Category Archives: Canada
One person dead, another hurt after struck by bus in Banff National Park: RCMP
BANFF, Alta. - A woman was killed and a man was injured when they were struck by a tour bus in Banff National Park on Wednesday. Police said the two passengers got off the bus and were hit when the em...
Sep 21, 2016
Lower emissions give Imperial confidence oilsands projects will be approved
CALGARY - The CEO of Imperial Oil said Wednesday he’s confident that two multibillion-dollar oilsands projects facing regulatory review in Alberta will be approved, despite the NDP government...
Sep 21, 2016
Study finds air quality problems around First Nation oilsands community
FORT MCKAY, Alta. - A major study of air quality in a northern Alberta indigenous community surrounded by oilsands development suggests there is a chance ongoing exposure to airborne chemicals may be ...
Sep 21, 2016
Edmonton police lay 'paper terrorism' charge against self-proclaimed Freeman
EDMONTON - Police have charged a self-proclaimed Freeman on the Land with carrying out a “paper terrorism” campaign against a peace officer who issued him a speeding ticket. Allen Boisjoli...
Sep 21, 2016

Police officer demoted for using force says he was concerned for his safety
HALIFAX - A Halifax police officer says he considered whether he would ultimately need his weapon to save his life as he dealt with an agitated couple he had stopped on a highway near the city last Se...
Sep 21, 2016

Criminal defence lawyer wounded in shooting outside Toronto law office
TORONTO - A man who witnessed a “horrific” daytime attack in an upscale Toronto neighbourhood recalled Wednesday seeing a prominent criminal defence lawyer crawl towards his office after b...
Sep 21, 2016

B.C. coroner warns against complacency in wake of encouraging overdose stats
VANCOUVER - British Columbia is bombarding the province with thousands of overdose-reversing naloxone kits as part of an all-out assault against a drug crisis that has killed 488 people so far this ye...
Sep 21, 2016
Suspect being sought after deaths of two people in Calgary shooting
CALGARY - A man and his common-law wife are dead after what police believe was a targeted, gang-related shooting in Calgary. Investigators say officers found the body of the 38-year-old man in the fro...
Sep 21, 2016
Experts say Quebec pythons on the lam won't survive dip in temperatures
MONTREAL - Two pythons on the lam in Quebec are in a race against Mother Nature as temperatures begin to dip in the coming weeks. One expert says it’s already pretty cold for the two fugitives a...
Sep 21, 2016

All Prince Edward Island schools evacuated over potential threat
CHARLOTTETOWN - Traffic slowed to a crawl and offices emptied across Prince Edward Island Wednesday as parents raced to collect their kids in the wake of province-wide school evacuations triggered by ...
Sep 21, 2016