Category Archives: Canada
Small plane that crashed carried crew contracted by BC Wildfire Service
SMITHERS, B.C. - Three men who died when a small plane crashed northeast of Smithers, B.C., on Saturday were part of a crew contracted by the BC Wildfire Service to do aerial imaging. Forest Minister ...
May 06, 2019
Prince Edward Island woman facing third charge of infanticide: police
CHARLOTTETOWN - A Prince Edward Island woman who admitted to causing the deaths of two infants is now facing a third charge of infanticide. Shannon Dawn Rayner of Charlottetown pleaded guilty last mon...
May 06, 2019
'I kind of just snapped:' Murder suspect testifies woman came at him with knife
WINNIPEG - A man accused of killing an Indigenous woman in Manitoba after a night of drinking and sex told a jury Monday that she came at him with a knife and he blacked out. But Crown prosecutors sai...
May 06, 2019
Regina police pilot program will allow experts to review sex assault cases
REGINA - The Regina Police Service is the latest agency in Canada to pilot a program that allows sexual assault investigations to be reviewed by outside experts. The service says it will be trying the...
May 06, 2019
Former Liberal MP Darshan Kang apologizes for behaviour, maintains no ill intent
OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP who was found by his peers to have sexually harassed a member of his office staff is apologizing to the victim for unintentionally causing her difficulty. But reading from...
May 06, 2019
Boy's song inspires Francois Legault to rebuild flooded school in Beauce
MONTREAL - A town in Quebec’s Beauce region will be getting a new elementary school after a student’s song about its sorry state drew the attention of Premier Francois Legault. Legault sai...
May 06, 2019
Trudeau tells Harry and Meghan to 'enjoy every minute' after birth of baby boy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is sending Canadian well wishes to the world’s newest royal parents. Prince Harry announced his wife, the former Meghan Markle, gave birth to a healthy bab...
May 06, 2019
Citing concerns for flood victims, Ontario, Quebec opt out of alert-system test
OTTAWA - The country’s two biggest provinces won’t take part in what was supposed to be a nationwide test of Canada’s Alert Ready system on Wednesday. Public Safety Canada says it re...
May 06, 2019
Killer whales to caribou: UN environment report has strong message for Canada
A UN report that concludes a million species are threatened with extinction and that “fundamental, structural change” is required to halt a steep decline in the natural environment has les...
May 06, 2019
Montreal animal shelter grappling with growing number of abandoned chickens
MONTREAL - Animal welfare officials in Montreal have added chickens to the list of abandoned creatures landing at their doorstep. While dogs, cats and rabbits are par for the course, it appears a rece...
May 06, 2019