Category Archives: Canada
Canadian soldier charged with four counts of sexual assault against fellow students
OTTAWA - A member of the Canadian Forces is facing four counts of sexual assault. The charges against Pte. Bryant Taylor stem from alleged sexual assaults against three other students undergoing basic...
Apr 12, 2017
Conservative party bows to pressure to change leadership debate format
OTTAWA - The federal Conservative party has bowed to pressure to change the leadership debate format for the final formal event later this month. Previous party debates had all 14 candidates on stage ...
Apr 12, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, April 12 --- YOUSAFZAI CHARMS, CHALLENGES PARLIAMENT: The teenage Nobel Peace Prize winner who famously survived a Taliban bullet in 2012 is now an honorar...
Apr 12, 2017
Canadian HIV/AIDS researcher Mark Wainberg remembered for groundbreaking work
Dr. Mark Wainberg was being remembered Wednesday by Canadian LGBT activists and fellow scientists as a groundbreaking HIV researcher and passionate advocate for people living with the disease. The 71-...
Apr 12, 2017
Halifax to re-visit controversy over founder Edward Cornwallis
Halifax will again discuss what it might do about sites named for Edward Cornwallis, the city’s controversial founder who issued a bounty on the scalps of Mi’kmaq men, women and children. ...
Apr 12, 2017
Crown to appeal case of accused murderer set free due to Jordan ruling
MONTREAL - Quebec’s director of criminal and penal prosecutions says it will appeal a decision that saw a man accused of murder set free due to delays in getting his case to trial. The Crown say...
Apr 12, 2017
Judge refuses to split the trial of two B.C. men accused of polygamy
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A single trial will be held for two men from Bountiful, B.C., who are charged with polygamy. The lawyer for Winston Blackmore, who is accused of having two dozen wives, asked the cou...
Apr 12, 2017
Ontario police gearing up for rise in drugged driving after pot legalization
TORONTO - Ontario’s two largest police forces have stepped up training for their officers to better detect drugged driving as legislation on legalizing marijuana looms in Ottawa. Both Toronto po...
Apr 12, 2017
Court sides with suspended Victoria police chief but investigation continues
VANCOUVER - A spokesman for British Columbia’s police watchdog says a court ruling involving Victoria’s suspended police chief over sexually charged Twitter messages risks undermining the ...
Apr 12, 2017
Montreal MP Alexandre Boulerice endorses Peter Julian for NDP leadership
OTTAWA - Montreal-area MP Alexandre Boulerice is supporting caucus colleague Peter Julian in the race for the NDP leadership. Boulerice told reporters Wednesday that in his opinion, Julian offers a pr...
Apr 12, 2017