Category Archives: Canada
AFN wants first ministers meeting on aboriginal rights in the Constitution
OTTAWA - Canada must change the Constitution to ensure indigenous leaders can be in the room when the prime minister sits down to do serious business with the provinces and territories, the head of th...
Dec 09, 2016
Coding, climate, rescues: 3 ways federal politics touched Canadians this week
OTTAWA - The widespread mockery and ridicule around the Liberals’ approach to electoral reform that marked the beginning of the week in federal politics was almost a distant memory by the end of...
Dec 09, 2016
Ontario police and store replace stolen Christmas toy drive presents
EXETER, Ont. - Police officers and a Canadian Tire store have united to replace gifts a southern Ontario woman bought for needy children after the presents were stolen from her car. Ontario Provincial...
Dec 09, 2016
Man charged with stealing kids' Christmas gifts from London, Ont., church
LONDON, Ont. - Police say they have arrested a man and charged him with stealing a bag of children’s Christmas presents from a London, Ont., church. Investigators say a man walked into the churc...
Dec 09, 2016
New delay slows construction of navy supply ships, polar icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal shipbuilding program has hit another setback, as government documents show more delays in the construction of the navy’s new supply ships and the Canadian Coast Guard’...
Dec 09, 2016
Sears Canada takes gamble on groceries as losses more than double
TORONTO - Sears Canada, which has been struggling with store closures and sagging sales, said Friday it will venture into the grocery business in an effort to lure shoppers. The Toronto-based retailer...
Dec 09, 2016
'A constant reminder': Neighbours want burnt house where girl died torn down
CARBONEAR, N.L. - David Kennedy lives next door to the charred remains of the house in southeastern Newfoundland where a five-year-old girl died last April. He is also a councillor for the Town of Car...
Dec 09, 2016
Florida woman charged in Canadian law professor's killing seeks release from jail
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Lawyers for a Florida woman accused of playing a pivotal role in the killing of a Canadian law professor are trying to convince a judge to release Katherine Magbanua from jail ahea...
Dec 09, 2016
Two Quebec teens in alleged murder plot to remain behind bars
SAINT-HYACINTHE, Que. - Two Quebec teens charged with conspiracy to commit murder and sexual assault in an alleged plot against some of their classmates will remain behind bars. In rejecting their bid...
Dec 09, 2016
CBSA officer at Peace Bridge charged in cross-border tobacco smuggling probe
HAMILTON - The RCMP says a Canada Border Services Agency officer has been charged in a smuggling investigation. The Mounties say the arrest came as part of a joint forces investigation that focused on...
Dec 09, 2016