Category Archives: Canada
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 31
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Jan. 31 --- MOSQUE MURDER SUSPECT NEXT IN COURT ON FEB. 21 A university student accused of killing six people at a mosque in Quebec City on Sunday is to remain in...
Jan 31, 2017
StubHub aims to grow Canadian presence by adding French, Canadian currency
MONTREAL - StubHub plans to beef up its operations north of the border this year with the launch of a Canadian website, French-language services and the ability to buy and sell tickets in Canadian cur...
Jan 31, 2017
Reasonable doubt: Accused in 'knees together' sex assault retrial acquitted
CALGARY - A man retried on a sexual assault charge as a result of controversial comments by the original trial judge shouted “Yeah!” as he left the courtroom Tuesday after being found not ...
Jan 31, 2017
Toronto pastor Hawkes found not guilty of indecency: 'I'm so glad this is over'
KENTVILLE, N.S. - The testimony of a man who claimed Brent Hawkes forced oral sex upon him more than 40 years ago was compelling but inconsistent, a Nova Scotia judge ruled Tuesday as he acquitted the...
Jan 31, 2017
Wolfdog sanctuary in southern Alberta trying to save hybrid animals
COCHRANE, Alta. - Wolfdogs may bring to mind White Fang, the protagonist of the Jack London novel, but an Alberta sanctuary is raising awareness about how raising the hybrid differs from the fictional...
Jan 30, 2017
Police investigate sex-assault complaint by former B.C. councillor's daughter
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A criminal investigation is underway stemming from allegations of sexual and physical assault made in a complaint to police by the daughter of a former municipal councillor in British...
Jan 30, 2017
'Ovation worm': Bizarre new Burgess Shale species detailed in journal
The worm stands upright and raises its spindled arms above its head as if giving a hearty ovation. Researchers with the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto detailed the 500-million-year-old critter for th...
Jan 30, 2017
Moment of silence held for victims of mosque shooting at CHL Top Prospects game
QUEBEC - A moment of silence was held for the victims of a mass shooting at a Quebec City mosque ahead of the opening faceoff at the junior Top Prospects Game on Monday night. Fans at the Centre Video...
Jan 30, 2017
Canadians mourn victims of Quebec City mosque attack in vigils across country
QUEBEC - Roseline Bouchard wept quietly as she stood in the front row at a Quebec City vigil Monday just down the street from a mosque that was the scene of a deadly shooting that grabbed the world...
Jan 30, 2017
'It's wrong on all levels': Canadians affected by Trump's travel ban speak out
VANCOUVER - The only reason Athba Samarai and her husband moved thousands of kilometres from their homes in Iraq, she says, was so their children could grow up happily and safely in Canada. But this w...
Jan 30, 2017