Category Archives: Canada
Witness tells intelligence hearing: We warned White House about Michael Flynn
WASHINGOTN, United States - A fired U.S. federal employee says she tried sounding the alarm with the White House that Donald Trump’s top national security official was vulnerable to being blackm...
May 08, 2017
Nova Scotia Liberals drop candidate after alleged inappropriate comments
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Liberals say they have dropped a candidate after he allegedly made inappropriate social media commentary. A news release from campaign chair Chris MacInnes said the “hi...
May 08, 2017
The Monday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Monday, May 8 --- MAN AND YOUNG GIRL MISSING IN QUEBEC FLOODS: More than 1,500 soldiers hit the ground Monday to help Quebecers deal with “historic” flood...
May 08, 2017
Doctors won't face disciplinary hearing over sex assault allegation
TORONTO - Two Toronto-area doctors who were acquitted in court of sexually assaulting a medical student will not face their professional regulatory body over the case. Dr. Amitabh Chauhan and Dr. Suga...
May 08, 2017
Manitoba premier won't say how he communicates with staff while in Costa Rica
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister cited security concerns Monday as he refused to answer opposition questions about how he stays in touch with staff while at his vacation home in Costa Rica....
May 08, 2017
Flooded Ottawa man doesn't regret the waterfront, invites Wynne back for a beer
OTTAWA - Michel Bourbonnais and his wife, Maggie, have enjoyed four years of retirement bliss on a piece of prime riverfront property at the end of a short street that ends at the Ottawa River. Their ...
May 08, 2017
Stories of Quebecers living through historic flooding and helping one another
RIGAUD, Que. - The town of Rigaud, Que., west of Montreal along the Ottawa River, has been one of the hardest hit municipalities in the province since major flooding began last week. Entire streets ar...
May 08, 2017
Westray tragedy to be marked, 25 years later: 'Pure greed that took lives'
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - When the Westray coal mine opened in northern Nova Scotia in 1991, Glenn Martin was lucky enough to land a well-paying job underground that was supposed to last 15 years. However, ...
May 08, 2017
Medical student's murder trial: Witness describes loud bang, bloody man
HALIFAX - An eyewitness said he heard a loud bang, and saw a bloody man sitting on a chair in the Halifax apartment of a medical student on trial for murder. Pookiel McCabe told a Nova Scotia Supreme ...
May 08, 2017
NDP bus spins its wheels as all parties leaders push before Tuesday's election
SURREY, B.C. - With just one day left before the British Columbia election, the New Democrats’ campaign was left spinning its wheels - literally. At an election stop in Surrey on Monday, the NDP...
May 08, 2017