Category Archives: Canada
Into the woods: a glimpse at the temporary homes in Toronto's ravines
TORONTO - Deep in Toronto’s ravines, in the nooks of its parks and under its bridges, hides a sprawling population of temporary homes. Some are spartan: a single sheet and a pillow next to a fal...
Mar 16, 2018
Nova Scotia becomes first Canadian province to ban declawing of cats
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia has become the first province to ban medically unnecessary cat declawing. The ban - part of a worldwide movement against the practice - took effect Thursday after a three-month e...
Mar 16, 2018
'Heavily intoxicated' man allegedly drove to detachment, RCMP say
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Nova Scotia RCMP didn’t have to go far to arrest a suspected drunk driver: he came to them. They say a man went to their Antigonish detachment on Tuesday “hoping to rele...
Mar 16, 2018
Drug testing proposal splits group helping Liberals on workplace pot policies
OTTAWA - A key body tasked with helping the federal government decide whether and how to impose marijuana testing for workers finds itself at an impasse, ensuring no new federal rules on workplace imp...
Mar 16, 2018
Canadian CEO charged with conspiring to sell unhackable phones to criminals
TORONTO - The United States has arrested and charged the chief executive of cybersecurity firm Phantom Secure, alleging the Vancouver-area businessman has conspired to provide drug traffickers with mo...
Mar 16, 2018
Wickenheiser says strengthening Olympic hockey bridge behind North Korea trip
CALGARY - Hayley Wickenheiser was conflicted about the unified Korean women’s hockey team at last month’s Winter Olympics. She felt the burden of easing geopolitical tensions had been unfa...
Mar 16, 2018
Quebec police chief defends arrest of reporter for alleged harassment
MONTREAL - A Quebec police chief has defended the decision to arrest a reporter after the subject of a story he was working on lodged a complaint of criminal harassment. Radio-Canada said Friday the c...
Mar 16, 2018
Montreal police offficers go door to door in search for missing boy
Montreal police went door to door on Friday as they continued their search for a 10-year-old boy who has been missing since Monday. Ariel Jeffrey Kouakou was last seen when he left his north-end home ...
Mar 16, 2018
Steak producer sets off tempest with racy 'man's day' marketing campaign
SHUBENACADIE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia livestock farmer’s racy marketing campaign has set off a social-media slugfest over beef and a satirical holiday for men that critics say does little but reinf...
Mar 16, 2018
N.L. polar bears damage snowmobiles, hot tub as they head north early
ST. ANTHONY, N.L. - East Coast polar bears have begun their annual trek north early, and despite a plethora of sightings police say they’ve been relatively trouble-free - give or take a damaged ...
Mar 16, 2018