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Almost 800 people who survived ISIL now in Canada as refugees: Hussen
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen said Thursday nearly 800 Yazidi women and girls and others who survived the cruelties of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant have now arrived in Canada ...
Oct 06, 2017
Woman dead, Quebec police officer shot during domestic dispute call near Montreal
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD, Que. - A Quebec provincial police officer remained in hospital late Wednesday after being shot while responding to a conjugal violence call in which a 65-year-old woman was k...
Oct 06, 2017
Two injured in Manitoba crash involving donkey, distracted driver
CARMAN, Man. - RCMP in southern Manitoba say two people who stopped on the side of a road to capture a roaming donkey were hurt when a distracted driver rear-ended their vehicle. Officers say the donk...
Oct 06, 2017
Canadian man, 38, fatally shot in Belize; police say suspect fled on foot
COROZAL, Belize - Police in Belize say they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a Canadian man. Police spokesman Raphael Martinez says Gabriel Bochnia was shot Wednesday night as he and his w...
Oct 06, 2017
Five stories in the news for today, Oct. 4
Five stories in the news for Wednesday, Oct. 4 --- EDMONTON ATTACK SUSPECT ORDERED TO LEAVE U.S. American authorities say a Somali refugee accused of attacking a police officer and running down four p...
Oct 06, 2017
Football player settles suit with Quebec university over head injury
MONTREAL - A former student athlete who suffered severe brain injuries during a football game has reached an out of court settlement with a Quebec university. Kevin Kwasny’s family and Bishop...
Oct 06, 2017
N.L. town warns residents of possible panther sighting roaming roads nearby
DEER LAKE, N.L. - A small community on Newfoundland’s west coast is warning residents to be on the lookout for a possible panther roaming near the town. The Town of Deer Lake posted a notice on ...
Oct 06, 2017
Federal government contributes additional $3M for refugees from Myanmar crisis
OTTAWA - International Development Minister Marie-Claude Bibeau says Canada will contribute another $3 million to relief efforts to help refugees fleeing into Bangladesh from northern Myanmar. She say...
Oct 06, 2017
Las Vegas attack leaves costly wake for uninsured Canadian victims
CALGARY - Hudson Mack says he doesn’t know the cost of his Victoria-based son’s intensive medical care after being shot Sunday at the Route 91 Harvest music festival in Las Vegas, only tha...
Oct 06, 2017
Watchdog dismisses environmental spying complaint, prompting appeal
OTTAWA - A federal watchdog has dismissed a complaint from a civil liberties group alleging Canada’s spy agency overstepped the law while monitoring environmental activists. The British Columbia...
Oct 06, 2017