Category Archives: Canada
Five stories in the news for today, June 7
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, June 7 --- SAJJAN TO ANNOUNCE DEFENCE POLICY REVIEW Minister Harjit Sajjan will announce the government’s defence policy review today, which is expected t...
Jun 07, 2017
'Only the killer would know:' Crown says triple-murder suspect provided details
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A macabre picture began to emerge Wednesday at a triple-murder trial with the Crown telling a jury the suspect confessed to police that he killed all three victims: a father and da...
Jun 07, 2017
Industry insiders decry dearth of women on the boards of corporate cannabis
TORONTO - Since co-founding the Green Organic Dutchman, a medical cannabis producer based in Ancaster, Ont., Jeannette VanderMarel says she has often found herself the only woman in a room full of men...
Jun 07, 2017
Witness describes man in alleged getaway vehicle after B.C. gang leader murdered
KELOWNA, B.C. - The driver of an SUV speeding from the scene of a gang murder tried to shield his face from witnesses but a woman who was leaving a coffee shop has described the man in B.C. Supreme Co...
Jun 06, 2017
Obama quotes from former U.S. president's Montreal appearance
MONTREAL - Former U.S. president Barack Obama held a question-and-answer session after a speech to the Montreal Board of Trade on Tuesday. Here are some quotes from that exchange: Economy: “The ...
Jun 06, 2017
Research suggests T. Rex was covered in scales instead of feathers
EDMONTON - Research suggests Tyrannosaurus rex and some of its close relatives were covered in tiny scales and not feathers as many scientists previously thought. An international team of researchers,...
Jun 06, 2017
First supervised injection site to open in Surrey but some say they won't use it
SURREY, B.C. - Drug users will start injecting their own heroin or other illicit substances at a new supervised injection site opening this week in Surrey, B.C., in efforts to curb a crisis in overdos...
Jun 06, 2017
B.C. veterinary group sorry for discrimination against South Asian members
VANCOUVER - A group representing veterinarians across British Columbia has apologized for discriminating against some of its South Asian members and is vowing to do better. The College of Veterinarian...
Jun 06, 2017
Quotes, reaction to Freeland foreign policy speech
OTTAWA - Some quotes from Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland’s foreign policy speech Tuesday and reaction to it: “To put it plainly: Canadian diplomacy and development sometimes re...
Jun 06, 2017
'It hurts:' Family angry over jailing, shackling of sex assault victim
EDMONTON - The family of an indigenous sex assault victim who was jailed and shackled while testifying against her attacker is angry about how she was treated by Alberta’s justice system and wan...
Jun 06, 2017