Category Archives: Canada
The struggle of 'Lionel Demon': Lingering questions about N.S. murder-suicide
HALIFAX - As Nova Scotia’s health system continues to grapple with the disturbing case of Lionel Desmond, two of his sisters have come forward to shed new light on what happened to the former Ca...
Jun 16, 2017
B.C. woman says drug users hold solution to growing overdose crisis
VANCOUVER - Drug users are the solution to addressing overdose deaths and providing services to people before they die alone, says a woman who attended a meeting of health professionals in Vancouver t...
Jun 16, 2017
N.B. Mi'kmaq seek apology for note advising natives not to request pain drugs
MIRAMICHI, N.B. - A New Brunswick First Nation is seeking an apology after a doctor’s office posted a note asking aboriginals not to request tranquilizers or pain medications. Social worker Maxi...
Jun 16, 2017
Jury deliberations continue in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX - The 12-member jury in the trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson - accused of killing a physics student during a drug deal as part of a plan to alleviate his debt - is expected to...
Jun 16, 2017
Nunavut teen charged after Cambridge Bay Mountie stabbed numerous times: RCMP
CAMBRIDGE BAY, Nunavut - Police have charged a Nunavut teen after a Mountie was stabbed numerous times while responding to a firearms complaint. The constable is recovering in an Edmonton hospital aft...
Jun 16, 2017
Amazon deal to buy Whole Foods could shake up Canadian grocery industry
TORONTO - Amazon’s purchase of Whole Foods gives the e-commerce giant a foothold in Canada’s grocery industry and could pressure supermarket chains to step up their game in an already comp...
Jun 16, 2017
'I did a little prayer:' Court sees video of suspect re-enacting child's death
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A man accused of murdering a child and her father told police during a re-enactment of the girl’s killing that he had said a “little prayer” for her. Jurors at De...
Jun 16, 2017
'A fresh start:' Deal reached for 4,000 Manitoba First Nations flood evacuees
WINNIPEG - About 4,000 members of Manitoba First Nations displaced by flooding six years ago are to share most of a $90-million settlement in a class-action lawsuit they filed against the provincial a...
Jun 16, 2017
Trump, Sanders stoked fear, protectionist sentiments in U.S. for years: Mulroney
OTTAWA - Canada will prevail in getting a new free trade agreement with the United States despite the anti-globalization bent in the United States which has been stoked by the left and right-wing voic...
Jun 16, 2017
CBC will launch revamped version of 'The National' on Oct. 30
TORONTO - CBC will launch the revamped edition of “The National” on Oct. 30. The public broadcaster is overhauling its flagship news program in the wake of long-time host Peter Mansbridge&...
Jun 16, 2017