Category Archives: Canada
Boy says his ankle scars 'still burn' from being shackled in family's basement
OTTAWA - A boy who was severely abused at the hands of his father, a now-suspended RCMP counterterrorism officer, has told a court he still needs help getting over the torture he endured and expe...
Dec 20, 2016
Man accused of murdering off-duty Nova Scotia officer released on bail
HALIFAX - A man accused of killing an off-duty Nova Scotia police officer more than a year ago has been released on bail, about 11 months before his case goes to trial. The province’s Publi...
Dec 20, 2016

Trudeau admits he was 'cheeky' when he made comments on bilingualism
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau admits he may have been a little “cheeky” when he made a comment last week on bilingualism. When questioned by a Radio-Canada jou...
Dec 20, 2016
Santa asked to leave Cape Breton school over work-to-rule campaign: firefighter
SCOTCHTOWN, N.S. - A Cape Breton fire chief says members of his department - including one dressed as Santa - were just trying to bring some holiday cheer to a local school when they were politel...
Dec 20, 2016
Case of neurosurgeon charged in doctor wife's killing put over to January
TORONTO - The case of a Toronto neurosurgeon charged in the death of his wife has been put over to January. Dr. Mohammed Shamji has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife...
Dec 20, 2016

Light exercise after concussion in kids, teens may halt prolonged symptoms: study
TORONTO - Getting physical exercise within a week of suffering a concussion may reduce a young person’s risk of experiencing ongoing symptoms, say researc...
Dec 20, 2016
Federal Court dismisses appeal that NewLeaf Travel needs licence to operate
OTTAWA - A federal court has ruled that passengers who lose luggage or encounter cancelled flights while flying with NewLeaf Travel need to take it up with the flight operator Flai...
Dec 20, 2016
From the ashes: Fort McMurray people share stories seven months after the fire
It’s been more than seven months since a massive wildfire swept through the northern Alberta city of Fort McMurray, displacing more than 80,000 people and destroying more than 2,400 homes and bu...
Dec 20, 2016
A timeline of the Fort McMurray wildfire, Canada's news story of 2016
The wildfire that destroyed large parts of Fort McMurray has been selected by editors as Canada’s news story of the year. Here is a look back at how it unfolded: May 1 - A fire starts in a ...
Dec 20, 2016
Ferocious Fort McMurray wildfire voted Canadian Press news story of the year
The ferocious wildfire that forced nearly 90,000 to flee Canada’s oilsands region and reduced thousands of homes to rubble has been picked as the top news stor...
Dec 20, 2016