Category Archives: Canada

BARRIE, Ont. - A man was found guilty on Wednesday of sexually assaulting a sleeping woman who killed herself before the case went to trial, but whose statements were admitted as evidence and found to...

HALIFAX - A leadership candidate for Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservatives says he believes the provincial Environment Department made a judgment call that has failed to instill public confide...

HALIFAX - Environmental offences will soon be the specific focus of a new prosecutor to be hired by the Nova Scotia government. A dedicated prosecutor will help the government “better hold peopl...

MONCTON, N.B. - The family of an Aboriginal woman from Prince Edward Island who died a suspicious death says they want people to know her life mattered. “My mom matters. Our First Nation women m...

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Roberta Frampton Benefiel lives downstream from the massive Muskrat Falls hydro project in Labrador. And, she’s among many in the area taking no comfort from official as...

Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, Feb. 14 --- MURDER SUSPECT MCARTHUR DUE IN COURT Alleged killer Bruce McArthur will appear in a Toronto court today via video. He faces five first-degree murde...

TORONTO - Alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur appeared briefly by video in a Toronto courtroom Wednesday morning, before his case was put over until the end of the month. The 66-year-old self-employe...

OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a somewhat noxious approach to studying just how much pot Canadians are consuming: researching our sewage. Statistics Canada will spend up to $600,000 a year ...

Miniature horses, monkeys and pigs can legally fly as emotional support animals on at least one Canadian airline but an advocate for travellers says the vast majority of jet-setting comfort animals ar...

RED DEER, Alta. - An Alberta judge was critical of a section of the Criminal Code that allows for consecutive parole ineligibilities Wednesday as he ruled two men found guilty of murdering three famil...