Category Archives: Canada
The Wednesday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Wednesday, Dec. 28 --- KERRY DEFENDS U.S. POSITION ON ISRAEL: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry has staunchly defended the Obama administration’s decision to a...
Dec 28, 2016
Police arrest Ottawa man who allegedly fled to avoid testifying at murder trial
OTTAWA - A man who allegedly fled Ottawa to avoid testifying at a murder trial has been arrested by police after landing at the city’s airport. Police say Ali Abdul Hussein was arrested on Tuesd...
Dec 28, 2016
Leonard Cohen, Austin Clarke, Don Getty: Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016
A list of some Canadian newsmakers who died in 2016: JANUARY 2 – Painter and sculptor Marcel Barbeau, 90, signatory of the manifesto Refus global. 2 – Leonard Evans, 86, an NDP member of t...
Dec 28, 2016
Atheist United Church minister starting new secular community in Toronto
TORONTO - A minister deemed unsuitable by the United Church for declaring herself an atheist is now at the heart of an effort to establish a type of church-style, secular community in Canada. Gretta V...
Dec 28, 2016
B.C.'s LNG minister predicts northern coast LNG decision by mid-2017
VICTORIA - British Columbia’s minister of natural gas development is offering an optimistic prediction about the future of the proposed $36-billion Pacific NorthWest LNG project on B.C.’s ...
Dec 28, 2016
Wildlife centre says dozens of eagles electrocuted by power-pole perch
DELTA, B.C. - Dozens of bald eagles that have flocked to British Columbia’s Lower Mainland this year have been killed after they perched on power poles instead of trees. A wildlife rescue group ...
Dec 28, 2016
Alberta man punches cougar in head to save dog during attack near Tim Hortons
WHITECOURT, Alta. - William Gibb didn’t know what was thrashing around in the dark, clawing at his dog, but he was going to save his pet. The electrical subcontractor from Red Deer, Alta., was d...
Dec 28, 2016
Survey suggests Canadians see better world reputation under Trudeau Liberals
OTTAWA - In the minds of Canadians, their country’s reputation on the world stage has improved under the Trudeau Liberals, according to a new poll from Nanos Research and the Institute for Resea...
Dec 28, 2016
Crown in Quebec won't appeal rejection of evidence obtained through photo radar
MONTREAL - The Crown won’t appeal a Quebec court decision that rejected evidence obtained from a photo radar machine. One month after a woman was spared from having to pay a $1,160 speeding tick...
Dec 28, 2016
Search suspended for missing B.C. men amid bad weather, high avalanche risk
VANCOUVER - Bad weather and a risk of avalanche forced crews to suspend the search for two Vancouver-area men missing in the frigid backcountry of Vancouver’s North Shore. Forty-three-year-old R...
Dec 28, 2016