Category Archives: Canada

Goodale unveils details of $22 million to combat child abuse online
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says provincial and municipal police forces will receive $15 million to combat the exploitation of children online. The Liberal government committed about...
Aug 06, 2019

Freeland, British counterpart share views on Canadians detained in China
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her British counterpart presented a united front Tuesday when it came to voicing concerns about two Canadians detained in China. Freeland ...
Aug 06, 2019

Another reason to avoid bunker as snapping turtle lays eggs on N.S. golf course
HALIFAX - For the second year in a row, a central Nova Scotia golf course is home to an unusual hazard after a resident snapping turtle laid eggs in a bunker. Debert Golf Course manager...
Aug 06, 2019

RCMP to search river near Gillam, Man., for murder suspects after finding boat
GILLAM, Man. - RCMP searching for two British Columbia murder suspects say they spotted a damaged aluminum boat on the shore of the Nelson River in northern Manitoba. Police say it's the reason t...
Aug 06, 2019

Freeland, British counterpart share views on Canadians detained in China
TORONTO - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and her British counterpart say they're both concerned about two Canadians detained in China. Freeland says Britain has taken a strong and public s...
Aug 06, 2019

Government lifts speed restrictions after spotting no whales in shipping lanes
OTTAWA - The federal government has lifted speed restrictions meant to protect North Atlantic right whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence after finding that the policy may have been pushing ships closer ...
Aug 06, 2019

Mount Polley mine disaster five years later; emotions, accountability unresolved
VICTORIA - People are swimming and fishing in Quesnel Lake five years after the largest environmental mining disaster in Canadian history, but residents of Likely, B.C., are still struggling with...
Aug 06, 2019

In the news today, August 6
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, August 6 --- WEEKEND SHOOTINGS LEAVE 13 PEOPLE INJURED Thirteen people were injured after nearly a dozen shootings across Toronto over the long wee...
Aug 06, 2019

Kenney takes aim at Trudeau directly ahead of fall federal election
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ahead of this fall's federal election. Kenney, a former federal Conservative cabinet minister, took to Twitter over...
Aug 05, 2019

Five wounded, one critically in north Toronto club shooting
Toronto police say five people were wounded during a shooting inside a nightclub in north Toronto early Monday morning. They say the shooting happened at the District 45 nightclub at Finch a...
Aug 05, 2019