Category Archives: Canada
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
P.E.I. police warn 'extremely dangerous' fentanyl hidden in pills
CHARLOTTTOWN, P.E.I. - Police in P.E.I. are warning people about fake prescription drugs containing “extremely dangerous” fentanyl. The RCMP in the district surrounding Charlottetown say t...
Jun 16, 2017
Endangered white pelicans venture to Vancouver Island, thrilling bird watchers
VICTORIA - A rare sighting has bird watchers on Vancouver Island aflutter. American white pelicans have been spotted in several areas of the Island, from Tofino and Parksville, all the way south to a ...
Jun 16, 2017