Category Archives: Canada
Nurses' union says man pulled out gun, shot himself at B.C. hospital ER
BURNABY, B.C. - The union representing B.C. nurses says staff at a hospital in Grand Forks are traumatized after a man walked into an emergency room, pulled out a gun and shot himself Thursday evening...
Jan 13, 2017
Probe finds fraud and losses at Canadian Embassy in Haiti, official says
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Canada has fired a dozen staffers at its Haiti embassy and is probing others amid an internal fraud investigation that has resulted in estimated government losses of $1.7 milli...
Jan 13, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, Jan. 13 --- MORE CHARGES AGAINST FORMER ONTARIO NURSE: Six more charges have been laid against a former Ontario nurse accused in the deaths of eight seniors. ...
Jan 13, 2017
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley says oilsands 'not going anywhere any time soon'
EDMONTON - Premier Rachel Notley says Alberta’s oilsands aren’t going anywhere any time soon. Notley posted a video message Friday after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was taken to task for...
Jan 13, 2017
Salvager confident second try will move tanker off Cape Breton if weather holds
SYDNEY, N.S. - The salvage master for the company that will make its second attempt to dislodge a stranded 53-metre tanker grounded off Cape Breton, says he’s confident the job will be done as l...
Jan 13, 2017
Family charged with running drug lab in Markham, Ont., police say
MARKHAM, Ont. - A husband and wife and their two teenage sons are facing charges after police discovered an alleged drug lab in a house north of Toronto. York regional police say officers went to a Ma...
Jan 13, 2017
Trump fallout, elections and paying rent: 3 ways politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - It was the first full week back from Christmas vacation for Justin Trudeau, and the hangover lasted all week long. Even as the prime minister sought to put a bold new face on his cabinet Tues...
Jan 13, 2017
Chronology of alleged incidents in former nurse Elizabeth Wettlaufer's case
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A former Ontario nurse accused of killing eight seniors faces six new charges in relation to people under her care. Ontario Provincial Police charged Elizabeth Wettlaufer on Friday w...
Jan 13, 2017
Manitoba premier cites family relationships in defending Costa Rica trips
TORONTO - Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister defended his decision Friday to spend up to two months of the year at his vacation home in Costa Rica because it gives him a chance to see his family. Pallis...
Jan 13, 2017
Sri Lankan man owned ship that smuggled Tamil migrants to Canada: Crown
VANCOUVER - A Sri Lankan man accused of human smuggling was the owner of the rickety cargo ship that transported hundreds of Tamil migrants from Thailand to British Columbia, a Crown prosecutor said i...
Jan 13, 2017