Category Archives: Canada
RCMP appeals finding of egregious harassment against sergeant
TORONTO - A ruling that senior RCMP officers mercilessly harassed a sergeant after deciding he had lied about his run for political office should be set aside as flawed, the federal government said Th...
Mar 30, 2017
As leader, wouldn't ask Beyak to quit Senate over 'unfortunate' remarks: O'Leary
OTTAWA - One of the perceived front-runners in the Conservative leadership race is calling Sen. Lynn Beyak’s comments about residential schools “unfortunate” - but Kevin O’Lear...
Mar 30, 2017
Special prosecutor appointed over political donations in B.C. to assist RCMP
VICTORIA - A special prosecutor has been appointed to provide legal advice to the RCMP over possible violations of British Columbia’s Elections Act, less than two weeks before the official start...
Mar 30, 2017
O'Leary's decision to attend final debate part of a broader political education
OTTAWA - Kevin O’Leary jumped into the Conservative leadership race late last year as the outsider candidate, brandishing a spatula to scrape “all that crap” out of Ottawa in a page ...
Mar 30, 2017
Winnipeg man accused of online directing of cross-border child porn
WINNIPEG - A cross-border investigation has led to charges against a Winnipeg man who is accused of going online to direct the alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old child in the United States. Poli...
Mar 30, 2017
Ten charges laid in oil spill that fouled English Bay beaches in Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Charges have been laid against the owners of the MV Marathassa nearly two years after a leak of bunker fuel fouled the beaches of English Bay in Vancouver, but the company is trying to scu...
Mar 30, 2017
Environmental groups challenge Keystone XL pipeline approval
OMAHA, Neb. - A coalition of environmental groups is challenging the federal permit for the Keystone XL oil pipeline in court because they say additional environmental scrutiny is needed. The Sierra C...
Mar 30, 2017
Fire burns through at least 125 hectares of marsh in Point Pelee National Park
LEAMINGTON, Ont. - A southwestern Ontario national park popular with bird watchers is closed after a fire burned through part of the site on the north shore of Lake Erie. Leamington, Ont., fire offici...
Mar 30, 2017
Pulse exporters to India get 3-month extension to pest treatment exemption
OTTAWA - India has given another last-minute extension to a waiver allowing Canadian pulse exports to the country without the required pest treatment, Canadian Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay s...
Mar 30, 2017
Psychic hit with witchcraft charge after man pays $101K to remove evil spirit: police
TORONTO - Police in Toronto say a psychic has been charged with pretending to practise witchcraft after a customer allegedly paid more than $100,000 to have an “evil spirit” removed. Inves...
Mar 30, 2017