Category Archives: Canada
Calgary Police Service taps retired judge to review lethal use of force
CALGARY - The father of a man officers shot dead in a hotel room says his family would be keen to participate in an independent review into the use of lethal force by the Calgary Police Service. The p...
May 17, 2017
Saskatchewan to appeal school funding decision that it already plans to bypass
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it will appeal a Court of Queen’s Bench ruling that says the province can’t provide Catholic schools funding for students who aren’t Catholi...
May 17, 2017
Winnipeg police arrest, charge men with killing Tina Fontaine's cousin
WINNIPEG - Police have charged three men in the killing of a cousin of Tina Fontaine, a teenager whose death fuelled calls for a national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women. Police in ...
May 17, 2017
Dumped Tory candidate squabbles with leader, is 'looking into' continuing her bid
HALIFAX - An ejected Tory candidate says she is looking into continuing her bid for public office, as she traded fresh barbs with the party’s leader about whether she faced a double standard whe...
May 17, 2017
Resolute U.S. racketeering lawsuit against Greenpeace moved to California
TORONTO - A racketeering lawsuit launched by multinational forestry giant Resolute Forest Products against Greenpeace should be heard in California, an American court has ruled. Amid a ramped-up publi...
May 17, 2017
No one took command during gunman's 2014 Moncton rampage, RCMP trial told
MONCTON, N.B. - No one took command during a 2014 shooting rampage in Moncton, N.B., so officers were forced to make their own decisions amid the chaos, a retired assistant RCMP commissioner told the ...
May 17, 2017
Toronto Islands closed to general public due to high water levels
TORONTO - The City of Toronto says high water levels in Lake Ontario have forced it to limit services and force closures on one of its most popular summer visitor destinations. It says water levels ha...
May 17, 2017
Dog found dead in Newfoundland saltwater pond, legs tied with twine
CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH, N.L. - A dog has been found dead, its legs wrapped by twine, in a Newfoundland pond. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says a resident found the dog’s remains in a saltwa...
May 17, 2017
Air Canada plane diverted after Ontario man allegedly tries to open door
TORONTO - An Ontario man is in federal custody in the United States after allegedly assaulting members of an Air Canada flight crew and trying to open the door of a plane while it was in flight. Court...
May 17, 2017
Residents air lifted out as rising Churchill River threatens Labrador town
HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, N.L. - Police in Labrador say residents of a small community surrounded by water are being evacuated as an ice jam causes a river to swell and flood the area. RCMP Cpl. Rick Mi...
May 17, 2017