Category Archives: Canada
Baby on board: couple allegedly dealing drugs from car with baby in back seat
OSHAWA, Ont. - Police say a couple of alleged drug dealers had a baby with them as they sold fentanyl in a city east of Toronto. Durham regional police say officers conducting an ongoing drug investig...
Jan 19, 2017
'Loss of life is simply too great' board says in fishing-death report
HALIFAX - A new report details the frantic, fruitless attempt to rescue a deckhand pulled overboard just hours into the lobster season - one of a series of deaths on both coasts that demonstrate the r...
Jan 19, 2017
Quebec woman arrested in the Bahamas for allegedly having sex with a minor
MONTREAL - A reward trip for a job well done has turned into a legal nightmare for a Quebec mother of three who is in a Bahamas jail for the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old bearded boy she bel...
Jan 19, 2017

Car makers concerned about Trump, says Canadian innovation minister
OTTAWA - Automakers on both sides of the border fear the potential negative effects of a Donald Trump presidency, Canada’s economic development minister said Thursday as he met with internationa...
Jan 19, 2017
Calgary Zoo unable to find cause of 'extraordinary and tragic' penguin deaths
CALGARY - A Calgary Zoo investigation was unable to find out what caused the deaths of seven Humboldt penguins last month. Director of animal care Jamie Dorgan said Thursday it appears something spook...
Jan 19, 2017

'Confluence of events' may have caused mysterious fish kill off Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - Federal scientists now say there may have been a “confluence of events” that led to hundreds of thousands of dead herring washing ashore off southwestern Nova Scotia. Alain Vezin...
Jan 19, 2017

Sweden not giving up fight over lobster imports
PORTLAND, Maine - Sweden isn’t giving up on a long-running battle with the U.S. and Canada over lobsters that have turned up in Swedish waters. Officials with Sweden told The Associated Press th...
Jan 19, 2017

Complaints filed over Trudeau's use of English and French on Canadian tour
OTTAWA - The Office of the Commissioner of Official Languages has received 14 complaints related to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s choice of English or French when answering questions at recent...
Jan 19, 2017

Prominent Canadians call out the PM on commitment to change electoral system
OTTAWA - It’s time for the federal government to hit the gas pedal on electoral reform, now that there’s a road map for replacing the current first-past-the-post voting system, say former ...
Jan 19, 2017
Quebec solidaire's Francoise David quitting politics immediately
MONTREAL - One of the three elected members of the left-wing Quebec solidaire is quitting politics. Francoise David says she no longer has the strength to carry on and wants to avoid a burnout. David,...
Jan 19, 2017