Category Archives: Canada

Concern expressed about release of man who killed Greyhound bus passenger
WINNIPEG - The federal Opposition leader and the mother of a man who was beheaded and cannibalized on a Greyhound bus are criticizing a decision to grant complete freedom to the man who committed the ...
Feb 11, 2017

Trudeau meets Trump: How past PMs have dealt with unpopular U.S. presidents
WASHINGTON - Canada’s prime minister has to go see the U.S. president, and he’s not especially thrilled. The president is deeply unpopular in Canada - and elsewhere, since campaigning on p...
Feb 11, 2017
Coquihalla Highway closed again overnight due to spun out trucks
VANCOUVER - It’s been another tough night for travellers on British Columbia’s Coquihalla Highway. DriveBC says a stretch of Highway 5 between Hope and Merritt was closed in both direction...
Feb 11, 2017

Boy with mystery broken bones has gene abnormality linked to pain insensitivity
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia boy who was seized twice by the Children’s Ministry due to his mysterious broken bones has been found to have a rare gene abnormality linked to a condition that bl...
Feb 11, 2017
Quebec ticket takes $60 million jackpot in Friday night's Lotto Max draw
TORONTO - The lottery jackpot streak continues in Quebec. The $60 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw was claimed by a lone ticket sold in the province. Exactly where it was purchas...
Feb 11, 2017
N.S. teachers union braces for legislation after third contract offer rejected
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Teachers Union is considering how to navigate its contract dispute with the province so it can avoid having the government impose a settlement. The province’s 9,300 pub...
Feb 10, 2017
Schizophrenia: What the experts say as Greyhound bus beheader wins release
A man who was in the throws of a psychotic episode when he beheaded a fellow Greyhound bus passenger has received an absolute discharge from the Criminal Code Review Board. The move means Will Baker, ...
Feb 10, 2017
Trial delay for woman accused in Canadian prof's death in Florida
The trial of a woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of a Canadian legal scholar in Florida has been postponed as her defence lawyers review new information in the case. Katherine Magban...
Feb 10, 2017
Freedom granted to man who beheaded passenger on Greyhound bus in Manitoba
WINNIPEG - A schizophrenic man who was found not criminally responsible for beheading and cannibalizing a fellow passenger on a Greyhound bus was granted an absolute discharge Friday. That means he wi...
Feb 10, 2017
Addiction, Arctic and aerospace:how federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - Well, it’s been three weeks since Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. president, and so far, nothing terrible has happened to Canada. That’s the nature of the strained attempt at op...
Feb 10, 2017