Category Archives: Canada
Ottawa man's 12-year sentence for terror offences 'fit,' Appeal Court rules
TORONTO - A 12-year prison sentence handed to an Ottawa man for his role in a terrorist conspiracy was appropriate, Ontario’s top court ruled Friday. In dismissing appeals by both prosecution an...
Jan 27, 2017
Montreal-area police search home of mom, baby boy missing since 2014
BROSSARD, Que. - Montreal-area police are searching the home of a woman who disappeared with her six-month-old son in 2014. Jian Ping Li and her baby Xiao Feng Lu vanished from the Brossard house wher...
Jan 27, 2017
N.S. teachers return to work-to-rule amid tussle over purpose of new days off
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia Teachers Union is resuming work-to-rule on Monday, saying it has lost confidence in Premier Stephen McNeil amid a tussle over the purpose of two new “self-directed days...
Jan 27, 2017
Manitoba premier should apologize, educate himself after hunting comments: NDP
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is being criticized for saying young indigenous men with criminal records are responsible for night hunting which he previously said was fuelling a “r...
Jan 27, 2017
Attempted murder charge laid against 94-year-old in Ontario
HAMILTON - A 94-year-old Ontario man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly attacking people with a machete. Hamilton police say they were called to a home in Carlisle, Ont. on Wednesd...
Jan 27, 2017
Canadian in U.S. jailed for 4 years over 'pump and dump' penny stock fraud
TORONTO - A Canadian man has been sentenced to four years in prison in the United States for running an international money-laundering scheme out of Costa Rica. The conviction against Michael Randles ...
Jan 27, 2017
Military aircraft crashes in southern Saskatchewan; two pilots safely eject
MOOSE JAW, Sask. - Two pilots ejected safely Friday from a military training plane before it crashed near a base in southern Saskatchewan, says a National Defence spokeswoman. Jessica Lamirande said a...
Jan 27, 2017

Ontario denies Toronto tolls, boosts gas tax funds for municipalities
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne has denied a divisive request from Toronto to charge tolls on two major highways into the city’s core, framing the decision as a move to protect people...
Jan 27, 2017

Couillard aims to clarify circumstances surrounding Paradis expulsion
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Philippe Couillard says he acted diligently this week in dealing with a former cabinet minister who is facing a provincial police investigation. Couillard tried Friday to cla...
Jan 27, 2017
Navy officer in Kingston, Ont., charged with sexual assault, criminal harassment
OTTAWA - The military says a navy lieutenant stationed in Kingston, Ont., has been charged with sexual assault and criminal harassment. The Canadian Forces National Investigation Service says Lt. Bren...
Jan 27, 2017