Category Archives: Canada
Soldier faces sex assault, child porn charges after recording device found
OTTAWA - A Canadian Forces corporal is facing charges including sexual assault, voyeurism and possession of child pornography. In a news release Wednesday, the military says the investigation started ...
May 10, 2017
Saskatchewan offers help to the provinces that are fighting spring floods
REGINA - Knowing first-hand the devastation flooding can cause, Saskatchewan has been quick to lend a helping hand to provinces in need this spring. More than 130 communities in B.C, Ontario and Quebe...
May 10, 2017
B.C. political parties ponder common issues after close vote, possible deals
VICTORIA - The election of a minority government in British Columbia already has political parties pondering common ground between them as everybody awaits the final results. With more than 176,000 ab...
May 10, 2017
Final results in tight B.C. election could take weeks to be finalized
VANCOUVER - Preliminary results of Tuesday’s election in British Columbia show the province heading for a minority government for the first time in 65 years, with the incumbent Liberals one seat...
May 10, 2017
Meet BlackRock, the huge asset manager pulled into Canada's political arena
OTTAWA - First they met at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and again, a few months later, in New York City. They met two more times in Toronto over the last six months, most recently in...
May 10, 2017
Victim was a grandmother: Manitoba RCMP make arrest in 10-year-old homicide
MACGREGOR, Man. - RCMP in Manitoba have made an arrest in the homicide of a grandmother nearly 10 years ago. Mounties said the historical case unit took a 30-year-old woman into custody in MacGregor, ...
May 10, 2017
'Whole body was smoking:' Kids throw dog into firepit in Manitoba community
WINNIPEG - A dog has severe burns over its body after being thrown into a firepit in a community in northern Manitoba. Katie Powell, president and founder of Save a Dog Network Canada, says two kids b...
May 10, 2017
'I'm available every day:' Manitoba premier won't defend Costa Rica work ethic
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister says he doesn’t have to explain his work habits or reveal how he communicates with staff while at his vacation home in Costa Rica. “I work harde...
May 10, 2017
Cape Breton's famed Cabot Trail re-opens after washout, more rain expected
SYDNEY, N.S. - A section of Cape Breton’s famed Cabot Trail has reopened after heavy rain washed out stretches of the coastal highway and damaged other roads in the area. Several days of steady ...
May 10, 2017
Fire that killed 5 on Ontario First Nation started by child, police say
ORILLIA, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police say a house fire that killed five people in a First Nation community last year was set by a child who was among those who died in the blaze. The victims of th...
May 10, 2017