Category Archives: Canada
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre says he never asked police to spy on reporter
Montreal Mayor Denis Coderre defended himself Monday against accusations a call he made to his police chief in 2014 caused a journalist to be put under surveillance. The mayor said he contacted then-p...
Nov 07, 2016
Is Podgy the pig a service animal? Winnipeg city committee trying to decide
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg city committee is still struggling with a decision about whether a pot-bellied pig named Podgy can remain with its owner. Emily Sydor was ordered to remove the pig from her home ...
Nov 07, 2016
Ex-Expos pitcher Bill Lee seeking Vermont governorship, wants to dissolve border
MONTREAL - Former Montreal Expos pitcher Bill “Spaceman” Lee says he’ll work to dissolve the borders between Vermont, Quebec and the Maritime provinces if he is elected governor of t...
Nov 07, 2016
Justin Bieber gives Toronto bar patrons impromptu concert
TORONTO - Patrons at a Toronto pub may have done a double take on Friday night when pop star Justin Bieber sat down at the piano and played a few songs. Fifth Pubhouse issued a news release Sunday say...
Nov 07, 2016
Teen who attacked two Winnipeg women has very low IQ, FASD: psychiatrist
WINNIPEG - A man who pleaded guilty in two high-profile sex attacks, including one that left a victim near death along the shores of a frigid Winnipeg river, suffers from fetal alcohol spectrum disord...
Nov 07, 2016
Employers, labour groups push Liberals to rethink parental leave changes
OTTAWA - Two months into her second maternity leave, Karine Beauchamp would love to spend extra time at home with her son Maxime - but she can’t afford to. Among her friends, the new mothers wit...
Nov 07, 2016
Case of juror seeking compensation as victim of crime goes to Appeal Court
TORONTO - The case of a woman who claims she should be recognized as a victim of crime because she developed post-traumatic stress disorder after serving as a juror in a horrific murder trial goes bef...
Nov 07, 2016
Students say 'it's scary' to return to school after teen fatally stabbed
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - A man accused of fatally stabbing a 13-year-old girl at a high school in Abbotsford, B.C., sat motionless and was unresponsive during a video appearance in court on Monday. Gabriel ...
Nov 07, 2016
Addiction experts call for national opioid strategy as overdose deaths rise
TORONTO - Canada needs a comprehensive national strategy to curb rampant overprescribing of opioids and to reduce escalating numbers of deaths caused by overdoses of the powerful narcotics, addiction ...
Nov 07, 2016
Don't regret it 'bigly:' US election night happenings planned across Canada
TORONTO - From the chilly, isolated North to the hot bustling pubs of big city Toronto and windy Cape Breton, people across Canada will be gathering Tuesday night to take in the results of what may be...
Nov 07, 2016