Category Archives: Canada
Objects in photo of incinerator similar to human arm bones, Babcock trial told
TORONTO - Objects that look like human bones can be seen in a photograph of a large incinerator allegedly used by two men to burn the body of a young woman they’re accused of killing, a Toronto ...
Nov 10, 2017
Litany of woes for Montreal's Olympic Stadium
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has announced Montreal’s Olympic Stadium will have a new roof by 2023. The facility and its roofs have had a checkered history since the stadium was opened in Ju...
Nov 10, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 10 --- CANADA SAYS PROGRESS BEING MADE ON SALVAGING TPP: International Trade Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says progress is being made on a Trans ...
Nov 10, 2017
Service to be held Nov. 19 for officer killed while on duty in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A public service will be held Nov. 19 for the police officer killed while on duty Monday in Abbotsford, B.C. The celebration of life ceremony for Const. John Davidson will begin wit...
Nov 10, 2017
Confession by man charged in Alberta triple murder case not admissible: Judge
RED DEER, Alta. - A judge has ruled the recorded confession of a man accused of killing a central Alberta couple and their daughter cannot be used as evidence at his trial because RCMP denied him a ba...
Nov 10, 2017
PM, ambassador settle defamation suit filed by would-be candidate, ex-Liberal MP
OTTAWA - An out-of-court settlement has been reached in a long-running defamation suit filed against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Canada’s ambassador to the U.S. by a would-be Liberal candi...
Nov 10, 2017
Migrants, moms and the Indian Act: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - Bill Morneau’s French villa? We hardly knew ye. Weeks of loud opposition-led scorn over the finance minister’s policies and personal wealth switched frequencies this week to highl...
Nov 10, 2017
Missing Chinese students may be victims of ransom scam, police say
Toronto police say they believe two Chinese students reported missing this week are the victims of a scam meant to extort large sums from their families. Police say Juanwen Zhang, 20, was last seen do...
Nov 10, 2017
French frigate docks in Montreal ahead of Remembrance Day ceremonies
MONTREAL - After taking part in anti-ISIL missions and a multinational training excercise, a French warship has docked in Montreal for what may be a less onerous mission: joining the city’s Reme...
Nov 10, 2017
Ottawa's plan for excise tax on medical marijuana draws ire of patients, producers
TORONTO - The federal government’s proposed plan to impose an excise tax on medical marijuana as well as recreational cannabis has left patient advocate groups and Canadian licensed cannabis pro...
Nov 10, 2017