Category Archives: Canada

Chronology of events in former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's case
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Former Ontario nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the deaths of eight seniors in her care, as well as four counts of attempted murder and two cou...
Jun 01, 2017
Former officers suing Ontario police service alleging gender-based discrimination
TORONTO - Members of a southern Ontario police force are accused of wide-ranging sexism in a proposed class action lawsuit containing allegations of gender-based bullying, violence and sexual miscondu...
Jun 01, 2017
Trudeau booked as guest for 'Live With Kelly and Ryan' in Niagara Falls, Ont.
TORONTO - Justin Trudeau will help TV morning show hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest kick off their visit to Canada on Monday. “Live With Kelly and Ryan” has booked the prime minister as ...
Jun 01, 2017
Supreme Court denies P.E.I. crab fishers leave to appeal dispute over catch
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal from a group of Prince Edward Island snow crab fishers in a dispute over catch allowances. They argued that they were entitled to compen...
Jun 01, 2017
Vancouver Island man survives lightning strike, now hopes for super powers
VICTORIA - A propane delivery driver on Vancouver Island may be the luckiest man in British Columbia, but he says he’s not a super hero - yet. Twenty-four-year-old Sean Ramsay was filling propan...
Jun 01, 2017

Housing plan looks to close equality gap; CMHC head
OTTAWA - The head of the federal agency crafting a national housing strategy says the plan will be far more ambitious than just building homes and is looking to close the equality gap between the have...
Jun 01, 2017
Multibillion-dollar warship replacement plan 2.4 times over budget: PBO
OTTAWA - The federal government’s multibillion-dollar effort to replace the navy’s warship fleet could cost taxpayers 2.4 times more than first expected, Ottawa’s budget watchdog war...
Jun 01, 2017

Couillard says little desire for national unity debate, wants one anyway
Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Thursday he is fully aware there is currently little appetite across the country to re-open the Canadian Constitution. His government is nevertheless going in th...
Jun 01, 2017
Court won't hear appeal from investors including former NHLer Lanny McDonald
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear a challenge over a business dispute from a group of investors led by former hockey star Lanny McDonald. At issue is how Birch Mountain Resources Ltd....
Jun 01, 2017
New MLA carries on after wife's death: 'You got to keep busy. You got to work'
HALIFAX - A newly elected Nova Scotia politician is tapping into personal grief and frustration when he takes on his new role. Tim Halman won the Dartmouth East riding for the Progressive Conservative...
Jun 01, 2017