Category Archives: Canada
Alleged victim of Bertrand Charest says she had an abortion when she was about 15
ST-JEROME, Que. - A former competitive Canadian skier says she had an abortion when she was about 15 after having unprotected sex with ex-coach Bertrand Charest numerous times. Charest is on trial on ...
Mar 07, 2017
Judge upholds woman's acquittal on drunk driving charge over weighing at station
An Ontario court has upheld a judge’s decision to acquit a woman of a drunk driving-related charge because police weighed her when taking breath samples at a station. Marc Labrosse of the Ontari...
Mar 07, 2017
Wall says 3.5 per cent cut to compensation costs for Saskatchewan workers
REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall says the government is cutting compensation costs across the public sector by about 3.5 per cent in the coming fiscal year, but unions say the move is an attack...
Mar 07, 2017
B.C.'s grizzly bear trophy hunt 'just doesn't make sense': report
VANCOUVER - There is more money to be made encouraging people to hunt grizzly bears with a camera instead of a gun, says the lead author of a new report that calls on British Columbia to end its annua...
Mar 07, 2017
Canada a beacon for those seeking freedom: Son of Martin Luther King Jr.
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The oldest son of Martin Luther King Jr. is praising Canada for being a beacon of freedom and he’s urging people not to lose hope in the United States. “No matter what ...
Mar 07, 2017
Missing, murdered women inquiry must support family participation: advocates
WINNIPEG - Families of missing and murdered women are still in the dark about how they can participate in the upcoming national inquiry, a coalition of Manitoba family members said Tuesday. The long-p...
Mar 07, 2017
Toronto sprinters get chance to race in prestigious meet thanks to De Grasse
TORONTO - Andre De Grasse can’t help but see a bit of himself in teenagers Daquan Berry and Ethan Smith. They’re young and fast, and brimming with promise. And like it was for De Grasse in...
Mar 07, 2017
Halifax judge made many errors in cabbie sex-assault case, Crown says in appeal
HALIFAX - The Crown will appeal the acquittal of a Halifax cab driver accused of sexually assaulting an intoxicated woman in his taxi, Nova Scotia’s prosecution service announced Tuesday as hund...
Mar 07, 2017
Only woman in NDP race says her run is about more than her gender
OTTAWA - Although Niki Ashton is the only woman seeking the NDP’s top job, she says her candidacy involves much more than just her gender. Ashton, a 34-year-old bilingual MP from Manitoba, annou...
Mar 07, 2017
'Significant' fuel spill northwest of Toronto contained: police
A significant fuel spill caused when a tanker truck crashed northwest of Toronto has been contained, police said Tuesday as crews continued to clean up the area. The truck lost control around 2:30 a.m...
Mar 07, 2017