Category Archives: Canada

Board extends parole, grants overnight leaves for convicted killer Kelly Ellard
VANCOUVER - The Parole Board of Canada has granted overnight leaves and extended day parole for a British Columbia woman convicted in the 1997 swarming and murder of Victoria teenager Reena Virk....
Aug 22, 2019

Daughter of federal politician loses court battle to run in Manitoba election
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg woman has lost a bid to run in the upcoming Manitoba election because she has been living outside the province to attend university. Hannah Mihychuk Marshall, daughter of Liberal...
Aug 22, 2019

Editor of Your Ward News gets one year in jail for hate promotion
TORONTO - The editor of a hate-filled Toronto-based publication has been jailed for one year. A judge sentenced James Sears after denying his bid to reopen the trial. Sears, 55, had tried to argu...
Aug 22, 2019

All avenues for peace in Venezuela must be explored, Freeland says
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland will head to Cuba next week for talks with her counterpart there on the situation in Venezuela. Freeland made the announcement following a meeting w...
Aug 22, 2019

Liberals dig up video of Scheer speaking against same-sex marriage
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are urging Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer to attend the Ottawa Pride parade after circulating a video of him speaking out against same-sex marriage during a debate in ...
Aug 22, 2019

Military hopes for post-Norman stability as new army commander installed
OTTAWA - Cannons boomed on Parliament Hill Tuesday as the military installed a new Canadian Army commander, hoping to march past years of instability in the most senior ranks ...
Aug 22, 2019

Grassy Narrows chief, NDP candidate urges Ottawa to talk turkey on mercury
OTTAWA - The chief of a northwestern Ontario reserve -and an NDP candidate in this fall's federal election - is calling on Indigenous Services Minister Seamus O'Regan to sit d...
Aug 22, 2019

Fear mounting that changes to drug pricing in Canada could stifle innovation
OTTAWA - Canadian patients and groups that advocate on their behalf are sounding the alarm about the federal government's recent changes to the way it regulates the cost of patented medicines. Toronto...
Aug 22, 2019

'We're going to act:' Military investigating reservist for hate group link
WINNIPEG - The commander of the Canadian Army says the military will take action if an investigation finds that a reserve member in Manitoba participated in a hate group. Master Cpl. Patrik Mathews, w...
Aug 22, 2019

Putrid stench envelops Cape Breton town known as premier golf destination
INVERNESS, N.S. - Known for its two world-class golf resorts, a former coal mining town in Cape Breton is quickly gaining a reputation for something other than spectacular seaside fairways. In re...
Aug 22, 2019