Category Archives: Canada

'Canada Creep' voyeurism suspect faces new charges in ongoing investigation: police
CALGARY - A Calgary man accused of filming women without their knowledge and posting their images to a Twitter account called “Canada Creep” is facing additional charges. Jeffrey Robert Wi...
Jun 17, 2017
Family of former UFC fighter says he's in critical condition after boxing match
EDMONTON - A former UFC fighter who was reportedly knocked out in a boxing event in Edmonton remains in hospital. Jackie Neil said in a brief emailed statement on Saturday that her brother, Tim Hague,...
Jun 17, 2017
Jury deliberations continue in Halifax murder trial of medical student
HALIFAX - Jury deliberations in the murder trial of Halifax medical student William Sandeson are set to resume on Sunday. Sandeson is accused of killing 22-year-old Taylor Samson, whose body has never...
Jun 17, 2017
Former real estate millionaire Robert Campeau dies at 93
OTTAWA - Robert Campeau, the former real estate mogul who once controlled the Bloomingdale’s and Macy’s department store chains in the United States, has died at 93. An online obituary say...
Jun 17, 2017
Health Canada warns of shortage of drug used to treat a number of conditions
OTTAWA - A recall of a drug used to treat critically ill patients has prompted some Canadian health authorities to begin rationing it for only the most serious cases. Sodium bicarbonate is used to com...
Jun 17, 2017

Federal government asked to set up $350M fund to support journalism in Canada
TORONTO - A group representing print and digital media publishers is calling on the federal government to set up a $350 million fund to support journalism in Canada. News Media Canada is proposing the...
Jun 17, 2017
Fight to free Raif Badawi goes on, five years after his imprisonment
MONTREAL - Raif Badawi’s supporters say they haven’t given up the fight to free him as they mark the five-year anniversary of his imprisonment. Badawi was arrested on June 17, 2012, and la...
Jun 17, 2017
Babysitter, 20, pulled from pool unresponsive after four-year-old calls 911
NEWMARKET, Ont. - Police north of Toronto are praising a four-year-old girl who called 911 when her babysitter fell into a backyard pool Friday afternoon. York Regional Police say the 20-year-old woma...
Jun 17, 2017
Wife, lover arrested in slaying of famous Canadian hairdresser in L.A.
LOS ANGELES - The wife of an internationally known hairdresser and beauty company executive and the woman’s lover have been arrested in connection with the death of her husband, who was found be...
Jun 17, 2017

Jagmeet Singh takes stance against Kinder Morgan pipeline, unveils climate plan
OTTAWA - NDP leadership candidate Jagmeet Singh is releasing a four-page climate change plan that includes taking a stand against the Kinder Morgan and Energy East pipelines. Singh came under fire fro...
Jun 17, 2017