Category Archives: Canada
Liberals face tough questions on Afghanistan, interim fighter jets
OTTAWA - Although the Trudeau government launched its long term plan for modernizing the military last week, more immediate realities are tugging for attention on the Liberals’ list of defence p...
Jun 11, 2017
Northern Quebec town in shock after stabbings leave 4 dead, including suspect
AKULIVIK, Que. - A woman who saw police fatally shoot a man suspected of killing three people in this northern Quebec village says she hasn’t been able to sleep since Saturday’s incident. ...
Jun 11, 2017
Sailor airlifted from another distressed vessel in transatlantic race
HALIFAX - Canadian military aircraft were sent Sunday to help another sailor who ran into trouble during a transatlantic race on the weekend, rescue officials said. The joint rescue co-ordination cent...
Jun 11, 2017
Body of Canadian killed fighting ISIL returned to Canada, mother says
The mother of a Canadian killed while fighting Islamic State militants in Syria said her heart was heavy as she put her hands on a casket containing the body of her son. Tina Martino of Niagara Falls,...
Jun 11, 2017
Toddler, 3, found unconscious in swimming pool in Drummondville, Que.
DRUMMONDVILLE, Que. - A three-year-old boy is fighting for his life after being found unconscious at the bottom of a pool in Drummondville, Que. Provincial police say family members lost sight of the ...
Jun 11, 2017
Crown seeks new trial for accused killer who walked free due to court delays
TORONTO - Prosecutors are seeking a new trial for an ex-soldier accused of murder who walked free because his case took too long to get to trial, saying the Ottawa man didn’t assert his rights e...
Jun 11, 2017
Homeowners face potential post-flooding woes: mosquitoes, critters, parasites
MONTREAL - Even as swollen rivers have receded in Quebec, some experts suggest historic flooding this year could mean critter and pest-related woes in months and years to come. For now, heavy water ac...
Jun 11, 2017
'We got 1 winner and that's wonderful': Gander celebrates 'Come From Away' Tony win
GANDER, N.L. - The unassuming Royal Canadian Legion Branch 8 in Gander, N.L., an aging one-storey building with pale yellow siding on the edge of town, hosted a sold-out Tony Awards viewing party Sund...
Jun 11, 2017
Crack whip essential to survival of narrow minority government in B.C.
VANCOUVER - Gerard Janssen remembers the day then-premier Glen Clark was left pounding on a locked door after arriving late for a vote in the British Columbia legislature. Clark’s blunder in May...
Jun 11, 2017
Decaying hotels vital temporary answer to social housing in Vancouver: experts
VANCOUVER - Despite the rats, roaches and clogged toilets at decaying rooming houses and hotels in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, activists and experts say they provide necessary affordable hous...
Jun 11, 2017