Category Archives: Canada
Vignettes of some of the victims from Sunday night's mosque attack in Quebec
QUEBEC - Details are emerging of some of the six victims of the Quebec City mosque attack on Sunday. Here is some information about them: Ibrahima Barry: The father of four was a dedicated family man ...
Jan 30, 2017
Big bang theory: Edmonton researchers warn popping balloons as loud as gun blasts
EDMONTON - Bill Hodgetts doesn’t want to be a party-pooper. The Edmonton audiologist and father of two young girls says he often wondered if there was something more dangerous than disdainful ab...
Jan 30, 2017
Nova Scotia court rejects appeal of man convicted of sexually assaulting wife
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s highest court has dismissed an appeal by a man convicted of sexually assaulting his common-law wife, in an unusual case that garnered national attention when the victim a...
Jan 30, 2017
Quebec City Islamic centre had 'major' security concerns after previous incident
QUEBEC - The Quebec mosque where six people were killed during evening prayers had been targeted previously, and its leaders say security had been “a major, major concern” prior to Sunday&...
Jan 30, 2017
International reaction to mosque attack; lights to go out on Eiffel Tower
QUEBEC - The Latest on international reaction to the deadly shooting at a Quebec City mosque (all times local): 12:05 p.m. Iran is condemning the deadly shooting at a Quebec mosque, calling it “...
Jan 30, 2017
Nova Scotia judge sides with Mi'kmaq band on gas-storage project appeal
HALIFAX - A Mi’kmaq band has won a victory in its battle against an energy company’s plan to store natural gas in underground caverns in central Nova Scotia. In a written decision released...
Jan 30, 2017
Searches on killing, adult diapering found on hard drive in triple murder trial
CALGARY - Computer searches about killing, dismembered bodies and adult diapering were on a hard drive found hidden at the residence of an Alberta man charged with murder of a Calgary couple and their...
Jan 30, 2017
Trump may scare off new investment in Canada, says manufacturing group
OTTAWA - Many large companies are becoming gun-shy about making new investments in Canada because of Donald Trump’s hardline stance on firms investing outside the U.S., says the head of a leadin...
Jan 30, 2017
Quebec man, company convicted in illegal polar bear trade
Two convictions for illegal export of polar bear skins shows Canada is serious about policing trade in wildlife as international commerce in endangered species grows, said an Environment Canada spokes...
Jan 30, 2017
Swift policy response needed in wake of U.S. travel ban: advocates
OTTAWA - Immigration advocates say Canada should walk away from its refugee protection agreement with the United States in the wake of a decision there to suspend all refugee admissions and restrict i...
Jan 30, 2017