Tori Stafford's dad hopes positive change can come from her horrific death
Allison Jones, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Victoria Stafford's father sat through the trial of his daughter's killer, often listening to details about the horror the eight-year-old suffered in the last hours of her life, and at the end of each day he just needed to see her smile. Each day after the trial was over Rodney Sta
Feds fail to conduct promised review of trade and Colombian human rights
Jennifer Ditchburn, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
OTTAWA - The NDP and human rights advocates say the Harper government is shirking its responsibility to evaluate the rights situation in Colombia, a task it agreed to undertake when it signed a free-trade agreement with the South American country. The Canada-Colombia Free Trade Agreement was signed
Sea Shepherd's Canadian founder Paul Watson awaits fate in extradition case
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
FRANKFURT - The Canadian founder of an anti-whaling group who is being held in Germany will have to wait a few more days to find out if he'll be extradited to Costa Rica. A judge is expected to decide Friday whether to formally detain or release Paul Watson, the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society sai
RCMP conducted five-month national security probe into leaked F-35 story
Murray Brewster and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
OTTAWA - The Harper government called in the RCMP to investigate a politically embarrassing story involving the decision to sole-source the purchase of the F-35 stealth fighter, claiming it was a breach of national security, The Canadian Press has learned. The Mounties conducted a five-month review
Howard Dean's accident, on the radio; U.S. pol in fender-bender during interview
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
MONTREAL - Former U.S. politician Howard Dean was involved in a fender-bender at a rather improbable moment: in the middle of an interview with a Montreal radio station. A conversation with CJAD host Aaron Rand was suddenly interrupted. The former Vermont governor and Democratic presidential candida
Scientists find signs of degenerative brain disease in soldiers exposed to IEDs
Alison Auld, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
Researchers studying the brains of soldiers exposed to blast injuries have found evidence of a degenerative disease also detected in athletes who have suffered repeated blows to the head, raising a worrisome prospect for thousands of combat veterans. Scientists from the United States and England say
G20 report blasts police for violations of civil rights, unlawful detentions
Colin Perkel, The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
TORONTO - Police violated civil rights, detained people illegally and used excessive force during the G20 summit two years ago, a new report concludes, but some caught up in the police operation said there was still no real accountability for their mistreatment. The report by Ontario's independent p
Two men accused of organizing smuggling of Tamils by boat appear in B.C. court
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 2
VANCOUVER - Two men accused of helping to organize a mass smuggling operation into Canada have made a brief appearance in a Vancouver court. Lesly Jana Emmanuel and Kunarobinson Christhurajah (kuna-robinson chris-th-raj-ah) each face a charge of helping a boatload of Tamil migrants make it to Briti
Man spoke to ambulance technicians after being hit by falling bricks in Montreal
The Canadian Press
16 May, 2012 0
MONTREAL - A 40-year man struck by dozens of bricks that came loose from a building in downtown Montreal was able to talk with ambulance technicians who treated him. "He sustained head, neck and back injuries and was transported to hospital in stable condition," David Sasson, a spokesman for Quebec'
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