Category Archives: Canada

Sentencing hearing for Quebec man Ugo Fredette, convicted in double slaying
ST-JEROME, Que. - A 25-year sentence for a pair of first-degree murder convictions would be ridiculous, the mother of one of Ugo Fredette's victims told the court Monday. Claudette Biard, mo...
Jun 01, 2020

Bird strike might have caused Snowbird crash, early investigation finds
OTTAWA - Military investigators are pointing to video footage as the reason they suspect a bird strike was been responsible for last month's deadly Snowbird plane crash in British Columbia. ...
Jun 01, 2020

Alberta introduces bill to create own parole board
EDMONTON - Alberta has introduced a bill to create its own parole board.Premier Jason Kenney says it's time Alberta took more control over the process, and says the goal will be to staff the board wit...
Jun 01, 2020

Passengers and employees at Pearson airport must now wear masks 'at all times'
Toronto's Pearson international airport says passengers and airport employees must now wear masks or face coverings "at all times," part of a bundle of new policies effective today to combat...
Jun 01, 2020

Beijing could bar exit of dual Canadians from Hong Kong amid protests: lawyer
OTTAWA - A Canadian legal activist is warning the federal government to grant asylum and expanded refugee settlement to Hong Kong Canadians before China cracks down and prevents their departure a...
Jun 01, 2020

Most federal candidates saw false information as problem, survey suggests
OTTAWA - A newly released survey report suggests nearly two-thirds of candidates in the last federal election felt there was a problem with the spread of false information online. The survey, conducte...
Jun 01, 2020

Report into federal election leaders' debates suggests permanent commission
OTTAWA - The official review of the leaders' debates from the last federal election suggests the organizing body be made permanent, but who gets to participate needs some tweaking. The report of ...
Jun 01, 2020

Climate change behind increases in extreme rain danger: scientists
The rains soaked southern Alberta for days, unrelenting, saturating soil already sodden with melting snow - and before long Calgary was awash as rivers overflowed their banks. The province d...
Jun 01, 2020

Sentencing hearing for woman convicted in death of Edmonton toddler
EDMONTON - A woman convicted in the death of a toddler whose lifeless body was found outside an Edmonton church is back in court today for a sentencing hearing. Tasha-Lee Doreen Mack was convicte...
Jun 01, 2020

Trudeau rejects Trump suggestion to readmit Russia to G7, citing Crimea invasion
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Russia is not welcome in the G7 any time soon. Trudeau is flatly rejecting today a suggestion by U.S. President Donald Trump to readmit Russia, which was ki...
Jun 01, 2020