Category Archives: Canada
Cosby jury sent home after deliberating 4 hours
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The jury at Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial deliberated without reaching a verdict Monday over whether he drugged and molested a woman more than a decade ago in a case that a...
Jun 11, 2017
Canada 'poor performer' for high medication costs for common conditions: study
VANCOUVER - Canada had the second-highest medication costs for common conditions such as high blood pressure and cholesterol in 2015 compared to nine other affluent countries with universal health-car...
Jun 11, 2017
'Come From Away' wins one Tony as 'Dear Evan Hansen' emerges as big winner
NEW YORK - The people of Newfoundland were celebrated in speech and song at the Tony Awards on Sunday night but the heartwarming Canadian musical “Come From Away” fell short in its histori...
Jun 11, 2017
Town that has belugas and polar bears expects to suffer with loss of rail service
CHURCHILL, Man. - Business owners and residents of an isolated Manitoba community with some of the Canada’s most prestigious tourist attractions say help is needed following news that their only...
Jun 11, 2017
Singh finds himself under fire from all sides in fourth NDP leadership debate
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh found himself under fire from several of his fellow federal NDP leadership hopefuls on Sunday, in what could be an early sign that his rivals consider him to be the candidate to...
Jun 11, 2017
Liberals face tough questions on Afghanistan, interim fighter jets
OTTAWA - Although the Trudeau government launched its long term plan for modernizing the military last week, more immediate realities are tugging for attention on the Liberals’ list of defence p...
Jun 11, 2017
Northern Quebec town in shock after stabbings leave 4 dead, including suspect
AKULIVIK, Que. - A woman who saw police fatally shoot a man suspected of killing three people in this northern Quebec village says she hasn’t been able to sleep since Saturday’s incident. ...
Jun 11, 2017
Sailor airlifted from another distressed vessel in transatlantic race
HALIFAX - Canadian military aircraft were sent Sunday to help another sailor who ran into trouble during a transatlantic race on the weekend, rescue officials said. The joint rescue co-ordination cent...
Jun 11, 2017
Body of Canadian killed fighting ISIL returned to Canada, mother says
The mother of a Canadian killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria said her heart was heavy as she put her hands on a casket containing the body of her son. Tina Martino of Niagara Falls,...
Jun 11, 2017
Toddler, 3, found unconscious in swimming pool in Drummondville, Que.
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - A three-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being found unconscious at the bottom of a pool in Drummondville, Que. Provincial police say family members lost sight of the ...
Jun 11, 2017