Category Archives: Canada
Malcolm Rowe, newest Supreme Court justice, formally welcomed to the job
OTTAWA - Malcolm Rowe, the newest justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, was formally welcomed to the court Friday. Here’s a look at his life and career: Born: St. John’s, N.L., 1953...
Dec 02, 2016
Woman charged with first-degree murder in Canadian scholar's U.S. death
A woman arrested in the death of a Canadian legal scholar in Florida has been charged with first-degree murder for her alleged role in what investigators have suggested was a murder-for-hire rooted in...
Dec 02, 2016
'You lose your whole family in an instant:' Mom charged in son's death tells cop
CALGARY - A woman charged in the death of her son began researching holistic remedies nearly a month before he eventually died of an overwhelming infection brought on by strep. Tamara Lovett...
Dec 02, 2016
Swine support: Winnipeg woman gets to keep pot-bellied pig as service animal
WINNIPEG - This little piggy is staying home - for now. Podgy the pot-bellied pig has been granted a reprieve by officials in Winnipeg. The city ruled earlier this year that Podgy wasn’t a ...
Dec 02, 2016
Canadian couple in their 70s among the dead in Tennessee wildfire
A Canadian couple is among the victims of a wildfire that ravaged the Smoky Mountains resort city of Gatlinburg, Tenn. John Tegler and Marilyn Tegler, both in their 70s, are among 13 people who h...
Dec 02, 2016
Sentencing of suspended RCMP officer and his wife postponed
OTTAWA - Sentencing for a suspended RCMP counterterrorism officer and his wife, both found guilty in the severe abuse of an 11-year-old boy, has been put off. The officer, who cannot be identified und...
Dec 02, 2016
Maryam Monsef apologizes to electoral reform committee for Commons outburst
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took another step back from his promise to overhaul Canada’s democracy Friday while the minister in charge of the file apologized in the Ho...
Dec 02, 2016
Coast guard recommends oil be removed from shipwreck off Newfoundland coast
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - More than 30 years after the cargo vessel Manolis L. ran aground and sank off Newfoundland’s scenic Change Islands, the Canadian Coast Guard is recommending the full rem...
Dec 02, 2016
Air Miles collectors stuck with redeemed rewards despite cancelled miles expiry plans
TORONTO - Air Miles Canada says it won’t reimburse collectors who spent their points in anticipation of an expiration policy that will no longer take effect at the end of the year. The comp...
Dec 02, 2016
'Bit of a shocker': How a seaweed diet dramatically cuts cows' methane output
SEACOW POND, P.E.I. - A P.E.I. dairy farmer’s attempt to save money on feed - he fed his cows seaweed from a nearby beach - has led to a discovery that could bring a substantial reduction in gre...
Dec 02, 2016