Category Archives: Canada
Vigils to be held for woman who disappeared after being seen at N.L. gas station
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Several vigils are being held today for a young woman who disappeared more than a week ago after being spotted at a gas station in St. John’s, N.L. The ceremonies are fo...
Jun 16, 2017

Fearing 'pollution threat,' Ottawa steps in to remove notorious MV Farley Mowat
SHELBURNE, N.S. - It was once the notorious flagship of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, used by vigilante environmentalists to enforce marine conservation on the high seas. But the MV Farley Mo...
Jun 16, 2017
Six stories in the news for today, June 16
Six stories in the news for Friday, June 16 --- PM TRUDEAU SPIKES CALL FOR BROADBAND TAX Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is rejecting the notion of a five per cent tax on broadband Internet services to ...
Jun 16, 2017

It was her idea to have sex with three Toronto officers: accused cop tells court
TORONTO - One of three Toronto police officers accused of sexually assaulting a female colleague told a court on Friday that it was the woman’s idea to go back to the men’s hotel room and ...
Jun 16, 2017

'I'm sorry I shot you:' La Loche shooter apologizes at sentencing hearing
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A teenager who killed four people and injured seven others during shootings at a home and a high school in northern Saskatchewan apologized Friday to those who died, those who sur...
Jun 16, 2017

Harbour porpoise rescued in 2008 dies at Vancouver Aquarium
VANCOUVER - The Vancouver Aquarium says a harbour porpoise that died in its care on Thursday had a pulmonary disease, based on preliminary necropsy results. “Daisy” was just a month old wh...
Jun 16, 2017
Victoria mayor floats plan to billet homeless to ease housing crisis
Victoria’s mayor wants people to open their homes to those sleeping in parks and their cars because they can’t afford or find accommodation. Lisa Helps said residents in the city opened th...
Jun 15, 2017
Trump nominates Kelly Knight Craft as U.S. ambassador to Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated a big-money political donor and philanthropist with personal ties to the coal industry as the next American ambassador to Canada. The White House...
Jun 15, 2017
Canadian Coast Guard to continue operating on inland waterways: union, Tory MP
WINNIPEG - There is word the Canadian Coast Guard will continue to patrol the shores of Lake Winnipeg in Manitoba and Lake of the Woods in Ontario. The union representing coast guard crews and search ...
Jun 15, 2017
B.C. Liberals won't 'prop up' NDP government with a Speaker: De Jong
VANCOUVER - British Columbia Liberal House Leader Mike de Jong says it is not his party’s responsibility to provide a Speaker in order to “prop up” an arrangement between the NDP and...
Jun 15, 2017