Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia police chief's sexual assault, exploitation case adjourned
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The case of a Nova Scotia police chief facing sex charges involving a 17-year-old girl has been adjourned until next month. John Collyer of the Bridgewater police force was suspend...
Jun 14, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, June 14
Six stories in the news for Wednesday, June 14 --- FIVE EYES TO MEET IN OTTAWA The ability of terrorists to shield their communications from authorities will be a focus for the Five Eyes intelligence ...
Jun 14, 2017
45 minutes elapsed before help notified in fatal whale-watching sinking: report
VANCOUVER - It took 45 minutes before search-and-rescue crews learned that 27 people had been dumped into the frigid waters off Vancouver Island after their whale-watching boat capsized in October 201...
Jun 14, 2017
Five Eyes spies, ministers to discuss digital terror tactics at Ottawa meeting
OTTAWA - The ability of terrorists to shield their communications from police and spies will be a focus for the Five Eyes intelligence alliance at a closed-door meeting in Ottawa this month. Public se...
Jun 14, 2017
La Loche shooter told case worker he wished he had killed himself
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A teenager who killed four people and injured seven in the northern Saskatchewan community of La Loche told a case worker that he wished he had killed himself. Christopher Hales w...
Jun 14, 2017
Calgary police looking for person who filmed up women's skirts, posted tweets
Calgary police have launched a voyeurism investigation after dozens of women were filmed without their knowledge and posted onto a Twitter account called “Canada Creep.” In some cases, the...
Jun 13, 2017
White House: Trump will not fire special investigator... but he could
WASHINGTON - The White House has moved to put a lid on speculation that President Donald Trump might fire the special counsel investigating the Russia affair, while leaving just enough of a crack to k...
Jun 13, 2017
Police chief officially appointed in Victoria after 'challenging circumstances'
Victoria officially has a new police chief, nearly 18 months after its former leader stepped aside amid a misconduct investigation involving inappropriate Twitter messages. The police board says Del M...
Jun 13, 2017
Black burnout across Whitehorse rainbow crosswalk leaves officials fuming
WHITEHORSE - RCMP in Whitehorse have opened an investigation into an act of vandalism on a newly painted rainbow crosswalk installed by the city in support of the LGBTQ community. Witnesses say a whit...
Jun 13, 2017
Man who lost fingers to frostbite in trek to Canada gets refugee status
WINNIPEG - More than five months after he almost froze to death walking across the Canada-United States border, eventually losing his fingers to frostbite, Razak Iyal was granted refugee status Tuesda...
Jun 13, 2017