Category Archives: Canada
Deaths of two beluga whales at Vancouver Aquarium remains a mystery
VANCOUVER - All possible explanations - from food sickness to intentional poisoning - are being investigated for the deaths of two of the Vancouver Aquarium’s beluga whales after examinations fa...
Nov 28, 2016
Pilot dead after Alberta-based CF-18 crashes during training in weapons range
COLD LAKE, Alta. - The pilot of a CF-18 fighter jet that crashed near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary has died. The Air Force said the single-seat fighter was based out of Canadian Forces Base Cold ...
Nov 28, 2016
Fatal meningitis missed: hospital doctor's negligence upheld
TORONTO - A hospital doctor who failed to detect meningitis in a patient who died from the infection was professionally negligent, Ontario’s top court affirmed Monday. In upholding a negligence ...
Nov 28, 2016
'All he needed was antibiotics:' Boy who died from strep lived in squalor
CALGARY - A seven-year-old boy who died from a treatable strep infection three years ago lived in squalor and was treated with dandelion tea and oil of oregano instead of antibiotics, a trial heard Mo...
Nov 28, 2016
Nunavut coroner's inquest says baby's death highlights problems
IQALUIT, Nunavut - An Arctic politician says he’ll keep pushing for change in light of a coroner’s inquest that recommends significant reforms to health care in Nunavut following the death...
Nov 28, 2016
Trudeau's office says prime minister won't attend funeral for Fidel Castro
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says he won’t be attending any memorial or funeral services for the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, saying his schedule wouldn’t allow...
Nov 28, 2016
A by-the-numbers look at StatCan report on sexual assault in Canadian military
OTTAWA - A Statistics Canada survey of sexual misconduct in the Canadian Forces suggests nearly 1,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted over the last year. Here are some of the numbers: ...
Nov 28, 2016
Crown seeks 5 years for ex-Liberal organizer convicted in sponsorship fraud
MONTREAL - Ex-Liberal party organizer Jacques Corriveau should spend up to five years in prison following his conviction on fraud-related charges in connection with the sponsorship program, the Crown ...
Nov 28, 2016
First Nation against Kinder Morgan pipeline rejects Standing Rock-style protests
OTTAWA - Representatives of a B.C. First Nation that is deeply opposed to a proposed pipeline expansion emerged from a meeting Monday with Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr to say they believe the f...
Nov 28, 2016
Defence lawyer tells sex assault retrial complainant had 'buyer's remorse'
CALGARY - A lawyer for a man facing a sex assault retrial after the original judge asked the complainant why she didn’t keep her knees closed says the alleged victim had a case of “buyer&#...
Nov 28, 2016