Category Archives: Canada
Kevin Loring to lead National Arts Centre's new indigenous theatre department
Award-winning Canadian playwright, actor and educator Kevin Loring has been named the first-ever artistic director of indigenous theatre at the National Arts Centre. The new department’s inaugur...
Jun 15, 2017
Trudeau commits $1.28 billion toward major Montreal transit project
MONTREAL - Ottawa is committing $1.28 billion toward a major Montreal rail project that will connect the city to its suburbs and to its international airport, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursd...
Jun 15, 2017
Man found not criminally responsible for killing cop now living in community
TORONTO - The widow of a Toronto police officer killed in a rampage six years ago is outraged the man deemed not criminally responsible for her husband’s death has been living in the community s...
Jun 15, 2017
Brand of granola recalled due to potential Listeria contamination
OTTAWA - Nature’s Path Foods Inc. is recalling Nature’s Path brand Coconut & Cashew Butter Crunchy Granola from store shelves due to possible Listeria contamination. The 720-gram packa...
Jun 15, 2017
RCMP commissioner tells N.B. trial he worried about militarization of the force
MONCTON, N.B. - RCMP Commissioner Bob Paulson testified Thursday that arming Mounties with high-powered carbine rifles raised concerns for him over the possible militarization of the force and needed ...
Jun 15, 2017
Massive raids across Ontario make 'major dent' in Toronto gang: police
TORONTO - Hundreds of police officers descended on nearly 80 homes across Ontario in a co-ordinated raid that left a major hole in a sophisticated and growing Toronto-based street gang with tentacles ...
Jun 15, 2017
'Some baloney' in PM's claim Hytera went through national security review
OTTAWA - “Every single transaction of this sort is subject to a national security review. This is a multi-step assessment process, and that process was followed. We take advice and feedback from...
Jun 15, 2017
Endangered beluga whale rescued from N.B. river, returned to St. Lawrence Estuary
BATHURST, N.B. - A young beluga whale that lost its way in a northern New Brunswick river has been rescued in a unique and complex operation that saw the endangered marine mammal travel by land, air a...
Jun 15, 2017
Waits for asylum claims could stretch to 11 years, with costs in billions
OTTAWA - A increase in asylum claims in Canada could eventually mean a staggering 11-year wait for a hearing and $2.97 billion in social supports for claimants in the meantime, an internal government ...
Jun 15, 2017
Jury begins deliberations in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX - The fate 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 now in the hands of the jury. Nova S...
Jun 15, 2017