Category Archives: Canada
Risk of post-ISIL chaos in Iraq casts new light on Canada's support for Kurds
ERBIL, Iraq - The threat of political chaos looms over the imminent defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Mosul, fuelling fear of a dramatically different - and deadly - use for Canada...
Mar 04, 2017
Supporters and critics of motion condemning Islamophobia clash across country
MONTREAL - Tensions flared in cities across Canada on Saturday as supporters and opponents of a Parliamentary motion condemning Islamophobia clashed during duelling protests. In Montreal, there was a ...
Mar 04, 2017
Toronto police officers help woman deliver baby in back seat of taxi
TORONTO - One of the Toronto police officers who delivered a baby in the back of a taxi cab early Saturday said it was quite a feeling. “It’s not every day you can say you helped deliver a...
Mar 04, 2017
Public safety minister speaks at Manitoba-U.S. border site of illegal crossings
EMERSON, Man. - The federal government is enforcing border laws and is willing to put more resources in place to deal with the influx of asylum-seekers from the United States, federal Public Safety Mi...
Mar 04, 2017
No winning ticket for $17 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $17 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. That means the jackpot for the next draw on Mar. 10 will grow to approximately $26 million. The...
Mar 04, 2017
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister ready to negotiate with Ottawa on health care
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is ready to start negotiations with Ottawa on a health-care funding deal. Pallister sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau this week. In it, Pallist...
Mar 03, 2017
Some southern B.C. properties ordered to stop using water after drug lab found
ROCK CREEK, B.C. - Residents of about 25 properties have been ordered to stop using their water after a suspected methamphetamine lab was found by police near Rock Creek, B.C. Interior Health issued t...
Mar 03, 2017
Edmonton man guilty of first-degree murder in warehouse stabbings
EDMONTON - A jury has found an Edmonton man guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing two co-workers to death in a bloody attack at a Loblaws grocery warehouse. Jayme Pasieka, 32, was also been convi...
Mar 03, 2017
Trump point man drops hint on key NAFTA priority: Stricter rules on auto parts
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump’s new point man on trade negotiations has shed some light on key goals in revamping the North American Free Trade Agreement, hinting Friday that priority No. 1 involves...
Mar 03, 2017
On consent and capacity: 'We actually don't know where the legal line is'
HALIFAX - At first glance, Canada’s sexual assault law appears to offer judges clear guidance on how to decide whether an alleged victim of sexual assault, under the influence of drugs or alcoho...
Mar 03, 2017