Category Archives: Canada

'They're numb:' Guilty verdict for killing Calgary couple and young grandson
CALGARY - A prosecutor says first-degree murder verdicts against a man who killed a couple and their young grandson before disposing of their bodies will do little to ease the family’s grief. Do...
Feb 16, 2017

Trudeau tries to calm Trump fears in Europe, which sees Canada as bridge to U.S.
STRASBOURG, France - Fresh from his meeting in Washington, Justin Trudeau sought to bring Europe a message of reassurance Thursday about the anxiety it faces over Donald Trump’s antipathy toward...
Feb 16, 2017
B.C. investigating 'unusual' activity in PharmaNet system
VANCOUVER - Premier Christy Clark is promising a thorough investigation into four incidents that the B.C. government describes as “unusual” activity in its PharmaNet system where unknown p...
Feb 15, 2017
Watchdog chastises RCMP for poor reporting in missing-persons cases
OTTAWA - An independent watchdog has uncovered shoddy reporting by RCMP officers in northern British Columbia that makes it impossible to tell whether many missing-persons cases were properly investig...
Feb 15, 2017

Trump sons to attend grand opening of Vancouver tower and hotel
VANCOUVER - Two of U.S. President Donald Trump’s sons have been confirmed as attending the grand opening later this month of a new hotel in Vancouver that bears their father’s name. Public...
Feb 15, 2017

Province appeals acquittal of B.C. man found not guilty in child-bride case
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A special prosecutor will ask British Columbia’s Court of Appeal to overturn the acquittal of a former leader of a polygamous community who was found not guilty of taking a gir...
Feb 15, 2017

Family of one of two Calgary pilots who died Monday in crash makes statement
CALGARY - The family of one of the two Mount Royal University flight instructors who died in a plane crash near Calgary is speaking out. Reyn Johnson and Jeffrey Bird were killed in the crash Monday a...
Feb 15, 2017
Douglas Garland arrested more than 2 weeks after couple, grandson disappeared
CALGARY - Douglas Garland, 57, is being tried on three charges of first-degree murder in the deaths of Alvin and Kathy Liknes and their grandson Nathan O’Brien. His fate is now with a jury. Here...
Feb 15, 2017
Testimony of missing boy's father wasn't heard by jury in triple-murder case
CALGARY - The father of a Calgary boy who was killed with his grandparents said their deaths have had a huge impact on his two remaining sons and other members of their family. It was testimony the ju...
Feb 15, 2017
Media bosses lend support to Senate bill to protect confidential sources
OTTAWA - Major media outlets are offering their support to a senator’s bill that would provide greater protection to the confidential sources of journalists. The legislation, introduced by Conse...
Feb 15, 2017