Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa father pleads for help from other parents as opioid crisis spreads
OTTAWA - An Ottawa father is urging parents of opioid-addicted teens to establish a network to save lives - the focus of a letter he shared on social media that has generated responses from other part...
Feb 20, 2017

People injured on turbulent Air Canada flight not wearing seatbelts: report
CALGARY - The Transportation Safety Board says passengers not wearing seatbelts - even after they were told to buckle up - led to the injury of 21 people on a turbulent Air Canada flight to Toronto fr...
Feb 20, 2017

Montreal adopts sanctuary city designation; migrant rights' groups call it symbolic
Montreal city council passed a motion Monday making it the latest Canadian jurisdiction to declare itself a “sanctuary city” for non-status immigrants. The designation means undocumented r...
Feb 20, 2017
N.L. paper apologizes for headline critics said blamed sex-case complainant
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland newspaper has issued an apology for a headline some readers said blamed the victim of an alleged sexual assault by a police officer. Steve Bartlett, managing ed...
Feb 20, 2017
Calgary flight instructor remembered for his caring attitude, love of family
CALGARY - One of two flight instructors killed in the crash of a small plane in southern Alberta has been described as a rock-solid pilot who knew the dangers of flying could one day lead to his death...
Feb 20, 2017
TSB warns air travellers of importance of seatbelts after severe turbulence incident
TORONTO - The Transportation Safety Board warned air travellers of the importance of wearing seatbelts as it released a report Monday that found a failure to buckle up left 21 people injured when a To...
Feb 20, 2017
N.S. RCMP stop to help stranded motorists, make major cocaine bust
KEMPTOWN, N.S. - Two motorists discovered one particular peril of not having snow tires: they were arrested for possession of 6.8 kilograms of cocaine after their car slid off a Nova Scotia road. RCMP...
Feb 20, 2017
Atlantic premiers discuss trade with United States, health care synergies
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - Atlantic Canada’s premiers say they are focused on strengthening trade ties with the United States as Canada looks to establish its economic footing with President Donald Tr...
Feb 20, 2017

Feds to overhaul victims' fund where administrative costs far outstrip benefits
OTTAWA - A federal fund designed to give financial help to parents whose children have been murdered or gone missing has spent more than 14 times as much on administration costs as it has on actual gr...
Feb 20, 2017

Defence lawyer blasts those who cheered the beating of a convicted murderer
CALGARY - A criminal defence lawyer who has raised concerns in the past about safety at a Calgary jail says people shouldn’t be happy that a convicted murderer in a high-profile case was beaten ...
Feb 20, 2017