Category Archives: Canada
Funeral to be held Saturday for couple struck and killed by alleged drunk driver
CORNER BROOK, N.L. - A funeral service will be held Saturday for a couple who were run down by an alleged drunk driver as they walked home from a Christmas gathering in western Newfoundland. Merle and...
Dec 29, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Dec. 29
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Dec. 29 --- SEARCH SUSPENDED FOR MISSING B.C. SNOWSHOERS Bad weather and a risk of avalanche forced crews to suspend the search for two Vancouver-area men missin...
Dec 29, 2016
Nearly half of Canadians aren't taking steps to meet financial goals: CIBC survey
TORONTO - A new report from CIBC says about half of Canadians aren’t taking sufficient steps to stay on top of their financial priorities in the coming year. A poll conducted this month for the ...
Dec 29, 2016
Widow of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford charged with impaired driving
Toronto police say the widow of late Toronto mayor Rob Ford has been arrested and charged with impaired driving. Const. Victor Kwong says Renata Ford was arrested at about 6 p.m. Wednesday as she sat ...
Dec 28, 2016
Lockdown lifted at Saskatchewan prison which saw riot earlier this month
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Things are slowly returning to normal at the Saskatchewan Penitentiary after a riot earlier this month left one inmate dead and eight more injured. Correctional Service Canada s...
Dec 28, 2016
B.C. court rules against allowing man's trial to be held in French
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A judge in British Columbia has ruled against a man’s bid to have his trial heard in French. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Murray Blok says in a written decision released We...
Dec 28, 2016
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 28 --- KERRY DEFENDS U.S. POSITION ON ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has staunchly defended the Obama administration’s decision to a...
Dec 28, 2016
Police arrest Ottawa man who allegedly fled to avoid testifying at murder trial
OTTAWA - A man who allegedly fled Ottawa to avoid testifying at a murder trial has been arrested by police after landing at the city’s airport. Police say Ali Abdul Hussein was arrested on Tuesd...
Dec 28, 2016
Leonard Cohen, Austin Clarke, Don Getty: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016
A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016: JANUARY 2 – Painter and sculptor Marcel Barbeau, 90, signatory of the manifesto Refus global. 2 – Leonard Evans, 86, an NDP member of t...
Dec 28, 2016
Atheist United Church minister starting new secular community in Toronto
TORONTO - A minister deemed unsuitable by the United Church for declaring herself an atheist is now at the heart of an effort to establish a type of church-style, secular community in Canada. Gretta V...
Dec 28, 2016