Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia to grant pardon to late Mi'kmaq chief convicted of illegal hunting
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia will grant a posthumous pardon Thursday to the first elected Mi’kmaq grand chief who became a passionate advocate for treaty rights after being convicted of illegal hunting...
Feb 15, 2017
'Things just escalated:' Man charged with murder in Winnipeg bus driver's death
WINNIPEG - A man who allegedly fell asleep on a bus and, when roused, refused to leave has been charged in the fatal stabbing of a transit driver. Brian Kyle Thomas, 22, of Winnipeg is facing charges ...
Feb 15, 2017
Mary Ng, PMO's director of appointments, hopes to run for McCallum's vacant seat
OTTAWA - Mary Ng says being part of the team around Prime Minister Justin Trudeau inspired her to try and make the leap from policy to politics. Ng announced Wednesday she is seeking the Liberal nomin...
Feb 15, 2017
Crown seeking two-year prison term for ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum
MONTREAL - Two different pictures of ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum emerged Wednesday: a man at the top of a corruption scheme who deserves prison time versus a broken individual who’s suff...
Feb 15, 2017
Weary East Coast braces for the next storm as it digs out from the last
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The snow just kept falling on Paradise. “It started yesterday morning, slowed down last night and then picked up again and now we’re all snowed in again!” Da...
Feb 15, 2017
Sex offender charged with indecent act within sight of tobogganing children
HALIFAX - A 56-year-old convicted sex offender is facing a charge of committing an indecent act after allegedly masturbating within sight of a group of tobogganing children. James Michael Snow of Dart...
Feb 15, 2017
Home sales fall in January, partly due to shortage of listings, CREA says
OTTAWA - The Canadian Real Estate Association says there was a 1.3 per cent decline in home sales between December and January, in part because of a shortage of listings. It says the number of newly l...
Feb 15, 2017
Suspected cocaine found on bottom of airplane food trolleys: CBSA
TORONTO - The Canada Border Services Agency says it has seized seven kilograms of suspected cocaine from the bottom of food trolleys on an airplane. The agency says it made the discovery earlier this ...
Feb 15, 2017
Coroner investigates after body pulled from fire at Moncton, N.B., home
MONCTON, N.B. - The New Brunswick coroner is investigating after a man was found dead in his garage following a fire at a Moncton home. Platoon chief Robert Brine says firefighters responded to a gara...
Feb 15, 2017
Toronto fire evacuees expected to return home Wednesday, officials say
TORONTO - Residents of a condominium that was evacuated during a fire that caused “astronomical” damage at a nearby Toronto athletic facility were expected to return to their homes on Wedn...
Feb 15, 2017