Category Archives: Canada

Man accused of killing Alberta doctor back in court after psychiatric exam
RED DEER, Alta. - A man accused of killing a family doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta is scheduled to return to court today following a psychiatric exam. Deng Mabiour is charged with first...
Sep 14, 2020

Judge drops by protest camp at Saskatchewan legislature that he ruled on last week
REGINA - A Saskatchewan judge who ruled a Metis man could stay on the lawn of the provincial legislature to finish his hunger strike against high suicide rates visited the protester Sunday as the...
Sep 13, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 13
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:03 p.m. EDT on Sept. 13, 2020: There are 136,659 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 64,986 confirmed (including 5,780 deaths, 57,268 ...
Sep 13, 2020

Three teens killed in vehicle crash in central New Brunswick: principal
BLACKVILLE, N.B. - Three teenaged boys from central New Brunswick were killed early Sunday when the car they were in slammed into a concrete and stone retaining wall in the rural community&n...
Sep 13, 2020

Cabinet retreat to confront challenge of limiting damage from ongoing pandemic
OTTAWA - Bold plans to rebuild Canada's shattered economy will take a back seat during a two-day cabinet retreat as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers confront the more immediate challeng...
Sep 13, 2020

Canadian Press NewsAlert: Aline Chretien, wife of former PM, dead at 84
OTTAWA - Aline Chretien, the wife of former prime minister Jean Chretien, has died at 84. More coming. The Canadian Press
Sep 13, 2020

Groundhogs occasionally digging up bones, coffin pieces at Montreal cemetery
MONTREAL - When Michelle McSweeney saw a groundhog crawl into an above-ground tomb at Montreal's Notre-Dame-des-Neiges cemetery, it was hard not to be freaked out. "I heard it rattling aroun...
Sep 13, 2020

Next defence chief will signal Liberals' priorities for the military
OTTAWA - Time is running out for the federal Liberal government to name a new commander of the Canadian Armed Forces before it faces a confidence vote, with some observers worrying a delay could leave...
Sep 13, 2020

Next defence chief will signal Liberals' priorities for the military
OTTAWA - Time is running out for the federal Liberal government to name a new commander of the Canadian Armed Forces before it faces a confidence vote, with some observers worrying a delay could leave...
Sep 13, 2020

Pro-gun marchers speak out on federal government’s assault weapon ban
ckpgOTTAWA - Pro-gun activists are marching in Ottawa today to contest what they describe as the "injustice and ineffectiveness" of the federal government's assault weapon ban.The Canadian Coalition f...
Sep 12, 2020