Category Archives: Canada
Canada heralds nuclear material treaty but critics call for full ban
OTTAWA - Two recent votes at the United Nations show Canada’s preferred path towards ridding the world of nuclear weapons - saying no to a push for full-scale nuclear disarmament in favour of a ...
Oct 28, 2016
Canadian sports doctor who treated elite U.S. athletes guilty of misconduct
TORONTO - A renowned Canadian sports doctor who helped big-name athletes come back from injuries has been found guilty of professional misconduct related to a years-old offence. The decision against D...
Oct 28, 2016
Convicted killer and aviation empire heir Dellen Millard is broke, court hears
TORONTO - A convicted killer who is heir to an aviation empire told court on Friday that has no money to pay for his defence in two upcoming murder trials. Dellen Millard, who was convicted of first-d...
Oct 28, 2016
Woman who falsely claimed rape near Montreal gets 15 months in the community
LONGUEUIL, Que. - A former Quebec woman who falsely claimed she had been sexually assaulted has been sentenced to 15 months to be served in the community. Carole Thomas will be under house arrest for ...
Oct 28, 2016
Moving immigration office to Edmonton from Vegreville more efficient: minister
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister John McCallum says the plan to relocate an immigration processing centre from Vegreville, Alta., to Edmonton will be more efficient and result in a net increase of jobs i...
Oct 28, 2016
Quebec government unveils plan to fight and prevent sexual assault
MONTREAL - In the wake of several high-profile incidents of alleged sexual assault, the Quebec government has released its long-awaited strategy to fight and prevent sexual violence. Five provincial c...
Oct 28, 2016
Body of woman, car recovered from Lake Ontario in Toronto
Toronto police pulled a woman’s body and a car from Lake Ontario on Friday after the vehicle veered across traffic and hit a guardrail before plunging into the water. The crash took place Thursd...
Oct 28, 2016
Montreal-bound Air Canada flight diverted to London after medical emergency
MONTREAL - A Montreal-bound Air Canada flight was briefly diverted to London this morning due to an onboard medical emergency with a passenger. A spokeswoman for the airline says the plane left Rome b...
Oct 28, 2016
No current risk of Zika after mosquito species linked to virus found in Windsor
WINDSOR, Ont. - Health officials say there is no current risk of Zika transmission after mosquito larvae from a species linked to human cases of the virus were found in the Windsor, Ont., area. Offici...
Oct 28, 2016
Justice Malcolm Rowe formally appointed to Supreme Court of Canada
OTTAWA - Justice Malcolm Rowe has been formally appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada. Rowe, a former justice of the Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, was nominated to the court last week ...
Oct 28, 2016