Category Archives: Canada
Fraud cases against former SNC-Lavalin execs set to resume June 29
MONTREAL - Fraud cases resume later this month against several former SNC-Lavalin executives charged in relation to the company’s contract to build a $1.3-billion Montreal hospital, nearly five ...
Jun 09, 2017
Alberta dad accused of sexually abusing daughters several times over six years
EDMONTON - Alberta RCMP say three girls endured years of horrific sexual abuse and psychological imprisonment, allegedly at the hands of their father, before he was arrested and charged with 23 offenc...
Jun 09, 2017
Jury hears Bill Cosby's apology for 2004 sexual encounter
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Bill Cosby says he apologized to the family of the woman he is accused of drugging and assaulting because he was afraid her mother thought he was “a dirty old man,” accor...
Jun 09, 2017

'Come From Away' superfans keep going back for musical's message of kindness
TORONTO - Viv Jean was initially wary of “Come From Away.” The New Yorker grew up on the East Coast close to the Big Apple, so 9/11 is a sensitive subject. The prospect of a stage show ins...
Jun 09, 2017
Ontario man jailed for illegally importing Cuban rock iguanas
FREDERICTON - An Ontario man has been sentenced in New Brunswick to three months in jail for illegally trafficking in threatened iguanas. Grigori Zaharov and a companion were intercepted by Canada Bor...
Jun 09, 2017
Accused Yahoo hacker to stay in custody after bail upheld by court
TORONTO - A Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will have to stay in custody as he prepares to fight extradition to the United States. Ontario’s appeal court has dismissed Karim B...
Jun 09, 2017
Canada, U.S. have more than just climate change to talk about, says McKenna
OTTAWA - Canada will keep talking with the White House regardless of its position on the Paris accord because the two countries have more than just climate change to talk about, says Environment Minis...
Jun 09, 2017

Grandfather tells murder trial accused was having trouble with alcohol, drugs
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The grandfather of a man accused of killing three people in southern Alberta says one of the victims was a close and longtime family friend. Terry Megli says his grandson, Derek Sa...
Jun 09, 2017
Political climate requires new approach to encouraging refugee protection: UNHCR
OTTAWA - The current political climate demands a refreshed approach to refugee protection that goes beyond high-level talks and right down to the community level, the deputy head of the UN’s ref...
Jun 09, 2017
U.S. trade commission to continue investigating Boeing case against Bombardier
MONTREAL - The U.S. International Trade Commission voted unanimously Friday for the government to continue its investigation into allegations by Boeing that Bombardier’s CSeries jets are being u...
Jun 09, 2017