Category Archives: Canada
Canadian Press NewsAlert: Ontario police issue Amber alert in relation to child abduction
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Police have issued an Amber Alert for a teenage girl they say was abducted Sunday afternoon in Mississauga, Ont. The victim is identified as Alyssa Langille, 15. Peel Regional poli...
Jan 16, 2017
Police need training, new technology, not just 911 regulations: advocates
OTTAWA - It’s going to take a lot more than new regulations to allow all Canadians to send urgent, life-and-death text and video messages to emergency call centres, say advocates of so-called ne...
Jan 16, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 16
Five stories in the news for Monday, Jan. 16 --- TRIAL BEGINS TODAY FOR MAN CHARGED IN DEATHS OF THREE PEOPLE: A man facing first degree murder charges in the disappearance of an Alberta couple and th...
Jan 16, 2017
Support unit for ill, injured military personnel short dozens of staff
OTTAWA - Dozens of positions at the military’s oft-criticized support unit for ill and injured service members, including those suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and other psychologi...
Jan 16, 2017
Trudeau speaks of common political mission with Trump of supporting middle class
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reminded a large town hall audience in Nova Scotia that he and U.S. president-elect Donald Trump rode to power through committing to help the middle class, thou...
Jan 16, 2017
Researcher identifies overlooked P.E.I. artist in 'feminist victory'
CHARLOTTETOWN - For decades, her creations have been wrongly attributed to men - but after a two-year investigation of her work, the daughter of a former Prince Edward Island lieutenant governor is fi...
Jan 16, 2017
'Pools of blood:' Calgary triple-murder trial hears from dead boy's mother
CALGARY - The mother of a five-year-old boy testified Monday that she found blood everywhere - but no bodies - when she arrived at her parents’ home to pick up her son after a sleepover. “...
Jan 16, 2017
Police officer who shot Newfoundland man in his home begins testimony at inquiry
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - The Newfoundland police officer who killed Don Dunphy in 2015 says the day before he went to Dunphy’s home alone he spent an hour going through a year of his frequent Tw...
Jan 16, 2017
Two richest Canadians have as much wealth as poorest 30 per cent: Report says
The two richest Canadians have the same amount of wealth as the poorest 30 per cent of the country combined, according to a new report from a group of international aid organizations. The Oxfam report...
Jan 15, 2017
Parti Quebecois leader would adopt a "Buy Quebecois Act" if elected in 2018
QUEBEC - The leader of the Parti Quebecois says he would quickly adopt a “Buy Quebecois Act” if he were to become premier. Jean-Francois Lisee says the act would be inspired by the idea of...
Jan 15, 2017