Category Archives: Canada
Police officer who fatally shot hammer-wielding man says he's 'devastated'
TORONTO - A Toronto police officer who fatally shot a hammer-wielding man in the city two years ago said Wednesday he was “devastated” by the confrontation’s grim conclusion, though ...
Jun 14, 2017
CLARIFICATION to story on man who lost court bid to run for NDP leadership
TORONTO - The Canadian Press distributed a story on Monday based on court documents that mentioned NDP national director Robert Fox citing a conditional discharge Brian Graff received in 1993 for what...
Jun 14, 2017
Award costs, reduce sentences when trials delayed unduly, senators say
OTTAWA - The Liberal government needs to give judges new tools to help courts deal with cases that take too long to get to trial, to better prevent those accused of sexual assault or murder from going...
Jun 14, 2017
Homeowner's baseball bat handy in halting home invasion in Abbotsford, B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A feisty homeowner in Abbotsford, B.C., made quick work of what could have been a home invasion. Abbotsford Police Const. Ian Macdonald says the man, in his 60s, answered a knock on...
Jun 14, 2017
University of Guelph setting up lab to research Lyme disease with $1.4M donation
TORONTO - Is it Lyme disease or not? That’s one of the questions the University of Guelph hopes to be better able to answer with a new research lab dedicated to improving testing - and eventuall...
Jun 14, 2017
'It could've been a massacre': Republican-hating gunman fires at U.S. lawmakers
WASHINGTON - A Republican-hating gunman who had spewed rage upon Donald Trump and his party opened fire on a group of U.S. lawmakers Wednesday, causing a range of injuries in what appeared to be a pol...
Jun 14, 2017
Montrealers file legal action contesting restrictions on medical aid in dying
MONTREAL - Nicole Gladu wants to die at home, surrounded by friends, with a glass of rose champagne in one hand and a canape of foie gras in the other. And now the former journalist and trade unionist...
Jun 14, 2017
Wallenda discusses hanging by her teeth over Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - The aerialist wife of daredevil Nik Wallenda will perform a series of manoeuvres - including hanging by her teeth and toes - while on a hoop suspended from a helicopter above Nia...
Jun 14, 2017
Amount Canadians owe compared with income ticks lower but still near record high
OTTAWA - The amount Canadians owe compared with their income ticked lower in the first quarter but remained near record levels as mortgage debt continued to climb. Statistics Canada said Wednesday the...
Jun 14, 2017
Police ramp up search for young Newfoundland mother last seen a week ago
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Police and relatives of a missing Newfoundland woman have taken to social media in a desperate bid to find the young mother last seen last Wednesday. The Royal Newfoundland Co...
Jun 14, 2017