Category Archives: Canada
Verdict expected in protracted polygamy saga based in southeastern B.C.
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A date has been set for a verdict in the trial of two British Columbia men accused of polygamy. A B.C. Supreme Court judge in Cranbrook will issue her ruling July 24 in the trial of ...
May 15, 2017
Ontario-born filmmaker applies for non-binary birth certificate
TORONTO - An Ontario-born filmmaker who identifies as neither male nor female says the province “is in a prime position” to make non-binary birth certificates happen. Joshua M. Ferguson, w...
May 15, 2017
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia’s New Democrats say they would run a series of deficits totalling $966 million over the next four years if elected May 30. The platform released today also project...
May 15, 2017
Missing, murdered indigenous women inquiry in 'serious trouble': advocates
OTTAWA - More than 30 advocates, indigenous leaders and family members issued an open letter Monday to the chief commissioner of the inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women, suggesting the ...
May 15, 2017
Study of ancient Arctic temperatures could predict how Greenland ice will melt
Researchers studying ancient ice from Canada’s Arctic say the samples reveal new information on what climate change could do. The ice cores were drilled to a depth of a few hundred metres on Ell...
May 15, 2017
Stray dogs attack, kill woman in northern Manitoba First Nation: RCMP
LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS, Man. - A woman on a night-time walk was attacked and killed by a large group of stray dogs in a remote Manitoba First Nation, RCMP said Monday. The attack in Little Grand Rapids, ...
May 15, 2017
Quebec premier wants to announce flood compensation changes before end of week
MONTREAL - New rules governing compensation for flood victims could come by the end of the week, Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard said Monday. The government’s current financial aid program isn...
May 15, 2017
Police charge 74-year-old motorist with stunting while three kids were in car
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - He was 74 years old, had three children in the car, and was allegedly going 165 kilometres per hour in a 100 km/h zone. Nova Scotia police said Monday they have charged a man with s...
May 15, 2017
Families who sheltered fugitive Snowden looking for fast-track asylum to Canada
MONTREAL - The families who sheltered U.S. fugitive Edward Snowden in Hong Kong need to be brought to Canada immediately while the country processes their asylum claims, their lawyers said Monday. Hon...
May 15, 2017
Saskatchewan government hit by cyberattack, unsure whether WannaCry to blame
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it has been hit with a cyberattack, but one expert suspects it’s unrelated to the malware that has sought to extort money from companies, government age...
May 15, 2017