Category Archives: Canada
Canadian Blood Services scrambling to find new donors after new iron guidelines
New guidelines introduced by Canadian Blood Services limiting the number of times female donors can donate in a year has the national agency scrambling to find new donors to make up the...
Feb 09, 2017

Second never good enough as Paralympian Michelle Stilwell retires
VICTORIA - A second place finish at the Paralympic Games marks a superhuman effort for most people, but winning a silver in London wasn’t good enough for Michelle Stilwell. She says the silver i...
Feb 09, 2017

Testimony wraps up in Calgary triple-murder case; jury to deliberate next week
CALGARY - A judge offered sympathy and advice Thursday to jurors who have sat through a month of disturbing evidence about the gruesome deaths of a couple and their grandson. Justi...
Feb 09, 2017

Study finds sex work can be an occupational choice for some in industry
VANCOUVER - Some sex workers are choosing the industry because it can be more lucrative and rewarding than low-paying service industry jobs, says a recent study by a researcher at the U...
Feb 09, 2017

Feds pledge action on relocations, treatment of Inuit tuberculosis epidemic
IQALUIT, Nunavut - The federal government pledged Thursday to take steps to address the painful historical memories of Inuit who experienced relocations and mistreatment the tuberculosis epidemic...
Feb 09, 2017
Bail hearing postponed for 1 of 3 Canadians facing drug charge in Australia
SYDNEY, Australia - A bail hearing has been postponed for one of three Quebecers accused of trying to import a large amount of cocaine into Australia last year. Melina Roberge, 23, will have to wait u...
Feb 08, 2017
Retired teacher denies forcing former students to play strip basketball
REGINA - A veteran, retired teacher has denied any professional misconduct with members of a girls’ basketball team she coached in the late 1980s. Martina Cain testified in her ow...
Feb 08, 2017
Paralympian Michelle Stilwell retires as one of Canada's most decorated athletes
VICTORIA - Michelle Stilwell, one of the world’s most decorated Paralympic athletes and the first Canadian Paralympian to win gold in two different sports, has announced her retirement. The seve...
Feb 08, 2017

Police say 'blueberry bandit' strategy is helping spread the word about heist
The decision to ask the public for help in finding a “blueberry bandit” involved in a truck robbery may have seemed like a light-hearted approach, but it helped sp...
Feb 08, 2017
A look at the refugee process for people walking across the U.S. border
WINNIPEG - People have been walking across the United States border to claim refugee status for years, but a Winnipeg immigration lawyer says he’s not used to seeing them cro...
Feb 08, 2017