Category Archives: Canada
Yazidi refugee effort proof that government listens and can work: Ambrose
OTTAWA - Efforts underway to give asylum to 1,200 primarily Yazidi refugees by year end should help bolster people’s confidence in government, says Interim Opposition leader Rona Ambrose. At a t...
Feb 25, 2017

Social worker wants 'Alex Alerts' to protect at-risk children from vanishing
CALGARY - The B.C. social worker who unsuccessfully tried to prevent Alexandru Radita from being returned to his parents’ home hopes his tragic and painful death nearly four years ago will lead ...
Feb 25, 2017

TSB investigating after plane leaves runway while landing in Toronto
TORONTO - The Transportation Safety Board is investigating after an Air Canada plane briefly left the runway while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport. Air Canada spokeswoman Isabelle Arthur says the a...
Feb 25, 2017
No winning ticket for $10 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - No winning was sold for the $10 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Mar. 3 will be approximately $17 million. The Canadian Press
Feb 25, 2017

Chunk of ice from passing plane leaves gaping hole in roof of Calgary home
Calgary fire officials say they’ve determined that a large piece of ice that crashed through the roof of a home in the city came from a passing airplane. Emergency crews were called to the home ...
Feb 24, 2017
Fort McMurray fire chiefs retires, says no regrets in handling of wildfire
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - The fire chief who offered regular updates to Canadians during last May's enormous wildfire in Fort McMurray, Alta., has officially retired. Darby Allen celebrated his retiremen...
Feb 24, 2017
Manitoba judges ask federal government to replace preliminary inquiries
WINNIPEG - Manitoba's attorney general and three chief justices are calling on the federal government to overhaul preliminary inquiry requirements in the province. The letter was sent to Justice Minis...
Feb 24, 2017
Newfoundland police officer acquitted in contentious sexual assault case
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A jury has acquitted a Newfoundland police officer of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman he drove home from a bar while on duty. Const. Carl Douglas Snelgrove of the Roy...
Feb 24, 2017

Quebec broadens inquiry into Montreal police force
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is broadening its investigation into allegations of corruption and wrongdoing within the Montreal police force, Public Security Minister Martin Coiteux announced Frida...
Feb 24, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Feb. 24 --- CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE HEARS FROM POPULISTS: Conservatives gathered in Ottawa for the annual Manning conference heard from the man the event is n...
Feb 24, 2017