Category Archives: Canada

Amber alert for missing B.C. children cancelled
COQUITLAM, B.C. - The RCMP have cancelled an Amber Alert that was issued Friday evening for two children and their mother who went missing in Port Coquitlam, B.C. Police said the three were located Fr...
Nov 04, 2016
Suspect in racist rant video turns himself in to Abbotsford, B.C., police
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A British Columbia man charged with multiple offences after a video of a racist rant went viral has turned himself into police. Abbotsford police say 47-year-old Karry Corbett was t...
Nov 04, 2016
Trans-Canada Highway reopens near B.C.-Alberta boundary following rock slide
FIELD, B.C. - A section of the Trans-Canada Highway has re-opened, more than a week after a rock slide closed the interprovincial route. The slide occurred west of Field, B.C., on Oct. 24 as crews did...
Nov 04, 2016
Alberta home-school agency closed by province can operate, but no cash: judge
GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A judge says an Alberta private school and home-schooling agency that was shut down by the province over allegations of misspending can continue operating temporarily, but with...
Nov 04, 2016
A timeline of events in the case of CSIS's illegal data analysis
OTTAWA - A timeline of events in the case of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service’s illegal data analysis: 2005: A CSIS task force recommends the spy service retain all data collected from...
Nov 04, 2016
Samsung announces details of recall program for washers that present injury risk
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Samsung Electronics Canada Inc. is offering customers who purchased one its recalled top-load washers free repairs or a rebate on the cost of a new machine. The recall includes 255...
Nov 04, 2016
Judge reserves decision over legal costs in Arthur Kent 'dud' Scud defamation
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has reserved her decision over who should pay legal costs in a successful defamation lawsuit by former journalist Arthur Kent against Canada’s largest newspaper chain....
Nov 04, 2016
Peterborough, Ont., rattled by two fraud cases involving local groups: police
Police say a southern Ontario community has been rocked by two high-profile frauds allegedly involving the executive directors of prominent local non-profits Top officials at both the Big Brothers Big...
Nov 04, 2016

The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Nov. 6 — SECURITY REVIEW TO WEIGH CSIS POWERS, SAYS GOODALE: Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale says a federal review of national security will consid...
Nov 04, 2016
Canadians indicted in US ATM fraud could have stolen almost $250K, say documents
MONTPELIER, Vt. - Four Canadians facing charges they crossed into the United States to fraudulently skim money from ATM machines in Vermont could have stolen almost $250,000, U.S. court documents say....
Nov 04, 2016