Category: Canada
Crash between semis closes Highway 16 near Plunkett, Sask.
SASKATOON – RCMP asked drivers to slow down Monday afternoon after emergency crews responded to a collision between two semi-trucks around 1:50 p.m. The vehicles collided about five kilometers west […]
Public inquiry begins into death of 42 year-old Holdfast man, killed by RCMP
REGINA – The death of 42 year-old Gerald Lord has been shrouded in secrecy since police shot and killed him inside his Holdfast, SK home in 2013.Global News was the […]
Top military commander in favour of Canada using armed drones
OTTAWA – The country’s top military commander says he’s strongly in favour of Canada acquiring armed drones for future operations.Gen. Jonathan Vance, appearing before the senate’s defence and security committee, […]
Truck sinks into Kenosee Lake on Sunday
REGINA – A man who lives near Kenosee Lake had an unfortunate end to the weekend when his truck broke through the ice and sank in the lake.The incident happened […]
Cree Nation sues over 48,000 square kms of northeastern Ontario
TORONTO – The James Bay Cree Nation has filed a lawsuit seeking title to about 48,000 square kilometres of land in northeastern Ontario.The lawsuit, which has been filed with Ontario’s […]
Montreal organization sets up workshop for Syrian refugees
MONTREAL – While Canada has reached its goal in welcoming 25,000 Syrian refugees, the Canadian Alliance for Syrian Aid (CASA) wants to make sure the newly resettled families feel at home.The workshop […]
Winnipeg Police ask for help in finding missing woman
WINNIPEG — Police are asking for the public’s help in finding 49-year-old Sherry Margaret Clyne.Clyne was last seen in the early morning of March 5, in a North End neighbourhood, […]
Canadians likely to have second thoughts on assisted suicide: Toronto archbishop
TORONTO – The Archbishop of Toronto says he doesn’t think the Catholic church is out of step with public opinion on the issue of assisted dying.Cardinal Thomas Collins weighed into […]
RCMP must follow safety rules after shooting
EDMONTON – A workplace investigation that followed the shooting of two Mounties in Alberta last year says the RCMP contravened Canada Labour Code health and safety rules.Const. David Wynn and […]
March for Midwives want services to be a right not a privilege
SASKATOON – Across the province Saturday many took part in the “March for Midwives” to raise awareness and protest the lack of availability for midwife services in Saskatchewan.“I’m doing it […]