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Perjury trial hears from witnesses who saw RCMP officers use Taser on Robert Dziekanski
In 2010, the RCMP introduced new policies on Taser use saying they will fire stun guns at people only when they're hurting someone or clearly about to do so. The directive mirrored a recommendation from a B.C. public inquiry on Taser use prompted by the death of airline passenger Robert ...
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Opinion Vancouver community’s grassroots vs. centralized control
A Vancouver School Board survey has found the high cost of housing is the major reason parents are pulling their kids out of the city’s schools. Few homes are priced at less than $600,000 in Vancouver. Here’s a comparison, looking at detached homes for less than $600,000 in Vancouver and in four other B.C. ...
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‘I felt a big zap’ Juno-award-winning jazz singer survives lightning strike at her Ottawa home
Lightning storms always put on a good show near Kellylee Evans’s country home outside of Ottawa and the one crackling across the sky on June 8 was especially spectacular. The Juno-award-winning jazz vocalist admired its menacing power from her kitchen window around 6 p.m. as she washed up from supper. She had just reassured her son, spooked by the booms sounding ominously close. Less ...
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Canadian warships join Port Hueneme military exercise
JOSEPH A. GARCIA/THE STAR Stef Ludin (left) and Joel LaLonde, who are both leading seamen and port inspector divers for the Royal Canadian Navy, aboard the HMCS Saskatoon, prepare to submerge a remote-operated vehicle Wednesday during a mine countermeasure exercise at Naval Base Ventura County Port Hueneme. Two ships from the Royal Canadian Navy are searching for fake mines off the coast ...
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Canada U.S. must work to become energy independent Alberta premier
Alberta Premier Alison Redford, (left to right) Manitoba Premier Greg Selinger and Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall listen in as British Columbia Premier Christy Clark responds to media questions during the press conference for the 2013 Western Premier's Conference in Winnipeg, Monday, June 17, 2013. (John Woods / THE CANADIAN ...
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Donald Trump announces $360M hotel-condo tower in Vancouver
Donald Trump gives the thumbs up as he leaves an announcement with sons Donald Jr, Eric and daughter Ivanka in downtown Vancouver, B.C. Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Jonathan Hayward / THE CANADIAN ...
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Mask ban Canadas veiled protesters face 10 years jail
Protest A new Canadian law forbids people from wearing a mask or covering their face during a riot or so-called "unlawful assembly" in the country. The law carries a maximum ten-year sentence for anyone convicted of physically concealing their identity. Current Canadian law already forbids covering the face during a criminal act, although CBC reported that the statue, which ...
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Italy rallies to beat Japan advances to semis
Italy rallied from a two-goal deficit to beat Japan and countryman Alberto Zaccheroni 4-3 Wednesday, earning a spot in the Confederations Cup semifinals. First-half substitute Sebastian Giovinco scored the winner in the 86th minute of an entertaining match at the Arena Pernambuco, pounding home a cross from Claudio Marchisio. After a dismal start for the Azzurri that saw Japan score twice in ...
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Preventative health care for unhealthy could save billions
Billions of dollars could be saved in Canada's health-care system with the introduction of preventative programs that focus on those individuals in poor health, says a study by the School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. "Canadian medicare with its focus on illness treatment has made illness and disease a growth industry," lead author Herb Emery told reporters ...
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Girl assaulted at Kamloops graduation party
Mounties in Kamloops, B.C., are investigating the alleged sexual assault of a teenager at a bush party attended by as many as 1,000 high school graduates. The 17-year-old girl became separated from her friends, was approached by a male she didn't know and was taken into a wooded area where she was sexually assaulted on Tuesday night, said RCMP Cpl. Cheryl Bush. RCMP had deployed extra ...
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Students and education officials react to EPSB budget
Impending cuts to staffing facing Edmonton Public Schools has parents, students and teachers worried. Edmonton Public is calling it a "bad news budget," but said it simply cannot afford to keep all of its staff. "We're disappointed -- it's been a really challenging month," said EPSB Chair Sarah Hoffman on Wednesday. "We know that a lot of people who've ...
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Ex-Rexall bartender in court for alleged theft
The man accused of stealing more than $700,000 while working at Rexall Place made his first court appearance in Edmonton Wednesday. Alvin Jackson Goh, 37, was arrested in the United Kingdom by Interpol after an international warrant was issued after he failed to turn himself into police on May 17. After his arrest, Goh was flown back to Canada in police custody, where he will remain. ...
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Tornado warning issued near Foremost Alta.
A tornado warning has been issued in the southeast corner of Alberta near the American border. The area affected is the County of Forty Mile near Foremost, Aden, Kennedy Coulee, Etzikom and Male. "Meteorologists are tracking a rotating thunderstorm 30 km southeast of Foremost moving to the west at 20 km/h," said an Alberta Emergency Alert issued at 6:40 p.m. MT. "This dangerous ...
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Dozens of children removed from tiny Mennonite community
File photo of cattle. IAN KUCERAK/QMI AGENCY WINNIPEG - Dozens of children have been removed from a small Manitoba Mennonite community as an investigation continues into allegations many of them were physically abused. A man and woman were arrested Monday and charged with 27 counts of assault and assault with a weapon. They appeared in Brandon court Tuesday and were released on bail. The two ...
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Vancouver high school teacher disciplined after shutting up students with duct tape
Even though the Trump family was in Vancouver for less than 24 hours Wednesday, Donald’s third child Eric was happy to see a bit of the Pacific Northwest nature he had heard so much ...
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Video Canadian peacekeepers heading to Haiti
Defence Minister Peter MacKay says 34 soldiers are going to Haiti as part of a UN peacekeeping operation. The troops are scheduled to arrive this week to begin a six-month tour under Brazilian ...
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Breaking news Sopranos star James Gandolfini dies in Italy at age 51
star James Gandofini died today in Italy, where, according to HBO, he was vacationing. His manager confirmed the news to the Associated Press moments ago. ';We're all in shock and feeling immeasurable sadness at the loss of a beloved member of our family,'; reads a statement from the network that ...
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Canada buys rare War of 1812 collection for $573K
A large collection of letters, maps and other papers that once belonged to Sir John Sherbrooke, the lieutenant-governor of Nova Scotia who conquered Maine for the British during the War of 1812, has sold for $573,000 at auction in London. The winning bidder was Library and Archives Canada, and the future Canadian Museum of History. Including commission, the sale cost the federal government ...
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Blue Jays Jose Reyes to play weekend series for triple-A Buffalo
Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Jose Reyes appears to be getting closer to making a return to the big-league club. Reyes, who went on the disabled list April 13 after suffering a severe left ankle sprain, is scheduled to play for the triple-A Buffalo Bisons against the Durham Bulls this weekend. Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said Wednesday that Reyes is expected to be in the Buffalo lineup for ...
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Hybrid icing mandatory visors could be in place in NHL next year
Hybrid icing could be on its way to the NHL. The league's general managers have embraced many changes recommended by the competition committee, including hybrid icing and the mandatory use of visors for all players entering the league. The group met Wednesday before Game 4 of the Stanley Cup finals between the Chicago Blackhawks and Boston Bruins. A blend of touch and no-touch icing that ...
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Boy charged with string of arsons in Saskatoon
As the captain from the 1967 movie Cool Hand Luke might describe it, the decade-old discussion of a Saskatoon centre to honour Joni Mitchell is a good example of a failure to ...
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Council votes to expropriate City Centre Airport land
Edmonton has taken another step towards redeveloping the City Centre Airport into a new neighbourhood. City Council Wednesday voted in favour of expropriating the property, which includes more than 200 individual landowners. "The city is moving closer to getting shovels in the ground next year," Coun. Kim Krushell said. "City council has been dealing with this issue for quite ...
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Surrey woman apologizes for fatal drunken stabbing
The sentencing hearing has begun for a young Surrey woman who stabbed a teenage girl to death at a house party in East Vancouver three years ago. Katey Renieta Gonzales stabbed 17-year-old Angela Qiu five times at a booze-fuelled party in May 2010. She was charged with one count of second-degree murder, but pleaded guilty to manslaughter last month. Fighting back tears in Vancouver Supreme ...
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Elderly woman killed in Cochrane crash
A 70-year-old woman is dead this afternoon after a three-vehicle crash just inside the town limits of Cochrane, located west of Calgary. Police say the woman's car went into the oncoming lane on Highway 22 around 2:45 p.m. MT and struck a southbound van head on, which then bumped into a school bus in the next lane. The drivers of the van and bus were not seriously injured, but the woman ...
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Vancouver man pleads guilty to beating his mother to death
Richard Glenn Shields lived with his mother, Ethel Fenotti, in this apartment building at East 12th Avenue and Main Street in Vancouver. Shields pleased guilty Wednesday to second-degree ...
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