Category Archives: Canada

Jury selection continues for fitness hearing in Fredericton murder case
FREDERICTON - Jury selection continues today in the hearing to determine if a Fredericton man is fit to stand trial on four counts of first-degree murder. Matthew Raymond is accused of killing Frederi...
Oct 01, 2019

Pet piranhas, a pelican and Green Day at the rink; In-The-News for Oct. 1
In-The-News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 1. What we are watching in...
Oct 01, 2019

Re-elected Liberals would still run big deficits, despite new taxes
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau tried to make virtue out of red ink Sunday as he released a Liberal platform that promises to impose new taxes on wealthy individuals, large international c...
Oct 01, 2019

Trudeau, Scheer, May fight for votes in Toronto while Singh stick with B.C.
OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh's love affair with British Columbia continues today, as the NDP leader spends an eighth straight day campaigning on the West Coast. He's due to have breakfast with families to p...
Oct 01, 2019

Former high-ranking Montreal politician has charges stayed because of wiretaps
MONTREAL - Frank Zampino, Montreal's former executive committee chairman, will not stand trial on charges including fraud and breach of trust after a judge declared a stay of proceeding...
Sep 30, 2019

Swore on video: Saskatchewan hockey player suspended for hit on goalie banned
YORKTON, Sask. - A Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League player who was serving a suspension for rough play on a goaltender won't be playing for the rest of the season after appearing in a profanity-...
Sep 30, 2019

Piranhas found in B.C. lake likely unwanted pets: conservation service
NANAIMO, B.C. - British Columbia conservation officers say two piranhas found in a Vancouver Island lake were likely unwanted pets. One red-bellied piranha was reeled in by an angler at Westwood ...
Sep 30, 2019

New life for crash-prone Quebec ferry as underwater diving attraction
GODBOUT, Que. - A crash-prone ferry whose service life came to an end after it ran into a Quebec wharf this year will be given a new life as a diving destination and aquatic habitat. The MV ...
Sep 30, 2019

Nothing 'sinister' about airport questioning of Huawei exec Meng Wanzhou: Crown
VANCOUVER - A Crown prosecutor says the actions of Canadian officials during the arrest of Huawei Technologies executive Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport were "not at all sinister" and followe...
Sep 30, 2019

Coleman denies trying to barter husband Boyle to get chocolate in captivity
OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman denies trying to use her husband Joshua Boyle as a bargaining chip to get chocolate while the pair were held captive by extremists. Coleman told Boyle's assault trial in Ontar...
Sep 30, 2019