Category Archives: Canada
Search is over for man wanted for 2nd-degree murder in death of stepson
The search is over for an Ontario man accused of fatally injuring his seven-year-old stepson moments before allegedly stabbing a local bank employee. Niagara police Chief Jeff McGuire confirmed that J...
Mar 21, 2017
Struggling for post-truth reason: Why some believe the Earth is flat
TORONTO - The Earth is flat. Vaccines cause autism. Former U.S. president Barack Obama spied on current president Donald Trump. There’s no shortage of conspiracy theories floating around these d...
Mar 21, 2017
Canadian researchers successfully raise wasps that kill the emerald ash borer
A group of Canadian researchers say they have, for the first time, successfully raised wasps that will be used this summer as a weapon against an insect that is ravaging forests. Natural Resources Can...
Mar 21, 2017
Police release sketch of suspect in kidnapping of Cora president
MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police have released a sketch of one of the men they believe was involved in the recent kidnapping of the president of the popular Cora breakfast chain. Police have said t...
Mar 21, 2017
Woman attempts to bring end to pig-chasing events at county fairs on Island
DUNDAS, P.E.I. - The annual “pig scramble” at a rural fair in Prince Edward Island amounts to animal cruelty, says a New Brunswick woman who is behind a campaign to stop the event. The con...
Mar 21, 2017
Heads-or-tails rule to decide game leaves Calgary hockey team bitter
CALGARY - Players on a Calgary minor hockey team and their parents have flipped out after a coin toss was used to decide the outcome of a crucial playoff game. There was no winner after a shootout las...
Mar 21, 2017
Concerns raised as report suggests Canadians spending more time online
HALIFAX - Canadians are spending more time surfing the web than ever before, according to a new report that’s raising concerns about how technology distracts from real-world relationships. The r...
Mar 21, 2017
Feds postpone initial Access to Information reforms, cite need to 'get it right'
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is delaying promised Access to Information reforms that would bring ministerial offices under the openness law, saying it needs more time to get right what it describes...
Mar 21, 2017
Five stories in the news today, March 21
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, March 21: --- TRUMP SAYS HE WANTS TO TALK NAFTA SOON U.S. President Donald Trump wants to shift his focus to renegotiating trade deals, after a bumpy patch marked...
Mar 21, 2017
Ontario to push for Canadian exemption to New York state Buy American policy
TORONTO - Two Ontario cabinet ministers were in New York state to urge legislators to exempt Canada from a Buy American policy it plans to introduce, warning that it could lead to trouble on both side...
Mar 21, 2017