Category Archives: Canada
Clowns gathering for Montreal festival weigh in on sightings of creepy clowns
MONTREAL - Professional clowns say their craft shouldn’t be confused with the sightings of creepy clowns across North America over the past several weeks. Stacey Laureyssens, interim p...
Sep 29, 2016

Alberta to complete review into Fort McMurray fire response by next summer
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - An Alberta government review into the response to the Fort McMurray wildfire is expected to be complete by next summer. May’s fierce and unpredictable fire&...
Sep 29, 2016

Mother of overdose victim pleads for action on growing opioid use
Winnipeg police warn the use of carfentanil - a synthetic opioid similar to fentanyl but 100 times more powerful - is spreading across Canada. Deputy police chief Danny Smyth detailed t...
Sep 29, 2016
Shackles removed from hospitalized woman facing deportation: minister
HALIFAX - An ailing woman who is facing deportation to England has been freed from shackles that kept her restrained in her hospital bed following the intervention of two Nova Scotia cabinet ministers...
Sep 29, 2016
Feds set to tighten group layoff rules and requirements for businesses
OTTAWA - Federal officials are set to tighten labour rules to make it tougher for large, federally regulated companies to conduct mass layoffs without warning. The requirements for businesse...
Sep 29, 2016
Everyone can be duped by fake news, experts say as satire sites multiply
TORONTO - When their story about a condo developer who forgot to put bathrooms in a Toronto-area highrise went viral last week, writers at the CBC’s satirical show “This Is That” wer...
Sep 29, 2016
Spy agency halted bulk data searches after watchdog flagged concerns
OTTAWA - Canada’s spy agency sifted through large troves of data for information of value until a federal watchdog raised questions about a lack of guidelines for such search...
Sep 29, 2016
Senate set to decide whether to sue former senators in expense dispute
OTTAWA - The Senate committee that polices spending in the upper chamber will soon decide whether it is worth the cost to sue seven former senators The Senate has threatened to take the seve...
Sep 29, 2016
Feds, provinces to review ways to reduce cycling fatalities on city streets
OTTAWA - The federal government is taking a fresh look at how to protect cyclists on Canada’s roadways after recent high-profile cases where cyclists were killed on city streets. Federal, provin...
Sep 29, 2016

Toronto lawyer accused of sexually assaulting three teenage girls
TORONTO - A 32-year-old Toronto lawyer has been charged in connection with four alleged sexual assaults against teenage girls. Toronto police allege that three girls - aged 14, 15 and 16 - w...
Sep 29, 2016