Category Archives: Canada
Liberals open to amending Access to Info bill's refusal clause: Brison
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it is open to narrowing provisions of its Access to Information bill that many say would allow federal agencies to refuse to answer valid access requests. Treasury...
Nov 02, 2017
Ontario police to get new tools to search for missing people
TORONTO - Police in Ontario could soon get more tools to search for missing people, such as the ability to track cellphones and enter a home or building to search for them. Those are steps police are ...
Nov 02, 2017
Hells Angels charged with drug trafficking in Nova Scotia, Ontario: police
DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Police say two Hells Angels members from Nova Scotia and Ontario face drug trafficking and other charges after a nine-month investigation. RCMP say Mark David Heickert - a full-patch...
Nov 02, 2017
Quebec mom arraigned on three first-degree murder charges in deaths of newborns
SAINTE-MARTHE-SUR-LE-LAC, Que. - A Quebec woman was arraigned Thursday on three first-degree murder charges in the deaths of three of her own newborns. One charge is related to a slaying that allegedl...
Nov 02, 2017
RCMP say no mistreatment of family after shooting of Saskatchewan Indigenous man
REGINA - An internal RCMP investigation has cleared officers who were accused of mistreating the family of an Indigenous man after he was shot to death on a Saskatchewan farm. Colten Boushie’s f...
Nov 02, 2017
Dalhousie Student Union says women of colour are under attack, issues 10 demands
HALIFAX - The Dalhousie Student Union says women of colour are under attack and the university is failing to support them. In a statement on systemic racism endorsed by the council Wednesday night, th...
Nov 02, 2017
Babcock's last phone call connected with cell tower near Millard's home:court
TORONTO - When the final outgoing call came from the cellphone of a Toronto woman who vanished five years ago, her accused killers’ phones pinged off cell towers nearby, court heard Thursday. Th...
Nov 02, 2017
Where did that come from? Saskatchewan man finds new house in his farm field
PILOT BUTTE, Sask. - Patrick Maze is used to seeing flax and weeds on his farm field east of Regina, but where did the brand-new beautiful house come from? Maze was driving by his land last week and n...
Nov 02, 2017
'Like a blessing hit the highway:' Victim's father drives 2 hours to see accused
CALGARY - The father of one of three people found dead in a burned-out car in Calgary earlier this year says he was willing to drive for two hours in the snow to attend a court appearance for a duo ch...
Nov 02, 2017
Veterans Affairs minister on the mend following emergency surgery
OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Minister Seamus O’Regan is recovering after emergency surgery. His department says the minister underwent surgery Wednesday for a sudden and serious issue, but it wasn&...
Nov 02, 2017