Category Archives: Canada
Six stories in the news today, April 3
Six stories in the news for Monday, April 3 --- VOTERS IN FIVE RIDINGS VOTE IN BYELECTIONS Five seats in the House of Commons are up for grabs in five byelections today. Two of the seats are in Albert...
Apr 03, 2017
Trial for N.S. doctor accused of trafficking starts with push to drop evidence
BRIDGEWATER, N.S. - The drug-trafficking trial for a Nova Scotia doctor accused of prescribing 50,000 pills to a hospital patient stalled Monday as the defence made a bid to exclude statements she mad...
Apr 03, 2017
Drunk Sunwing Airlines pilot sentenced to eight months, banned from flying
CALGARY - An airline pilot who was so drunk he appeared to pass out in the cockpit before takeoff has been sentenced to eight months in jail, a penalty the judge said should deter pilots around the wo...
Apr 03, 2017
Preliminary hearing starts in case of fatal Saskatchewan farm shooting
NORTH BATTLEFORD, Sask. - Lawyers on both sides in a preliminary hearing for a Saskatchewan farmer accused of fatally shooting an indigenous man say they hope the truth will come out. The week-long he...
Apr 03, 2017
No seats change hands in byelections, but Tories, NDP come on strong in Ontario
OTTAWA - Upstart Conservative and New Democrat candidates gave their heavily favoured Liberal rivals a bit of a scare Monday in a pair of byelections in Ontario where some of Justin Trudeau’s po...
Apr 03, 2017
Over 80 homes evacuated on Manitoba First Nation due to flooding on ice-clogged river
PEGUIS, Man. - Flooding caused by ice jams on the Fisher River have forced the evacuation of over 80 homes on a Manitoba First Nation, the community’s chief says. Glenn Hudson of the Peguis Firs...
Apr 02, 2017
All-star rendition of 'Summer of '69' closes Junos, which honoured Cohen, Downie
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asked for it, Bryan Adams delivered. Sunday night’s Juno Awards opened with a skit that had the prime minister phoning in a request for “Summer of &#...
Apr 02, 2017
Maine wants US help to prevent lobster trade gap with Canada
PORTLAND, Maine - As a trade deal between the European Union and Canada nears completion, politicians in Maine want the federal government to find a way to prevent the U.S. from landing in a major tra...
Apr 02, 2017
Researchers using 'whale breath' to study endangered orcas off B.C. coast
VANCOUVER - Researchers are hoping the exhaled breath of killer whales living off the coast of British Columbia can provide some insight into the endangered animals’ health. Post-mortem examinat...
Apr 02, 2017
Few surprises expected for Monday byelections in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta
OTTAWA - There will soon be five new MPs heading to Ottawa, but there is likely no mystery over which side of the House of Commons they will be sitting. The five byelections taking place Monday are to...
Apr 02, 2017