Category Archives: Canada
Woman who gave water to pigs headed to slaughter testifies at her mischief trial
BURLINGTON, Ont. - A Toronto woman who is on trial for giving water to pigs on their way to slaughter told court on Monday that feeding bacon to children is tantamount to child abuse, comparing the po...
Oct 03, 2016
Edmonton judge hearing mistrial application in Travis Vader murder case
EDMONTON - An Edmonton judge who used an unconstitutional section of the Criminal Code in his murder verdict is considering whether or not to grant a mistrial in the case. Crown and defence lawyers ap...
Oct 03, 2016
Farm groups say they can't get grain transport meeting with transport minister
EDMONTON - The Canadian Federation of Agriculture says the federal government isn’t paying enough attention to concerns from farmers about a report that calls for major changes to grain rail tra...
Oct 03, 2016
Royal visit makes Whitehorse inn 'world's most-popular three-star hotel'
WHITEHORSE - A hotel in Yukon’s capital is talking itself up as the “world’s most popular three star hotel” after hosting the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and getting worldwid...
Oct 03, 2016
Saskatchewan's Brad Wall lashes out at Trudeau over 'unilateral' carbon tax
MONTREAL - Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall tore a strip off Justin Trudeau while frustrated environment ministers walked out on their federal counterpart Monday after the prime minister promised to uni...
Oct 03, 2016
Cameco and the CRA head to court over potential $2.2-billion tax dispute
CALGARY - The world’s largest publicly traded uranium company will clash in court this week with the Canadian Revenue Agency over a potential $2.2-billion tax bill. At question is whether Saskat...
Oct 03, 2016
A look at some other high-profile cases heard by judge in Travis Vader trial
EDMONTON - Lawyers are returning to court today in the case of Travis Vader. Justice Denny Thomas convicted Vader two weeks ago of second-degree murder in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, but his ...
Oct 03, 2016
Spies use C-51 to gather intelligence from Canadians detained overseas
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency is using controversial powers under the C-51 anti-terrorism legislation to gather intelligence from Canadians held in foreign prisons, a newly released memo reveals....
Oct 03, 2016
October's sleazy surprises: U.S. election enters personal muck in final month
WASHINGTON - The U.S. presidential candidates are trudging deeper into personal muck as they enter the campaign’s final month in a sludge of stories about sex and personal finances. October coul...
Oct 02, 2016
Boat owned by Jamie's Whaling Station partially sinks near Tofino, B.C.
TOFINO, B.C. - Another boat owned by a whale-watching company in Tofino, B.C., has run into trouble off the coast of Vancouver Island. The Canadian Coast Guard has issued a statement saying the Stella...
Oct 02, 2016