Category Archives: Canada

Combat boots begin cross-country journey to honour 75th anniversary of D-Day
VANCOUVER - A pair of combat boots has been loaded on a train in Vancouver to begin a cross-country journey symbolizing those who travelled to Halifax during the Second World War before they embarked ...
Mar 29, 2019

Trial set for man accused of swimming naked in Toronto shark tank
TORONTO - A British Columbia man accused of stripping naked and jumping into a large shark tank at a Toronto aquarium last year is set to stand trial in September. Crown and defence lawyers&...
Mar 29, 2019

Caitlan Coleman alleges she was hit, tied up, forced into sex by Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - The estranged wife of Joshua Boyle says he allegedly struck her, tied her ankles and wrists with rope and forced her to have sex during an incident following the couple's forced captivity in ...
Mar 29, 2019

Powerful winds create towering 'Game of Thrones' ice wall near Newfoundland town
PORT AU CHOIX, N.L. - A towering ice wall has dramatically emerged near a small town on Newfoundland's northwest coast, with one resident likening it to a "Game of Thrones" set. Brendon Gould of Port ...
Mar 29, 2019

Tories seek investigation into leak of Trudeau-JWR clash over top court choice
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are asking for an investigation into leaks of confidential information about Jody Wilson-Raybould's controversial choice for chief justice of the Supreme Court of ...
Mar 29, 2019

Caitlan Coleman describes spankings, abuse at hands of Joshua Boyle
OTTAWA - Caitlan Coleman, who was backpacking in Afghanistan with husband Joshua Boyle when the pair were seized by extremists in 2012, told a judge Wednesday her spouse regularly punished her wi...
Mar 29, 2019

Israel-Canada close despite differences on Golan Heights recognition: envoy
OTTAWA - Israel disagrees with Canada's stance towards the Golan Heights and the effectiveness of the Iran nuclear deal, but the country's envoy still believes the Trudeau government's broader Middle ...
Mar 29, 2019

UN, Canada at odds over restrictions on promised military transport plane
OTTAWA - The United Nations is pushing back against restrictions Canada wants to put on the use of a military transport plane it promised to deploy in Africa. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau first annou...
Mar 29, 2019

Groups say Quebec bill on religious symbols violates minority rights
MONTREAL - Groups defending the rights of minorities and women have come together to denounce Quebec's new legislation restricting the wearing of religious symbols. Seven groups includi...
Mar 29, 2019

Youth facing terror-related charges back in court for second day of bail hearing
OTTAWA - A courtroom in Kingston, Ont., will play host today to the second part of a two-day bail hearing for a youth facing terrorism charges. The youth, who cannot be identified under prov...
Mar 29, 2019