Category Archives: Canada
Three women launch lawsuit alleging sexual assault by Correctional Service guard
OTTAWA - Three women who say they were sexually assault by a prison guard have launched a lawsuit against the federal correctional service. The alleged assaults are said to have happened at ...
May 22, 2019
Watch your step! Ecologist warns bird 'candy' catalyst for extreme goose poop
REGINA - People who like to go for a stroll in Regina's Wascana Park are being advised that if they want to avoid stepping in goose poop, they should quit giving unhealthy snacks to the birds. Ec...
May 22, 2019
Scheer vows criminal crackdown on human trafficking in election pledge
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer is promising funding for police, survivor services and public awareness to fight human trafficking. The previous Conservative government created a four-year ...
May 22, 2019
Once a whistleblower, Bernier's new candidate now promotes conspiracy theories
MONTREAL - Ken Pereira, one of the first people to blow the whistle on corruption in Quebec's construction industry, is running as a Quebec City-area candidate in the fall election for Maxime Bernier'...
May 22, 2019
WestJet pilot injured by green laser light while approaching Orlando airport
A WestJet pilot flying from Newfoundland to Orlando International Airport had his eyes burned by a green laser light, U.S. Federal Aviation Administration officials said Wednesday. Spokeswoman Ka...
May 22, 2019
Feds offer $15.8B in new ships to Vancouver, Halifax while opening door to Davie
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are shaking up the government's multibillion-dollar shipbuilding plan, promising $15.7 billion in new work to the two shipyards in Vancouver and Halifax while opening the...
May 22, 2019
Top soldier acknowledges handling of Afghan memorial 'hit a nerve;' vows access
TORONTO - Canada's top soldier acknowledges that last week's unveiling of the Kandahar memorial without the families of dead soldiers present hit a nerve. Gen. Jonathan Vance, chief of the d...
May 22, 2019
Margaret Trudeau to stage three-night run of autobiographical show in Montreal
MONTREAL - Margaret Trudeau is bringing her autobiographical one-woman show to Montreal this summer. The performance titled "Certain Woman of an Age" will have a three-night run at the Just For Laughs...
May 22, 2019
Newfoundland man pleads not guilty in case of skeleton stolen from graveyard
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A young Newfoundland man pleaded not guilty Wednesday in the strange case of skeletal remains taken from an Anglican cemetery. Lucas Dawe, 20, appeared briefly from prison...
May 22, 2019
Wind remains on firefighters' side in bout with northern Alberta wildfire
HIGH LEVEL, Alta. - Despite heavy smoke, officials say a lighter wind out of the northeast has allowed for great progress on reining in a wildfire that's forced thousands of people from thei...
May 22, 2019