Category Archives: Canada
'Stars seemed to have aligned' for new Halifax CFL bid, commissioner says
HALIFAX - CFL fans in Halifax have been told the league is serious about establishing a coast-to-coast footprint, although there is no announcement imminent on a franchise for the East Coast’s l...
Feb 23, 2018
Groups behind Montreal's new Champlain Bridge say project will be done on time
MONTREAL - The consortium building Montreal’s new bridge over the St. Lawrence River said Friday it will be able to deliver the structure by the December 2018 timeline, but the project could cos...
Feb 23, 2018
Alberta judge cleared in case where sex assault victim was shackled and jailed
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has been cleared of misconduct in the case of a sexual assault victim who was shackled in court and imprisoned during her testimony. The Alberta Judicial Council says provi...
Feb 23, 2018
A glance at the alleged victims of Bruce McArthur, charged in six deaths
TORONTO - Here is a glance at the alleged victims of Bruce McArthur, a 66-year-old Toronto landscaper charged with six counts of first-degree murder: MAJEED KAYHAN The 58-year-old Toronto man was repo...
Feb 23, 2018
Court rejects former child refugee's request to pause deportation proceedings
HALIFAX - A former Somali child refugee’s request to temporarily halt his deportation proceedings has been rejected by the Federal Court. Abdoul Abdi, who never got Canadian citizenship while gr...
Feb 23, 2018
Quebec universities launch 'world first' UNESCO anti-radicalization chair
MONTREAL - Quebec’s new UNESCO chair on the prevention of radicalization and violent extremism is the first of its kind in the world, say members of three universities who launched the project F...
Feb 23, 2018
$153 million in federal cash to fund child care and education training in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Help is on the way for cash-strapped British Columbia parents struggling with expensive daycare fees and long waiting lists, say federal and provincial politicians after signing a bilatera...
Feb 23, 2018
Timeline of events in the case of alleged Toronto serial killer Bruce McArthur
TORONTO - A timeline of key events in the case of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur based on information released by Toronto police: ___ September 2010 - Skandaraj Navaratnam, 40, disappears from T...
Feb 23, 2018
Conservatives want committee meeting on security screening over Atwal furor
OTTAWA - The official Opposition is calling for an emergency committee meeting about how a man convicted of attempted murder wound up at a prime ministerial event in India. Conservative public safety ...
Feb 23, 2018
'Our babies are not safe:' March in Winnipeg for Tina Fontaine's family
WINNIPEG - Hundreds marched through the streets of Winnipeg a day after a jury acquitted a man accused of killing a 15-year-old Indigenous girl whose body, wrapped in a blanket and weighed down by roc...
Feb 23, 2018