News from Canada

OPP officer posed as journalist during 2007 Mohawk protest:
An OPP officer pretended to be a news reporter at a Mohawk protest that prompted the closure of a major rail line and Highway 401 in eastern Ontario during last year's Aboriginal Day of Action, CBC News has learned.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008



Winnipeg mother questions use of Taser on teenage son:
A spokesman for the family of a Winnipeg teen who died after police zapped him with a stun gun are questioning whether officers used excessive force and if the boy was a victim of racial profiling.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008



Hargrove calls for help from feds after another round of Chrysler cuts:
Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove is pushing the federal government to take steps to help the "horrible situation" in the country's auto industry after Chrysler announced 1,000 job cuts worldwide.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008



Canadian Inuit slam EU over proposed 'cruel hunting' seal product ban:
Inuit leaders swiftly condemned the European Union on Wednesday for proposing an import ban on products derived from seals that it deems to be inhumanely killed.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008



Rock dropped on car from Ottawa overpass injures kids:
Three children were sent to hospital with cuts Wednesday night when the back window in the car they were in was shattered by a rock thrown from an Ottawa overpass.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008



WestJet suspends credit-card kiosk check-ins amid fraud probe:
WestJet Airlines Ltd. said Wednesday it plans to disable the credit-card readers on self-service ticket kiosks at 28 Canadian airports amid an investigation into the kiosks' security.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



Body discovered near Portugal Cove; foul play not suspected:
Police and the Canadian Coast Guard have recovered the body of a man in waters northwest of St. John's.
Thu, 24 Jul 2008



Tornado-like waterspout seen in Montreal:
A large waterspout was visible over Montreal Wednesday as a severe thunderstorm approached the island.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



Visible minorities under-represented in Canadian Forces: StatsCan:
The Canadian Armed Forces are younger and more bilingual and earn higher incomes than their civilian counterparts but have fewer visible minorities, according to a report by Statistics Canada.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



BC Ferries hikes fares again Aug. 1:
The B.C. Ferry Commission has given BC Ferries the green light to implement another major fuel surcharge on Aug. 1.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



B.C. court acquits man jailed in 1986 double murder :
The Supreme Court of B.C. has acquitted a Vancouver man in a double murder dating back more than two decades.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



Hero pilot is guest for Gimli Glider 25th anniversary:
The town of Gimli, Man., held a ceremony Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of the miraculous arrival at a local airstrip of the out-of-fuel Air Canada jet known as the Gimli Glider.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



Teenagers' prank launches homicide investigation:
Police in Bathurst have called off an investigation that was spurred by a prank pulled by two teenaged girls.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



Ottawa police cleared in death of woman who fell from balcony:
Officers from the Ottawa Police Service were not responsible in the death of a 48-year-old woman who fell from a seventh-floor balcony on Richmond Road less than a month ago, Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has concluded.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008



Rapid rise in ammonia levels in city waterways blamed on urine:
The waterways of several Canadian cities saw substantial increases in toxic ammonia levels last year, and the prime culprit in at least two cases, according to municipal officials, is household urine.
Wed, 23 Jul 2008




 
 
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