Category Archives: Canada

Loggerhead turtle rarely seen in B.C. waters is rescued, suffering hypothermia
VANCOUVER - A loggerhead sea turtle rarely seen in British Columbia waters has been rescued after being found suffering from hypothermia near Victoria. The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Soci...
Feb 07, 2024

Calgary police say business cards handed out with free cocaine samples
CALGARY - Police have laid drug-trafficking charges after a man allegedly handed out business cards with free samples of cocaine in Calgary. Officers patrolling a downtown casino became aware of the c...
Feb 07, 2024

Ex-military leader Haydn Edmundson's defence lawyer cross-examines complainant
OTTAWA - Defence lawyer Brian Greenspan got heated this morning while cross-examining a woman who accuses his client, Haydn Edmundson, of raping her more than 30 years ago. The judge asked Greenspan t...
Feb 07, 2024

Immigration minister 'pissed off' that Canadians' families blocked from leaving Gaza
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's frustrated and "pissed off" that a list of people related to Canadians are being blocked from leaving the embattled Gaza Strip. Ottawa started accep...
Feb 07, 2024

Poilievre says he's against the use of puberty blockers for transgender children
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre confirmed this morning that he's against the use of puberty blockers for children. Poilievre gave that position on Parliament Hill after facing a barrage ...
Feb 07, 2024

Montreal man faces charge for online post targeting prime minister
MONTREAL - The RCMP say a Montreal man is facing one count of uttering threats for allegedly threatening in an online post to kill Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The federal police force says Paul Cla...
Feb 07, 2024

In the news for Feb. 7: N.S. health services reduced, Oilers fall to Golden Knights
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Health services still reduced after N.S. snowstorm Nova Scotia Health says non-...
Feb 07, 2024

Former RCMP intelligence official, convicted of breaking secrets law, to be sentenced
OTTAWA - A former RCMP intelligence official is slated to learn his fate today after being convicted of breaching Canada's secrets law. Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger is set to hand a ...
Feb 07, 2024

Non-emergency health services disrupted as Nova Scotia snowstorm cleanup continues
Nova Scotia Health says non-emergency services in its Eastern zone will continue to be reduced following a weekend snowstorm. That zone comprises Antigonish and Guysborough counties as well as Cape Br...
Feb 07, 2024

B.C. environmental groups request review of tire chemical linked to salmon deaths
Conservation groups have written to the federal environment minister requesting a review of a chemical used in tires that they say has been linked to the "mass deaths" of coho salmon. Peter Ross, seni...
Feb 07, 2024