Category Archives: Canada
Festival recalls Acadian-Mi'kmaq ties at national historic site in Nova Scotia
GRAND PRE, N.S. - A centuries-old friendship between the Mi’kmaq people and Acadians will be celebrated at a major festival scheduled for the Grand Pre national historic site this summer in Nova...
Mar 17, 2017
One dead and another seriously injured as planes collide near Montreal
SAINT BRUNO, Que. - Two small planes collided over a bustling Quebec shopping mall on Friday, killing one pilot and seriously injuring the other. The injured pilot was taken to hospital as were two wi...
Mar 17, 2017
Ottawa considering steps to provide more detail on seafood labels
HALIFAX - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it is looking at ways to improve labelling for seafood after a report by environmentalists gave current rules a grade of F due to a lack of consumer ...
Mar 17, 2017
B.C. woman acquitted of counselling distraught husband to commit suicide
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A woman accused of counselling her husband to commit suicide has been acquitted by a provincial court judge in Cranbrook, B.C. Terri Reimer wept Thursday as Judge Ron Webb ruled ther...
Mar 17, 2017
Quebec man charged in wife's slaying at care facility to seek bail: lawyer
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a Montreal man charged with killing his wife says society and the courts will have to decide whether the alleged act constituted murder or assisted death. Elfriede-Andree Duc...
Mar 17, 2017
Police allege ex-patient shot and killed Ontario chiropractor in his clinic
BURLINGTON, Ont. - Police say an Ontario chiropractor has died after a former patient allegedly shot him at his clinic. Halton regional police say Ferdinand Mejilla, 50, was gunned down at his clinic ...
Mar 17, 2017
Senators, Canadiens to mark NHL centennial with outdoor game in December
OTTAWA - As the Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators battle for supremacy in Atlantic Division standings this weekend, the two NHL teams announced Friday they’re taking their long-standing riv...
Mar 17, 2017
Atlantic fishermen groups want more time to adapt to new vessel safety rules
HALIFAX - Fishery organizations in Atlantic Canada say they are frustrated with the rollout of new federal fishing vessel safety regulations scheduled to take effect in July, but Ottawa says they̵...
Mar 17, 2017
Student fined $25,000 for accessing personal health info without permission
TORONTO - An Ontario student has been fined $25,000 for accessing personal health information, which provincial officials say is the highest penalty of its kind ever in Canada. The Information and Pri...
Mar 17, 2017
Six stories in the news today, March 17
Six stories in the news for Friday, March 17: --- O’LEARY ALLEGES ‘VOTE RIGGING’ IN LEADERSHIP RACE The Conservative party is investigating allegations from leadership hopeful Kevin ...
Mar 17, 2017