Category Archives: Canada
Newfoundland town hit by hurricane force winds that destroy house, damage others
LARK HARBOUR, N.L. - A town on Newfoundland’s west coast has suffered considerable damage after being hit by hurricane force winds Friday. RCMP say one house in Lark Harbour has been d...
Dec 30, 2016
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Dec. 30 B.C. OPENS MORE OVERDOSE PREVENTION SITES: More overdose prevention sites are opening in British Columbia as health officials try to ...
Dec 30, 2016
Former Catholic teacher sues over alleged sexual assaults by priest
VANCOUVER - A former elementary school teacher is suing a diocese of the Roman Catholic church, alleging she was sexually assaulted by a priest while working at a church-run school four...
Dec 30, 2016
Drug thought to be fentanyl was more deadly carfentanil, Hamilton police say
HAMILTON - Police in Hamilton say a bottle seized last month, that was suspected to contain a liquid form of the deadly opioid fentanyl, actually contained the more powerful drug carfentanil. Off...
Dec 30, 2016
Throat singer, children's storyteller, among new Order of Canada recipients
OTTAWA - As Canada enters a year marked by national birthday celebrations and the beginnings of an inquiry into the country’s past, sordid treatment of its indigenous peoples, Nunavut-based...
Dec 30, 2016
Honda Canada says it will take until spring to get parts for Odyssey recall
MARKHAM, Ont. - Honda Canada says it will take until next spring to get the parts required to fix thousands of Odyssey minivans that are being recalled because second-row seats may not lock into posit...
Dec 30, 2016
N.S. woman wins damages from 'trusted' man who sexually assaulted her
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman has won $160,000 in damages from a once-trusted man more than twice her age who sexually assaulted her. “There is no rational explanation for his conduct other than...
Dec 30, 2016
Marmora, Ont., man found guilty of cruelty to a squirrel, fined $1,000
MARMORA, Ont. - A 34-year-old Marmora, Ont., man has been found guilty of animal cruelty after leaving a squirrel in a cage under the hot sun this past summer. The Ontario Society for the Prevention o...
Dec 30, 2016
Additional sites aimed at preventing drug overdoses open around B.C.
VANCOUVER - More overdose prevention sites are opening around British Columbia as health officials try to contain a growing overdose crisis. Vancouver Coastal Health said Friday it has opened its fift...
Dec 30, 2016
Halifax utility takes extra water precautions ahead of annual polar bear dip
HALIFAX - A Halifax utility has taken special precautions to keep harbour bacteria levels within swimming guidelines ahead of the annual New Year’s Day plunge - although water-quality issue...
Dec 30, 2016