Category Archives: Canada
Montreal firefighters battle five-alarm blaze in vacant building near downtown
MONTREAL - Fire raced through an abandoned building in Montreal’s Plateau neighbourhood on Wednesday, sending smoke billowing over downtown as firefighters struggled to contain the blaze. No inj...
Nov 23, 2016
Lawren Harris 'Mountain Forms' painting sells for a record-setting $11.2 million
TORONTO - The Lawren Harris painting “Mountain Forms” has set a towering new benchmark in Canadian art by selling for over $11.2 million at auction, more than doubling the previous record ...
Nov 23, 2016
'Internet black widow' signs peace bond requiring her to report romantic ties
HALIFAX - An 81-year-old woman who killed and poisoned her intimate partners has agreed to peace bond conditions that require her to report any new romantic relationships to police for the next two ye...
Nov 23, 2016
Defence minister promises action as report shows 18 military suicides in 2015
OTTAWA - The federal government will spare no expense in caring for Canada’s military personnel, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan said Wednesday after a new report revealed 18 service members took...
Nov 23, 2016
Investigators can't identify object that caused Porter plane's evasive moves
TORONTO - Federal transportation investigators say they are unable to identify an airborne object that caused a Toronto-bound plane to take evasive manoeuvres that left two flight attendants with mino...
Nov 23, 2016
Queen's University looking into reports of inappropriate costume party
KINGSTON, Ont. - An Ontario university says it is looking into reports of a costume party attended by undergraduates that has been condemned by student leaders because of racial stereotypes. A stateme...
Nov 23, 2016
Charlie Angus considers running for NDP leader, steps down as caucus chair
OTTAWA - New Democrat MP Charlie Angus stepped aside as his party’s caucus chair and indigenous affairs critic Wednesday to contemplate a potential leadership bid. The 54-year-old northern Ontar...
Nov 23, 2016
Monsef posed to restore voting rights to expats, among other democratic reforms
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is poised to introduce a bill Thursday that will deliver on some key Liberal promises to reform Canada’s election laws, even as suspicion lingers that they may re...
Nov 23, 2016
Ex-polygamous sect member describes being taught obedience to fathers, husbands
CRANBROOK, B.C. - A woman who was one of 27 wives to a leader of a British Columbia polygamous sect told a courtroom Wednesday that women and girls in the religious community were taught to be obedien...
Nov 23, 2016
Five stories in the news Wednesday, Nov. 23
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Nov. 23 --- CLOSING ARGUMENTS EXPECTED IN HAWKES’ TRIAL Closing arguments will be made today in the trial of a prominent Toronto pastor accused of perform...
Nov 23, 2016