Category Archives: Canada

Alberta justice minister 'shocked, angry' with treatment of sex assault victim
EDMONTON - Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley is demanding answers after it was revealed a sex assault victim was shackled and jailed during her case and was even forced to ride in a prison van ...
Jun 05, 2017
3 Toronto cops sexually assaulted colleague after 'rookie' night:Crown
TORONTO - Three Toronto police officers sexually assaulted a parking enforcement officer two and a half years ago when they had non-consensual sex with the woman at a downtown hotel after a night of p...
Jun 05, 2017
Officials confirm withdrawal of Canadian Forces involved in flooding relief
GATINEAU, Que. - Canadian soldiers have finished their flood-relief mission in Quebec, the federal and provincial governments announced Monday. “I handed over a letter that told the federal gove...
Jun 05, 2017

#ChrissySentMe: Good deeds inspired by Canadian killed in London terror attack
CALGARY - A Canadian woman killed in a terror attack in London is being remembered for her work with the homeless and her death is inspiring others to give back. Christine Archibald, 30, was among sev...
Jun 05, 2017

Vet angry over decision not to hold inquiry into former soldier's murder-suicide
HALIFAX - When former Canadian soldier Lionel Desmond committed suicide after killing his wife, mother and young daughter earlier this year, Gregory Swiatkowski read about the tragedy and imagined the...
Jun 05, 2017

Greater Toronto Area home sales plummet last month after foreign buyer tax
TORONTO - Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area plunged 20.3 per cent last month compared with a year ago, according to the latest data from the country’s largest real estate board, a sign that...
Jun 05, 2017
Seven stories in the news for Monday, June 5
Seven stories in the news for Monday, June 5 --- CANADIAN KILLED IN LONDON TERROR ATTACK IS MOURNED Messages of sorrow and condolence have been flooding social media sites following the death of a Can...
Jun 05, 2017
Junior oil and gas players go missing, not seen recovering any time soon
CALGARY - Canada’s publicly traded junior oil and gas sector has shrunk to a shadow of its former self and isn’t seen recovering any time soon, hit by the combination of soft energy prices...
Jun 05, 2017

Trudeau talks sex appeal, politics on 'Live with Kelly and Ryan' in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gamely bantered about his sex appeal, his thoughts on Canada’s relationship with the U.S., and how he’d like to see a woman lead the cou...
Jun 05, 2017

Canadian accused in Yahoo hack appeals judge's decision to deny his bail
TORONTO - Lawyers for a Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails say a judge who denied their client bail overstated his alleged role in the scheme. Karim Baratov’s legal team was in c...
Jun 05, 2017