Category Archives: Canada
Incidents targeting Muslims drove rise in hate crimes in 2015: StatsCan
OTTAWA - Canadians are in denial about hate crimes, advocates said Tuesday, as Statistics Canada released new figures documenting a spike in police-reported incidents in 2015. The agency reported crim...
Jun 13, 2017
Doctors challenge policy requiring referral for services that clash with morals
TORONTO - The debate over Ontario doctors’ right to refuse to provide medical services that clash with their moral or religious beliefs is headed to court. A group of five doctors and three prof...
Jun 13, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, June 13
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, June 13 --- BANK OF CANADA WARNS OF CYBERATTACK GAPS Canada’s interconnected banks are vulnerable to a cascading series of cyberattacks that could undermin...
Jun 13, 2017
Central bank warns of cyberattack vulnerabilities in financial sector
OTTAWA - Canada’s interconnected banks are vulnerable to a cascading series of cyberattacks that could undermine broad confidence in the financial system, the Bank of Canada warns. The structura...
Jun 13, 2017
No clear motive behind shooting that killed four in La Loche: sentencing hearing
MEADOW LAKE, Sask. - A child psychiatrist and a psychologist say it’s not clear why a teen killed four people and injured seven in a shooting that devastated the northern Saskatchewan community ...
Jun 13, 2017
Police probe deaths of three people at Quebec campsite
SAINTE-BRIGITTE-DES-SAULTS, Que. - Quebec provincial police are investigating the discovery of three bodies at a campsite north of Drummondville. The bodies were discovered on Monday afternoon at the ...
Jun 12, 2017
B.C. SPCA investigating 'absolutely sickening' alleged abuse of chickens
VANCOUVER - Animal advocates say they have opened an investigation into “absolutely sickening” alleged animal abuse by a chicken-catching service in Chilliwack, B.C. B.C. SPCA spokeswoman ...
Jun 12, 2017
Food costs, fuel availability both concerns for cut-off community of Churchill
CHURCHILL, Man. - The company that runs the major store in Churchill, Man., says the cost of some food could end up doubling if the suspension of rail service to the community continues much longer. O...
Jun 12, 2017
Murder trial in Kelowna, B.C. hears about gun found in bushes
KELOWNA, B.C. - A landscaper has told a court in Kelowna, B.C., about finding a gun in some bushes weeks after a gang leader was fatally shot nearby. Bobcat operator Joel Whitsel testified in B.C. Sup...
Jun 12, 2017
The Latest: Cosby jury wants to review lawsuit testimony
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - The Latest on the sexual assault trial of Bill Cosby (all times local): 10:10 p.m. The jury in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial will resume deliberations Tuesday with a review...
Jun 12, 2017