Category Archives: Canada
Foreign election interference a reality, says Trudeau after Putin re-election
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada needs to be vigilant about protecting the integrity of its electoral systems from foreign interference. He offered that assessment in a Toronto press...
Mar 21, 2018
B.C. issues warning to pet rabbit owners as virus spreads to Lower Mainland
VICTORIA - A virus that has already killed hundreds of feral rabbits on Vancouver Island has spread and the British Columbia government is warning pet owners to take precautions. The government says r...
Mar 21, 2018
Singh says he won't attend events featuring people who promote political violence
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he will no longer attend events where people advocate violence - as long as he’s made aware of their beliefs beforehand. Singh said Wednesday he categorica...
Mar 21, 2018
No all-party consensus on independent election debate commissioner
OTTAWA - There’ll be no all-party consensus on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promise to create an independent commissioner to organize televised leaders’ debates during federal ele...
Mar 21, 2018
Albertan who posed as U.S. veteran on Nov. 11 guilty of unlawful use of uniform
RED DEER, Alta. - A man who posed as a U.S. Marine veteran during Remembrance Day ceremonies in central Alberta has pleaded guilty to unlawful use of military uniforms and medals. A third charge again...
Mar 21, 2018
Edmonton police lay 460 charges against 34 teens after violent crime wave
Edmonton police have laid 460 charges against 34 teens following a wave of violent crimes at transit stations, malls and recreation centres. In one case, police released video images of a teen kicking...
Mar 21, 2018
Softball rule changing for transgender players after Edmonton coach cries foul
EDMONTON - Businessman Pete Howell was preparing to coach another season of community softball when his stepdaughter invited a transgender friend to join her on the McLeod Royals. Sports officials tol...
Mar 21, 2018
Nova Scotia premier won't say how much in budget covers costs of cannabis
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is refusing to say how much money has been allocated in his government’s budget to cover the costs of implementing the sale of legalized cannabis. Th...
Mar 21, 2018
No charges against driver whose car struck and killed Quebec cyclist
MONTREAL - Crown prosecutors in Quebec will not lay charges against a motorist whose vehicle struck and killed a cyclist. Clement Ouimet, 18, died last October shortly after being hit as the driver at...
Mar 21, 2018
B.C. vows to reduce surgical wait times for hip and knee replacements
VANCOUVER - British Columbia will address long wait lists for hip and knee replacements, allowing an extra 4,000 people to have the surgeries in the coming year, the premier says. John Horgan said a $...
Mar 21, 2018