Category Archives: Canada

Montreal man suspected after fentanyl seizure at Vancouver's airport
VICTORIA - The Canada Border Services Agency has seized a package containing enough fentanyl that Victoria police say could cause a potential 725,000 overdoses. The package intercepted at Vancouv...
Dec 01, 2016

Attorney General to hire more judges, lawyers to shorten trial wait times
TORONTO - Ontario will hire more judges, Crown attorneys, duty counsel and court staff to try to shorten the time it takes for criminal cases to get to trial and make sure people aren’t awaiting...
Dec 01, 2016
Crown withdraws charge against man, 20, in dangerous pass on Alberta highway
RED DEER, Alta. - A 20-year-old Calgary man is no longer facing a charge of dangerous driving. Kunal Anand was charged on April 10 after a video was recorded on a dash cam showing a speeding car ...
Dec 01, 2016
"It hurts so much" Trial hears interview of woman charged in son's death
CALGARY - A Calgary woman wept through much of her initial interview with police before she was charged in the death of her seven-year-old son. Tamara Lovett, 47, is on trial charged with failing...
Dec 01, 2016

N.S. Mounties launch probe as family says senior died after push in care home
HALIFAX - A police probe has been launched into the nursing home death of a “sweet” 79-year-old Halifax-area man, as his wife alleges he was pushed by another resident with sever...
Dec 01, 2016
Fisheries investigation after second deadly whale entanglement in B.C. waters
VANCOUVER - A necropsy has been completed on the latest humpback whale to drown while trapped underwater by fish-farm equipment off the British Columbia coast. Fisheries experts say it could take...
Dec 01, 2016
Nova Scotia to hire Arabic-speaking welfare case worker to help refugees
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is hiring an Arabic-speaking welfare case worker as it prepares for the end of federal sponsorship support for Syrian refugees. About 1,300 Syrian refugees have come to...
Dec 01, 2016
Tory leadership hopeful Leitch wants pepper spray legal for self-defence
OTTAWA - As the Conservative leadership slate continues to expand, two of the most prominent contenders are jockeying for attention and support. Ontario MP Kellie Leitch, who has already urged sc...
Dec 01, 2016

Niagara Falls gets $4M lighting makeover; LED brightens view
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - A $4 million lighting makeover promises to dial up the wow factor of Niagara Falls at night. Officials say energy-efficient LED lighting being unveiled Thursday will provide brig...
Dec 01, 2016

Longtime ex-Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt pleads guilty to fraud charges
LAVAL, Que. - Gilles Vaillancourt, once one of Quebec’s most influential municipal politicians, was sent to prison Thursday for his role in a scheme that defrauded public cof...
Dec 01, 2016