Category Archives: Canada
$1.2M in mental-health support for northern Saskatchewan First Nations
LA RONGE, Sask. - The federal government is putting up $1.2 million over two years for more mental-health support in two northern Saskatchewan indigenous communities. Health Minister Jane Philpott say...
Apr 19, 2017
Pharmacy distributors want in on Canada's legalized marijuana regime
OTTAWA - The federal government’s plans for legalizing recreational marijuana has many would-be players looking to carve out a role for themselves in the emerging market, including pharmaceutica...
Apr 19, 2017
Health Canada confirms fentanyl in pill seized on New Brunswick First Nation
FREDERICTON - Health Canada has confirmed a pill seized on the Esgenoopetitj First Nation in New Brunswick contained fentanyl. RCMP say five Esgenoopetitj residents have been hospitalized since April ...
Apr 19, 2017
Decades-old Sikh massacre looms over Canadian defence minister's India trip
OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says he hopes the Indian government will do more to find justice for the thousands of Sikhs who were killed in violent riots more than 30 years ago. Sajjan made...
Apr 19, 2017
Case of Quebecer charged with murder in ex-girlfriend's death put off until May 30
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - The case of a Quebec man charged with first-degree murder in his ex-girlfriend’s slaying has been put off until May 30. Anthony Pratte-Lops has changed lawyers and his ne...
Apr 19, 2017
Same-day marriages with girls sharing same last name cited at polygamy trial
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Dozens of marriage certificates, some referencing weddings taking place on the same day involving girls with the same last name, were entered as evidence Wednesday at the trial of tw...
Apr 19, 2017
Trial hears fake car accident allowed undercover cops to meet murder suspect
CALGARY - Undercover officers investigating a man accused of killing his wife and burying her body in the basement of their home staged a car accident to get his attention. Allan Shyback, 40, is charg...
Apr 19, 2017
Celebrity fisherman says he's prepared to die on hunger strike against Ottawa
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - Richard Gillett is a bull of a man, with hands that make the bottle of water he’s holding look small. He’s thick-necked, stands almost six feet tall and weighed 25...
Apr 19, 2017
Man charged with murder of woman, 33, found dead in rural Cape Breton home
GARDINER MINES,, N.S. - A 40-year-old Cape Breton man has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of a woman found Tuesday. Cape Breton Regional Police said Richard Wayne MacNeil of Gardine...
Apr 19, 2017
Saskatchewan RCMP charge woman with human smuggling relating to refugees
REGINA - A Saskatchewan woman has been charged with human smuggling after RCMP intercepted a vehicle carrying nine refugee claimants who authorities believe crossed the border from the United States. ...
Apr 19, 2017