Category Archives: Canada
Dominican police arrest 15-year-old in slaying of Canadian
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic - A police spokesman in the Dominican Republic says a 15-year-old girl has been arrested in the slaying of a Canadian man living in the Caribbean country. Nelson Rosa...
Aug 30, 2016
Oilfield services group pitching rejigged well cleanup proposal to Ottawa
CALGARY - The head of an oilfield services lobby group says if Ottawa won’t give the industry money to clean up dormant oilwells, a loan would work just as well. Mark Salkeld, CEO of the Petrole...
Aug 30, 2016
Accused in crossbow attack was low risk to reoffend after robbery conviction:docs
TORONTO - A man accused of strangling his mother and killing two of his brothers using a crossbow bolt and arrowhead had been treated for depression while serving a sentence for multiple bank robberie...
Aug 30, 2016
National Energy Board suspends hearings into Energy East
MONTREAL - All future National Energy Board hearings into the Energy East pipeline project will be suspended until the board rules on motions demanding two panel members resign, the federal agency ann...
Aug 30, 2016
Domestic violence cost Canadian employers $78 million in 2009: report
OTTAWA - Manitoba is the first jurisdiction in Canada where victims of domestic violence are allowed to take leave from the workplace. Employers have expressed concern about the burden it places on th...
Aug 30, 2016
National Energy Board suspends hearings into Energy East
MONTREAL - All future National Energy Board hearings into the Energy East pipeline project will be suspended until the board rules on motions demanding two panel members resign, the federal agency ann...
Aug 30, 2016
Family of Canadian in Iranian jail say her condition is rapidly declining
MONTREAL - Relatives of a Montreal-based university professor being held in an Iranian jail fear for her life as her condition has deteriorated to the point she can hardly walk or talk. Homa Hoodfar, ...
Aug 30, 2016
Feds promote increase in student grants in time for back to school
ETOBICOKE, Ont. - The federal government was out promoting an increase to its student grant program on Tuesday, but more changes are in store for the start of the 2017-2018 school year. Science Minist...
Aug 30, 2016
Grandfather actually fathered boy who died of horrific injuries: court documents
CALGARY - Unsealed court documents say five-year-old Emilio Perdomo suffered from numerous brain bleeds, broken bones and a “goose egg” bruise “as large as you can get” before ...
Aug 30, 2016
Ottawa watching leave for domestic violence victims in Manitoba, Ontario
OTTAWA - Mary Daoust has seen it all too often: women who stay in a dangerous relationship for fear of being unable to pay the bills or of getting fired amid the ensuing personal tumult. “They s...
Aug 30, 2016