Category Archives: Canada
Lionel Desmond not turned away by hospital, family says after briefing on deaths
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - A former Canadian soldier was not turned away from a Nova Scotia hospital in the days before he killed three members of his family and himself, relatives said Wednesday after meetin...
Jun 28, 2017
Montreal man accused in Flint airport attack denied bail
FLINT, Mich. - A Canadian man accused of stabbing an airport police officer in Flint, Mich., will remain in jail while his case proceeds. Joan Morgan, a lawyer for Amor Ftouhi (ah-MOOR’ fuh-TOO&...
Jun 28, 2017
'Internet has no borders,' Supreme Court of Canada says in ruling against Google
OTTAWA - A potentially groundbreaking Supreme Court ruling recognizes that Canadian courts have jurisdiction to make sweeping orders to block access to Internet content beyond Canada’s borders. ...
Jun 28, 2017
Feds fund mentorship network to support indigenous health researchers
OTTAWA - The federal government intends to spend $8 million over five years to establish a mentorship network for First Nations, Metis and Inuit health researchers. The funding follows a recommendatio...
Jun 28, 2017
Rate hike expectations, C$ rise as Poloz reiterates cuts have done their job
OTTAWA - With the Bank of Canada nearing its next policy decision, expectations of an interest-rate hike increased Wednesday after governor Stephen Poloz reiterated that his 2015 cuts appeared to have...
Jun 28, 2017
The feuding, feral cats of HMC Dockyard - and the ex-sailor who nurtures them
HALIFAX - Pierre Filiatreault looked out his office window at Halifax’s naval base 12 years ago and saw two tiny kittens playing together in a narrow alleyway. The kittens - one with fluffy oran...
Jun 28, 2017
Pilot schooled on proper chopper use after touching down next to Tim Hortons
O’LEARY, P.E.I. - A coast guard helicopter pilot has been schooled on the appropriate use of the aircraft after touching down in a field near a Tim Hortons in P.E.I. for a coffee fix. The choppe...
Jun 28, 2017
N.S. premier encourages first Acadian lieutenant-governor to raise Acadian flag
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s new lieutenant-governor took office Wednesday, the province’s first Acadian to represent the Crown centuries after the Expulsion. Arthur LeBlanc, sworn in as the 33...
Jun 28, 2017
Peter Mansbridge promises low-key sign-off as he leaves 'The National' anchor chair
TORONTO - Peter Mansbridge doesn’t want to make a fuss about leaving the anchor’s chair at CBC’s “The National.” Nearly a year after telling viewers he planned to retire ...
Jun 28, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, June 28
Seven stories in the news for Wednesday, June 28 --- FEDS CONFIDENT OF SOFTWOOD VICTORY New U.S. anti-dumping duties on Canadian softwood announced this week were lower than expected and that has Natu...
Jun 28, 2017