Category Archives: Canada

Ontario nurse accused in deaths of 8 nursing home residents appears in court
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A nurse accused of killing eight seniors at two long-term care homes in southwestern Ontario has had her case put over to Nov. 18 after a brief court appearance W...
Nov 02, 2016
Leadfoot who barreled through Edmonton school zone to cool heels in jail
EDMONTON - A man who chose the wrong day to zoom through an elementary school zone in Edmonton going 122 kilometres an hour will spend a week’s worth of time behind bars. Brodie Rae Christe...
Nov 02, 2016

New Brunswick python trial hears emotional testimony: more witnesses today
CAMPBELLTON, N.B. - The trial of a man charged in the deaths of two young New Brunswick boys, who were suffocated by a python, heard emotional testimony from their mother on Wednesday. Mandy Trec...
Nov 02, 2016

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appoints six new senators for Quebec
OTTAWA - Independent senators now outnumber their colleagues affiliated with a political party after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau filled six vacancies in Quebec on Wednesday. The new s...
Nov 02, 2016

Concerns raised over all-military team tasked with probing military college
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces came under fire Wednesday for leaving academics and other non-military personnel off the team investigating the Royal Military College of Canada, which has been rocked by ...
Nov 02, 2016
Canadian man pleads guilty to walking on Yellowstone spring
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS, Wyo. - One of four Canadian men accused of walking onto a sensitive hot spring at Yellowstone National Park has pleaded guilty to the charges. The National Park Service says Hamis...
Nov 02, 2016

Longtime CBC comedian Dave Broadfoot dead at 90
TORONTO - Whether it was playing a comical Mountie or performing for the U.S. president, Dave Broadfoot was deeply committed to Canadian culture and his craft, his colleagues said Wednesday ...
Nov 02, 2016
Journalist who entered Muskrat Falls with protesters to argue injunction
GOOSE BAY, N.L. - A journalist who was ordered to appear in court over his presence at a Muskrat Falls protest says his lawyer has informed the court he will argue he shouldn’t have be...
Nov 02, 2016
Five stories in the news today, Nov. 2
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 2 --- MILITARY COLLEGE TO GO UNDER MICROSCOPE A complete review of the Royal Military College of Canada begins today at the prestigious institut...
Nov 02, 2016
Canadian couple faces U.S. charges for allegedly importing, exporting fentanyl
A Canadian couple is accused of importing fentanyl products from China into the United States and then mailing the powerful opioid drugs to Canada. Karl and Sorina Morrison, both 59, were arreste...
Nov 02, 2016