Category Archives: Canada
Wilson-Raybould repaid dinner expense linked to Liberal fundraiser
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould reimbursed the public purse for a meal the night she was in Toronto for a Liberal party fundraiser at a private law firm. CTV News reported Wilson-Raybou...
Sep 14, 2016

Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes opens up about living with mental illness
OTTAWA - Liberal MP Celina Caesar-Chavannes remembers being on a train, tears streaming down her face, trying to calm herself before anyone realized who she was. “I just kept thinking, ‘Oh...
Sep 14, 2016
A look at rare times the Canadian justice system has allowed cameras in court
EDMONTON - A judge is allowing cameras in an Edmonton courtroom for his verdict today in the case of Travis Vader. Vader has pleaded not guilty to two counts of first-degree murder in the 2010 deaths ...
Sep 14, 2016
Legal push for private health care prioritizes profit over patients: lawyer
VANCOUVER - A private clinic’s legal crusade to expand the role of the free market in Canada’s public health-care system puts profit over patients and would lead to greater hardship for mo...
Sep 14, 2016

DNA and an SUV: A look at the case against murder suspect Travis Vader
EDMONTON - A judge is expected to deliver a verdict today in the first-degree murder trial of Travis Vader. Vader, 44, has pleaded not guilty in the deaths of Lyle and Marie McCann, an Alberta couple ...
Sep 14, 2016
The legal road for Travis Vader in case of Alberta couple's disappearance
EDMONTON - A judge is to release his verdict today for a man accused in the deaths of two Alberta seniors. Lyle and Marie McCann vanished six years ago after they headed out on a camping trip. Travis ...
Sep 14, 2016
McCann family prepares for verdict in Travis Vader first-degree murder trial
EDMONTON - Bret McCann hopes a verdict Thursday in the trial of a man accused of killing his parents and hiding their bodies will end a six-year-long nightmare for his family. Travis Vader has pleaded...
Sep 14, 2016
Fewer teens smoke tobacco, but pot use popular
OTTAWA - A new federal survey suggests the percentage of students who smoke tobacco fell to about three per cent in 2014-15 from four per cent a year earlier. The Canadian Student Tobacco, Alcohol and...
Sep 14, 2016
Military faces challenge in push to hire hundreds of new procurement staff
OTTAWA - The Defence Department’s procurement chief says he is having a hard time finding experienced personnel as he hires hundreds of new employees to help untangle the snarled military purcha...
Sep 14, 2016
Appeal court upholds acquittal of Nova Scotia woman in 'Mr. Big' sting
HALIFAX - A new Nova Scotia Appeal Court ruling raises fresh questions about the police use of so-called “Mr. Big” tactics, dismissing a Crown appeal in the case of a woman acquitted of be...
Sep 14, 2016