Category Archives: Canada
Halifax teen charged with luring, extorting 12-year-old Washington State girl
HALIFAX - Police say a 16-year-old Halifax boy tried to extort a 12-year-old girl in Washington State who sent him photos. They say the two met in an online game, and he offered to send her gift cards...
Mar 03, 2017
Man charged in death of off-duty police officer to return to court next week
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man charged in the death of an off-duty police officer is expected to return to court next week to face charges of breaching his release conditions. Christopher Garnier appeare...
Mar 03, 2017
E-cigarette battery 'exploded like a flare' in N.B. man's pocket, causing burns
RIVERVIEW, N.B. - A New Brunswick man who suffered serious burns from an e-cigarette battery that went off like a flare in his pocket is warning others about the risks of careless vaping. Wayne Walker...
Mar 03, 2017
Feds settle case of 'grossly unfair' leak about Montreal man, RCMP probe ongoing
OTTAWA - The federal government has quietly settled the lawsuit of a Montreal man who complained he was smeared by inflammatory and false accusations about extremist activities. It is the latest twist...
Mar 03, 2017
Five stories in the news today, March 3
Five stories in the news for Friday, March 3: --- TRUDEAU TO DISCUSS OPIOID CRISIS Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will discuss the opioid crisis when he holds a roundtable discussion with health profes...
Mar 03, 2017
Adults exposed to alcohol before birth appear prone to health conditions: survey
VANCOUVER - Myles Himmelreich has struggled with significant joint pain since he was a teen, yet he didn’t get a proper diagnosis of arthritis until he was in his mid-30s. His young age and the ...
Mar 03, 2017
Opioid crisis is devastating communities and families: Trudeau
VANCOUVER - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the opioid crisis is devastating communities and families across Canada. After going on a ride-along on Friday with Vancouver police in the city’s ...
Mar 03, 2017
N.B. commission recommends lowering voting age, letting some non-citizens vote
FREDERICTON - Voting at 16 years old. Giving some non-citizens the vote. A preferential ballot. New Brunswick’s Commission on Electoral Reform issued 24 sweeping recommendations Friday to the wa...
Mar 03, 2017
Georgian Bay vodka recalled in Ontario because alcohol level is too high
TORONTO - An Ontario-made brand of vodka is being pulled from store shelves in the province because of a faulty batch that contained double the alcohol content shown on the label. Christine Bujold of ...
Mar 02, 2017
Candidate withdraws from Liberal nomination for Ontario byelection race
THORNHILL, Ont. - A candidate pulled out of a Liberal nomination fight for a federal byelection in Ontario on Thursday, days after she said the race was set up to favour one of Prime Minister Justin T...
Mar 02, 2017