Category Archives: Canada
Custody battle for 18-month-old toddler born addicted to drugs in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A new court ruling has revealed details of a heartbreaking custody battle over a Nova Scotia toddler born addicted to drugs. The boy was “born an addict” early in January 2016 be...
Jul 31, 2017
Quebec assessment agency releases Lac-Megantic public consultations report
MONTREAL - The population of Lac-Megantic and its neighbouring towns are heavily divided on what to do with the railway that runs through the heart of the town, Quebec’s environmental review age...
Jul 31, 2017
Privacy commission rules in favour of accessibility advocacy group
TORONTO - Ontario’s privacy commission says the provincial government significantly overcharged an advocacy group fighting for information on accessibility law compliance in the province and mus...
Jul 31, 2017
Foreign buyers' tax and other measures under review, B.C. housing minister says
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is reviewing the foreign buyers’ tax in the Vancouver area and the interest-free loan program to first-time homebuyers to determine whether they have ...
Jul 31, 2017
Youth charged after Calgary police dog stabbed in head; canine recovering
CALGARY - A teenager has been charged with maiming a police animal after a Calgary police dog was stabbed multiple times in the head over the weekend. A six-year-old German Shepherd named Jester was h...
Jul 31, 2017
'I am done with public life' says former B.C. premier Christy Clark
VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says a disappointing finish on election night had her feeling like she should leave politics, but her head didn’t catch up with her hear...
Jul 31, 2017
Judge throws out drunk driving charge against man assaulted by officer
TORONTO - An Ontario judge has cleared a man on a drunk driving charge after finding that he was assaulted by a Toronto police officer while waiting to take a breathalyzer test after his arrest. In a ...
Jul 31, 2017
Four Quebecers injured in boat crash off island in Puerto Rico: family member
MONTREAL - Four members of the same Quebec family were among the people injured in a recent boating crash in Puerto Rico, a relative said Monday. Vincent Boileau said his father-in-law suffered broken...
Jul 31, 2017
B.C. braces for heat wave expected to shatter temperature records
VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is encouraging people to keep cool and drink lots of water as British Columbia’s south coast braces for a heat wave, while smoke from wildfires has prompted a sepa...
Jul 31, 2017
Animal cruelty investigation underway into Ontario property overrun by cats
Ontario’s animal welfare organization says a hoarding issue may have contributed to a situation at an abandoned rural property where local rescue groups say they’ve found dozens of cats, b...
Jul 31, 2017