Category Archives: Canada
Study on Fort McMurray blaze suggests firefighters still suffering
EDMONTON - A new study suggests that those who battled the massive wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., continue to suffer both physically and mentally nearly a year after the blaze devastated the commun...
Apr 18, 2017
Review board grants NCR Calgary mass killer extra privileges in hospital
CALGARY - A Calgary man who was found not criminally responsible after killing five people with a knife three years ago is being granted extra privileges. Matthew de Grood was suffering from a mental ...
Apr 18, 2017
Shooter in California killing of Quebec woman and local man gets 100 year sentence
SAN FRANCISCO - A transient who pleaded guilty to killing a Canadian tourist in a San Francisco park and a yoga teacher walking his dog on a popular hiking trail has been sentenced to 100 years to lif...
Apr 18, 2017
Fiery 'Viking baptism' nets environmental charges for reality TV star
WHITEHORSE - A reality TV star is on trial in Yukon, accused of violating the territory’s Waters Act while filming a show about gold mining. Tony Beets is charged with two counts of depositing w...
Apr 18, 2017
The Tuesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Tuesday, April 18 --- TRUMP TAKES DIRECT AIM AT CANADIAN DAIRY: U.S. President Donald Trump singled Canada out by name Tuesday as he put dairy farmers north of the bo...
Apr 18, 2017
Man arrested after woman's body found inside rural Cape Breton home
GARDINER MINES,, N.S. - A woman’s body has been found inside a rural Cape Breton home, and police are calling her death suspicious. Cape Breton Regional Police say they were called Tuesday to th...
Apr 18, 2017
GST on carbon taxes in Alberta, B.C. worth millions in federal revenue
OTTAWA - The federal government stands to raise as much as $280 million in revenue off provincial carbon taxes in Alberta and B.C. in the next two years despite claims carbon taxes would be revenue ne...
Apr 18, 2017
Transport minister says bill of rights for passengers to be in place by 2018
MONTREAL - In the wake of another controversial case of passenger bumping, federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau reiterated Tuesday that legislation addressing the rights of airline passengers is co...
Apr 18, 2017
Former vets ombudsman expected to confirm entry in NDP leadership
OTTAWA - Former veterans ombudsman Pat Stogran is expected to confirm Thursday his intention to seek the federal NDP leadership. The retired Canadian Armed Forces colonel is set to make an announcemen...
Apr 18, 2017
Crown argues accused Tamil migrant smugglers driven by profit, not aid
VANCOUVER - Four men who orchestrated a dangerous voyage across the Pacific were out to make a profit, rather than mutually help dozens of Tamil asylum seekers, the Crown prosecutor told their B.C. Su...
Apr 18, 2017