Category Archives: Canada
Watchdog's report slams military for treatment of ill, injured cadets
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces ombudsman is taking the military to task for its treatment of ill and injured cadets, saying little has changed since a deadly grenade explosion at a cadet camp in 1974. I...
Jan 26, 2017
Baloney Meter: Is Michigan a threat to economic investment in Ontario?
OTTAWA - “We’re completely uncompetitive. The incremental dollar from any investor globally will not come to Ontario for a new plant. It’ll go to Michigan, where they’ll have 3...
Jan 26, 2017
Ice storm overwhelms swath of New Brunswick: 'People are definitely anxious'
FREDERICTON - New Brunswickers have been warned it will be days before life returns to normal in parts of the province after a messy ice storm that snapped power poles, strained trees, and has left te...
Jan 26, 2017
McDonald's and A&W to launch all-day breakfast nationwide due to growing demand
TORONTO - Two of Canada’s more well-known restaurant chains are rolling out all-day breakfast across the country in response to a growing consumer appetite for their morning staples. McDonald...
Jan 26, 2017
Five stories in the news today, Jan. 26
Five stories in the news for Thursday, Jan. 26 --- TORONTO POLICE TO ISSUE REPORT ON FORCE’S FUTURE Toronto police are set to release a report today on ways to modernize the force. The service&#...
Jan 26, 2017
Client says many would be dead without medical heroin at Vancouver clinic
VANCOUVER - The smell of rubbing alcohol permeates a tiny room where chronic heroin users inject a pharmaceutical-grade version of the drug three times a day to just feel normal. Justin Hall, 48, exit...
Jan 26, 2017
Ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum found guilty on eight charges
MONTREAL - Michael Applebaum, the ex-interim Montreal mayor who vowed to clean up the scandal-plagued city during his tenure, was found guilty Thursday of eight of the 14 corruption-related charges ag...
Jan 26, 2017
Panel calls for fewer Toronto police officers in cars, more on street
TORONTO - Closing the gap between officers and the residents they serve is critical to addressing the mistrust many people feel, a key report on modernizing the Toronto Police Service says. To drive w...
Jan 26, 2017
Stepmom convicted in beating death of girl appeals to Supreme Court
CALGARY - A Calgary woman serving a life sentence for murdering her six-year-old stepdaughter, Meika Jordan, is appealing to the Supreme Court of Canada. Marie Magoon is asking the court to overturn h...
Jan 25, 2017
B.C. overdose inquest recommends better access to addictions treatment
BURNABY, B.C. - Jurors at a coroner’s inquest into the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old man in British Columbia have recommended the province improves treatment options for people struggling with...
Jan 25, 2017