Category Archives: Canada
Truck driver found alive after two days trapped in crashed rig in B.C.
HOPE, B.C. - A truck driver trapped for more than two days in an overturned rig on the side of a British Columbia highway is in hospital after what one emergency worker is describing as the longest re...
Mar 03, 2017
Worldwide investigation finds significant wildlife crime, including in Canada
A Canadian at the head of an international body fighting wildlife smuggling says a three-week investigation resulted in more than 1,300 seizures worldwide - including some in Canada. “Wildlife c...
Mar 03, 2017
'Opioid problem' in southwestern Ontario community: public health unit
A southwestern Ontario community is dealing with what its public health officials call an “opioid problem” that has left them scrambling to figure out the extent of the issue and what can ...
Mar 03, 2017
Ontario MPP tries to rally federal Liberal vote on genetic discrimination bill
OTTAWA - When Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould turned to the provinces to help make the constitutional case against a bill on genetic testing, it is unlikely Ontario legislator Mike Colle was the...
Mar 03, 2017
Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission rejects special diet case for second time
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission has for a second time rejected a discrimination claim by five social assistance recipients who say the province hasn’t increased the special die...
Mar 03, 2017
Montreal police say deputy director temporarily relieved from duties
Montreal police are confirming a deputy director of the force has been temporarily relieved of his duties. Bernard Lamothe’s suspension comes a week after the Quebec government broadened its inv...
Mar 03, 2017
No 'direct' link between ads decision and Super Bowl ratings dive, says CRTC
OTTAWA - The broadcast regulator is denying that its controversial decision to end a ban on U.S. Super Bowl ads had anything to do with a drop in ratings for the Canadian broadcasts of this year’...
Mar 03, 2017
Vancouver school trustees created toxic workplace for bullied staff: report
Vancouver School Board trustees contributed to a toxic work environment in which staff were bullied, harassed and feared for their job security, an external investigation has found. An executive summa...
Mar 03, 2017

Second witness tells sex-assault trial of ex-ski coach about harassment
SAINT-JEROME, Que. - The second alleged victim to take the stand at Bertrand Charest’s sex-assault trial told the court Friday she suffered intense psychological harassment when she joined the n...
Mar 03, 2017
Man arrested after child hands out methamphetamine pills on Quebec school bus
JOLIETTE, Que. - A 45-year-old man could be facing a drug charge after an elementary school student handed out methamphetamine pills on a Quebec school bus last month. Provincial police spokesman Marc...
Mar 03, 2017