Category Archives: Canada

Woman convicted in Stefanie Rengel killing not committed to rehabilitation: parole board
A woman who convinced her boyfriend to kill his teenage ex more than a decade ago showed a lack of commitment to rehabilitation when she purposely hid two romantic relationships while living in a half...
Sep 10, 2019

Election day: Manitoba Tories seek 2nd mandate with promise of tax and cost cuts
WINNIPEG - A light drizzle fell across parts of southern Manitoba Tuesday as polls opened for a provincial election that will determine whether the Progressive Conservatives get a second man...
Sep 10, 2019

New federal Arctic policy focusses on human health, environment, infrastructure
The federal government has released its long-awaited policy on developing the Canadian Arctic. The lengthy document, released by the department of Crown-Indigenous Relations, proposes eight priorities...
Sep 10, 2019

Toronto doctors aims to scale up youth suicide prevention program across Canada
VANCOUVER - Rising youth suicide rates have prompted doctors at the Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto to launch a clinical trial aimed at testing whether involving families in treat...
Sep 10, 2019

Crews work to restore power and clear debris left in Dorian's wake
HALIFAX - Post-tropical storm Dorian may have departed Atlantic Canada but the scars it inflicted across the region with its hurricane strength wind gusts and torrential rain will take some time&...
Sep 10, 2019

Goodale and Sajjan to visit Halifax today to survey Dorian recovery efforts
HALIFAX - Two federal cabinet ministers will be in Halifax today to survey recovery efforts from the damaging hit by post-tropical storm Dorian over the weekend. Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale w...
Sep 10, 2019

Some facts about child abductions in Canada
TORONTO - More than 42,000 children were reported missing across Canada last year. By the numbers: 27: Abducted by strangers 31,000: Runaways 58%: Female 73%: Runaways 62%: Cases resolved in 24 hours ...
Sep 10, 2019

In the news today, Sept. 10
Five stories in the news for Tuesday, Sept. 10 --- NEW WEB TOOL AIMS TO HELP FIND MISSING KIDS Thousands of children are reported missing across the country each year but only a handful of A...
Sep 10, 2019

New high-tech web tool aims to enlist Canadians to help find missing kids
TORONTO - Thousands of children are reported missing across the country each year but only a handful of Amber Alerts are issued, potentially leaving large numbers of people who might be able to help f...
Sep 09, 2019

Mayor who faces sex assault charge has returned to duties in Port Moody, B.C.
PORT MOODY, B.C. - A mayor who stepped aside after he was charged with sexual assault has returned to work in Port Moody, B.C. Rob Vagramov said Monday that since he took a vo...
Sep 09, 2019