Category Archives: Canada
Only Ontario gave firm timeline for when it will open family liaison unit
OTTAWA - When the Liberal government unveiled the details of the national inquiry into missing and murdered indigenous women and girls this summer, the federal Justice Department also said it would de...
Oct 17, 2016
Longtime Cape Breton clown facing sexual assault, exploitation charges
SYDNEY, N.S. - A man who performs as “Klutzy” the clown in Cape Breton has been charged with sexual assault, sexual exploitation and sexual interference. Cape Breton Regional Police s...
Oct 17, 2016
Tears, tributes for former cabinet minister, premier Jim Prentice in Parliament
OTTAWA - Tributes to former federal cabinet minister and Alberta premier Jim Prentice are pouring in days after he and three others died in a plane crash, from tearful memories shared on Parliament Hi...
Oct 17, 2016
B.C. fires Vancouver School Board after investigation into bullying, budget
VANCOUVER - All nine members of the Vancouver School Board have been fired following months of controversy over allegations of bullying in the workplace, the prospect of school closures and concern&nb...
Oct 17, 2016
Families of missing, murdered indigenous women want answers on liaison units
OTTAWA - The families of missing and murdered indigenous women and girls say they are anxiously awaiting more details about the programs and services they were promised to help them navigate the justi...
Oct 17, 2016
Man convicted of sex offences running for Saskatoon Catholic school board
SASKATOON - Catholic officials in Saskatoon say they’re concerned that a candidate running for school trustee has past convictions for sex offences. Father Kevin McGee, acting administrator...
Oct 17, 2016
Quebec City police probing alleged student residence break-ins, sex-related crimes
QUEBEC - Laval University officials say they’ve stepped up security at a student residence following a rash of break-ins and allegations of sex-related crimes currently under police investi...
Oct 17, 2016
Crews start taking fuel off sunken tug on B.C. central coast
BELLA BELLA, B.C. - Salvage crews began siphoning more than 200,000 litres of diesel Monday from a sunken tug off British Columbia’s central coast. A situation report on the cleanup operati...
Oct 17, 2016
Trudeau nominates first Newfoundlander, Justice Malcolm Rowe, to Supreme Court
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has used a new nomination process to appoint the first born-and-bred Newfoundlander to the bench of the Supreme Court of Canada. Justice Malcolm Rowe will j...
Oct 17, 2016
Chinese real estate billionaire says customers troubled by Vancouver tax
MONTREAL - One of China’s top real estate moguls says his customers are troubled by British Columbia’s tax on foreigners purchasing homes in Vancouver and he intends to raise the matt...
Oct 17, 2016