2018
P.E.I. government tables balanced budget, with new spending and a little swagger
CHARLOTTETOWN - Amid speculation about a snap election, Prince Edward Island’s Liberal government was in a particularly boastful mood Friday when it tabled its second consecutive balanced budget...
Apr 06, 2018
Fish and birds die in Quebec pet shop because of low temperatures
MAGOG, Que. - About 30 animals, including fish and birds, have died in a pet shop about 120 kilometres east of Montreal because of low temperatures. The co-owner of Animalerie Orford, Fanny Richard, s...
Apr 06, 2018
Beleaguered Toronto baboons deal with in-fighting, hormones, external agitations
TORONTO - On a hot Thursday last September, workers at the Toronto Zoo were making a racket as they unloaded barriers to set up a finish line for the Oasis ZooRun, a race that sees thousands of partic...
Apr 06, 2018