Category Archives: Canada
B.C. Mountie to face luring charge, breach of trust charge dropped
VICTORIA - A charge of child luring has been approved against a British Columbia RCMP officer connected to video taken during a sting by a vigilante group this summer. Const. Dario Devic is accused of...
Oct 18, 2016
32 charged with 78 offences in Canada-wide human trafficking probe: police
TORONTO - Police say 32 people have been charged with 78 offences in a six-day co-ordinated investigation into human trafficking across Canada. More than 390 officers from 53 Canadian police services,...
Oct 18, 2016
Alberta private school to appeal human rights prayer decision
CALGARY - A private school found to have discriminated against two Muslim students by not allowing them to pray is challenging the ruling in the Alberta Court of Appeal. Webber Academy in Calgary is a...
Oct 18, 2016
Daring diamond thieves strike jewellers across Canada: 'This is huge'
A pair of bold diamond thieves has hit jewelry stores across Canada, switching fakes for the real thing in the blink of an eye. “They started in July in Vancouver and worked their way right acro...
Oct 18, 2016
A year after election, reach exceeds grasp for Liberals but polls still strong
OTTAWA - It’s been a year since Canadian voters took a leap of faith, placing a bet on deficit-financed government ambition after two decades of cuts, caution and small-c conservatism. “Ca...
Oct 18, 2016
Supporters of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi fear flogging set to resume
MONTREAL - Supporters of jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi are sounding the alarm that his flogging could soon resume. The Montreal-based foundation that bears Badawi’s name said this week it has...
Oct 18, 2016
Senior on trial for murder says spirit told him in a dream to beat up two women
TORONTO - A Toronto senior on trial for murder told a court on Tuesday that a spirit in a dream told him to “beat the crap” out of two fellow residents at a long-term care home, insisting ...
Oct 18, 2016
Dalhousie apologizes after male faculty members strip at university function
HALIFAX - Dalhousie University is apologizing after two men performed a mock striptease at a university function. Brian Leadbetter, Dalhousie’s communications director, said Tuesday the pair str...
Oct 18, 2016
Sex offender drops out of race for Saskatoon Catholic school board
SASKATOON - A Saskatoon man with past convictions for sex offences has dropped out of the race for Catholic school trustee. Denis Robert Hall released a statement late Monday night saying publicity su...
Oct 18, 2016
Judge asked to fine former PM adviser $50,000, but lawyer says Carson can't pay
OTTAWA - A judge is being asked to punish former Stephen Harper confidant Bruce Carson with a $50,000 fine for illegal lobbying. But Carson’s lawyer says his client is on the verge of bankruptcy...
Oct 18, 2016