Category Archives: Canada
Toronto school mourning after longtime teacher fatally stabbed in Costa Rica
TORONTO - A longtime Toronto teacher with a passion for photography and travel has been fatally stabbed in Costa Rica in what local media said was an apparent mugging gone wrong. The Toronto District ...
Mar 08, 2017
Trucker stranded on Manitoba highway gets coffee delivery on horseback
BRANDON, Man. - A Winnipeg truck driver is thanking a woman who jumped on her horse and brought him coffee and a hot meal while he was stranded on Highway 10 south of Brandon during this week’s ...
Mar 08, 2017
New protocol for prosecutors won't cut corners in grave cases: justice minister
EDMONTON - Alberta Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley says new guidelines to manage court files will not see serious, violent cases like murder or sexual assault sacrificed to save time and money. ̶...
Mar 08, 2017
Deportation of bipolar man who came to Canada as baby called 'heartless'
VANCOUVER - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen is facing calls to reverse the deportation of a 59-year-old man with bipolar disorder who lived in Canada since he was eight months old. Len Van Heest of ...
Mar 08, 2017
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, March 8 --- BORDER-CROSSERS FACE BLIZZARD IN MANITOBA: Nineteen asylum-seekers braved a fierce overnight blizzard to cross into Canada near the Manitoba bo...
Mar 08, 2017
Banks, finance minister set to unveil business growth fund: sources
TORONTO - Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau and Canada’s five biggest banks are set to announce Thursday a new fund aimed at helping small- and medium-sized businesses access cash to help th...
Mar 08, 2017
B.C.'s softwood lumber envoy says long-term deal needed with U.S.
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s trade envoy on softwood lumber says the province is ready to fight on behalf of its lumber producers, but isn’t looking to become embroiled in a costly and le...
Mar 08, 2017
Edmonton mother charged after infant left in vehicle in frigid conditions
EDMONTON - An Edmonton mother has been charged after her seven-month-old infant was left in a parked vehicle while the temperature outside was -28 C. Police say officers rescued the child from the bac...
Mar 08, 2017
Ambrose bill to make judges take classes on sex assault law fast-tracked
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has unanimously agreed to fast-track a bill introduced by interim Tory leader Rona Ambrose that would require would-be judges to take courses in sexual assault law. The C...
Mar 08, 2017
Canadian fashion mogul Nygard pays $50K fine in Bahamas, but will appeal ruling
LOS ANGELES - A spokeswoman for Peter Nygard says the Canadian clothing manufacturer plans to appeal a ruling in the Bahamas that found he violated a 2013 court order to stop dredging near his beachfr...
Mar 08, 2017