Category Archives: Canada

'Kevin Bacon,' the runaway pig, rounded up by police and returned to his owner
HALIFAX - A wayward pig named Kevin Bacon has been safely returned to his owner, thanks to a couple of bemused police officers who found the portly animal waddling “footloose and fancy free̶...
Nov 03, 2016

Trudeau willing to consider reforms to reduce influence of money on politics
OTTAWA - Justin Trudeau says he’s open to considering some dramatic reforms to political financing laws to counter the perception that wealthy Canadians are buying privileged access to him and h...
Nov 03, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Nov. 3
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Nov. 3 --- CLINTON’S TEAM ANNOYED AT LIBERALS AFTER 2014 FUNDRAISER: EMAILS Leaked emails show Hillary Clinton’s staff was annoyed with Canada’...
Nov 03, 2016

SickKids looks to 'stretch' emotions again with new video in fundraising campaign
TORONTO - Grace Bowen was diagnosed with osteosarcoma a few days shy of her ninth birthday. After going through major surgery and aggressive chemotherapy, she died just 11 months later. Her story is t...
Nov 03, 2016
Animal rights groups trying to intervene in alleged dogfighting euthanasia case
Two animal rights groups appeared in court Thursday in an effort to stop Ontario’s animal welfare organization from destroying 21 dogs seized during a raid on an alleged dogfighting ring. Dog Ta...
Nov 03, 2016

How Canada's Liberals annoyed Hillary Clinton team over fundraising
WASHINGTON - Hillary Clinton’s entourage expressed annoyance that Canada’s Liberal party used an Ottawa event she appeared at as a fundraising opportunity, according to an exchange from a ...
Nov 02, 2016
Conservative motion aims to force Liberal hand on policing ethics
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are hoping to hoist Justin Trudeau on his own ethical petard. The Liberals defeated the Tories in last year’s federal election thanks in part to the prime ministerR...
Nov 02, 2016

Abbotsford school superintendent says stabbing was ‘random act’
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - The superintendent of schools in Abbotsford, B.C., says evidence suggests the man alleged to have killed one female student and injured another didn't know his victims. Kevin Godden...
Nov 02, 2016
More Quebec reporters were under surveillance, this time by provincial police
MONTREAL - The controversy surrounding the surveillance of reporters in Quebec intensified Wednesday as provincial police admitted they monitored the cellphones of several prominent journalists three ...
Nov 02, 2016
N.L. man who watched his father murder his mother wants stiffer sentences
A Newfoundland man who was four years old when he saw his father brutally beat his mother to death says he’s living in fear knowing Dale Ogden is out on day parole and believes he should have re...
Nov 02, 2016