Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia justice minister takes leave of absence after heart attack
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s minister of justice is taking a leave of absence from her cabinet duties after being hospitalized on Monday with a heart attack. A news release from the premier’s o...
Dec 06, 2016
Company in Mississauga, Ont., fined $225K for ozone-harming chemical
BRAMPTON, Ont. - A company in Mississauga, Ont., has been fined $225,000 for importing and selling chemicals that harm the ozone layer. The federal government says CRC Canada pleaded guilty to two cou...
Dec 06, 2016
Edmonton police have man in custody who allegedly showed noose to 2 Muslim women
EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton have taken a man into custody who allegedly approached two young women wearing hijabs, fashioned a noose in a rope he took from his pocket and said it was meant for them....
Dec 06, 2016
Court hears mother charged in Calgary neglect case 'inseparable' from son
CALGARY - The father of a Calgary woman on trial after her son died of a strep infection wiped away tears Tuesday as he testified that his daughter and grandson were inseparable. Don Lovett, a communi...
Dec 06, 2016
Replacement cost insurance no carte blanche for new building, court rules
TORONTO - An insurance company is under no obligation to pay for a replacement building that bears no resemblance to an insured property damaged by fire, Ontario’s top court ruled Tuesday. The o...
Dec 06, 2016
Northern Ontario diamond mine not reporting mercury levels: environmental group
TORONTO - An environmental group is accusing a diamond mining company of failing to report mercury levels at a mine in northern Ontario, a claim the company has swiftly rejected. Wildlands League alle...
Dec 06, 2016
Quebec doctor under investigation found dead in Montreal hospital
MONTREAL - A Montreal hospital has confirmed the death of a pediatrician who was under investigation for falsely claiming parents had abused their children. “It is with great sadness we are conf...
Dec 06, 2016
Military funeral planned for Air Force pilot killed in training exercise
A military funeral for an Air Force pilot killed during a training exercise near the Alberta-Saskatchewan boundary is set to take place in Ontario on Wednesday. Capt. Thomas McQueen, 29, was a member ...
Dec 06, 2016
Manitoba premier says he is not alone in wanting delay in marijuana bill
WINNIPEG - The federal government should postpone legislation to legalize marijuana, planned for the spring, because there are still too many details to work out, says Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister...
Dec 06, 2016
Nova Scotia premier defends one-day closure of province's schools as only option
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s premier is defending the one-day closure of the province’s public school system, saying it was the “only option” without guarantees around student safet...
Dec 06, 2016