Canada archives

August 2011

August 31st, 2011

Tobin jailed 3 years in drunk driving death
Jack Tobin has been jailed three years and prohibited from driving for killing a friend in a drunk driving mishap.

Keeping fugitives in the slammer
The decision to grant bail to a violent foreign fugitive has the government thinking about changing the law.

Ex-school secretary gets 2 years for sex with student
Luring two male students and having sex with one of them has earned an ex-high school secretary a two-year sentence.

More than 800,000 click on Vancouver police riot website
Within 24 hours of launch, the new website dedicated to identifying suspected rioters received more than 800,000 views.

VIDEO: Paying the price for healthcare
Dr. Karen Dockrill offered patients enhanced care for the cost of a membership fee, but the medical cops shut her down.

VIDEO: Public or private health care?
Should we be given the freedom of choice between private or public health care in Canada?

Petition shines light on human trafficking in Canada
Slavery exists in Canada.

Eighth foot washes up on B.C. shore
Vancouver police are investigating the gruesome discovery of what appears to be the remains of a human foot.

August 30th, 2011

Coren steps into the Arena
Michael Coren agrees there is a fine line between being sensitive to issues and aggressively pushing for answers.

Irene claims another life; cabbie still missing
One man is still missing and thousands of homes were without power Tuesday afternoon in Quebec and New Brunswick.

Poodle fatally mauled by pit bull on the loose
A pit bull is in quarantine and police are seeking its owner after the animal fatally mauled a smaller dog Sunday night.

Slave Lake residents with insurance frustrated by lack of aid
Frustrations are mounting among residents of Slave Lake who had their homes destroyed by the May wildfires.

Political correctness banned from 'The Arena'
Before welcoming Steyn, Coren said that his new show "is going to explode the padded room of political correctness."

Web Exclusive: Michael Coren talks Tweeting and tech
Michael Coren talks to Cindy Pom about how technology will be playing a part of his new prime time show 'The Arena'.

Normal autumn forecast for Canada
Expect your typical fall weather in the upcoming months

August 29th, 2011

Slave Lake begins the rebuild
People in the fire-ravaged town of Slave Lake, Alta., are excited and relieved to start building new memories.

Help Sun News End Women's Cancers
Sun News is sending a team to participate in The Weekend to End Women's Cancers in Toronto on September 10 and 11.

Hearing begins for suspected war criminal
Details of alleged atrocities by suspected war criminal Jorge Sosa were spelled out in a court Monday.

Wait and see for airline passengers avoiding eastern storm
Airlines are asking Edmonton's frequent flyers to keep a vigilant watch on former-Hurricane Irene.

Irene hammers the Maritimes
Tens of thousands of Maritimers are without power Monday and many regions remain under wind warnings.

August 28th, 2011

Battle for intelligence on Leitrim Rd.
The CFS Leitrim, the oldest intelligence-gathering facility in Canada, celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.

Take Irene seriously, Eastern Canada warned
Residents on Canada's east coast shouldn't let their guard down.

August 27th, 2011

As Irene approaches, RCMP issues warning for onlookers
The giant storm's path continues to track towards Canada, and could reach our border by Sunday afternoon.

Victims reunite after harrowing crash
Four years ago, Julie Anderson was told her 20-year-old son would not survive injuries suffered in his car crash.

August 26th, 2011

Long lines for Layton in Toronto
About 100 people were waiting outside Toronto City Hall Friday morning to pay their final respects to Jack Layton.

Violent fugitive goes free
Border agents are outraged after an immigration board released a violent criminal arrested last week.

Pilot walks away from 200-foot plunge
A 60-year-old pilot walked away from his Cessna after the plane plunged to crashed landed on Friday morning.

B.C. voters kill HST
British Columbians have voted the scrap the controversial harmonized sales tax.

Freed foreign criminal will spark legislative change: Toews
Stephen Harper and two of his most influential MPs are working to plug a loophole that set a violent offender free.

Canadian rebel 'a role model'
Libyan-Canadians who fought alongside Nader Ben Raween said the 24-year-old Ottawa man died a hero's death.

August 25th, 2011

Environment Canada confirms one tornado from Wednesday's storm
An F1, which packs winds of between 120 and 170 km/h, touched down between Cambridge Burlington, Ont.

Solemn crowds mark Layton's return to Toronto
Jack Layton left Ottawa for the last time and arrived Thursday night in Toronto, where his political career began.

$2G's for failed refugees
A controversial policy will provide airline tickets and up to $2,000 to failed refugees so they'll leave Canada.

Hurricane havoc headed for Canada
Hurricane Irene washed away homes in the Bahamas Thursday and her path of destruction is expected to reach Canada soon.

Harper switches focus to health care in the North
On Day 3 of his Arctic tour, Prime Minister Stephen Harper shifted gears from the economy to health care.

Paying failed refugees open to scammers
Giving failed refugees thousands of dollars to return home is vulnerable to abuse, says an immigration expert.

Tornadoes leave Ontarians on edge
Four tornadoes were reported to have touched down in the London, Ont., region Wednesday night.

August 24th, 2011

Harper to visit Arctic gold mine
Prime Minister Stephen Harper is set to tour Nunavut's newest gold mine on Wednesday.

Chile quake survivor escapes tornado
He shouted at everyone to find shelter.

Student found dead behind Gatineau, Que., college
The body found behind a Gatineau, Que., college Tuesday afternoon has been identified as 18-year-old Valerie Leblanc.

No bike bell leads to big pot bust
An Ontario teen was busted with almost a kilo of pot after cops stopped him for riding a bike with no bell.

PM goes for the gold in Nunavut
Prime Minister Harper toured Nunavut's only operating gold mine Wednesday and praised the region's growing development.

Hundreds gather for farewell to Layton
Dignitaries and ordinary Canadians are paying their respects as Jack Layton visits Parliament for the last time.

Polar bear smuggler faces jail
A Michigan senior faces prison and a $100,000 fine for illegally importing a polar bear into the U.S. from Canada.

Suspect snared in 1999 BC murder
Vancouver police announced Tuesday they have arrested the man wanted for the 1999 murder of 18-year-old Poonam Randhawa.

Estranged husband charged with murder
The estranged husband of a Brampton woman abducted from her home last weekend has been charged with murder in her death.

Canadian actresses arrested at pipeline protest: Reports
Superman wasn't there to save Lois Lane when she ran into trouble outside the White House Tuesday morning.

Towering tribute for Layton
The CN Tower and Niagara Falls will give Jack Layton a glowing orange tribute on Saturday, the day of his funeral.

Bathtub girls spawn movie
The notorious Bathtub Girls will soon be able to watch themselves portrayed in a Hollywood movie.

Regina cop charged with assault, man complained of excessive force
A four-year veteran of the Regina police force is accused of assaulting a 25-year-old man who was in police custody.

Hurricane could hit Maritimes
Hurricane Irene is gaining strength and could hit Canada's Atlantic provinces by early next week.

August 23rd, 2011

PM heads to Resolute Bay
PM Stephen Harper is en route to Resolute Bay following the plane crash that claimed the lives of twelve people.

August 22nd, 2011

Three 'most-wanted' fugitives nabbed
Three violent drug traffickers were arrested by border agents hours of their mugshots being posted online.

Plane crash survivors taken to Ottawa
Two of the three survivors of Saturday's plane crash in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, are recovering in Ottawa hospitals.

Luck runs out for past crash survivors
Two men survived a 2008 plane crash together, only to later die together on the doomed First Air flight.

The tricks of a beggar
Panhandling has been a long-standing problem in Toronto.

$5M for tornado-ravaged Ont. town
"We will recover," promised Goderich Mayor Deb Shewfelt, who has struggled emotionally with the destruction.

Ont. tornado kills one, injures 37
A powerful tornado killed one person and injured 37 others, Ontario Provincial Police say.

Minister appoints special 'observer' to First Air crash probe
the federal transport minister has appointed a special "minister's observer" to keep tabs on the TSB's investigation.

No time for tornado-struck town
An F3 tornado. Winds roaring at 280 km/h. And just 12 minutes for Goderich, Ont., residents to find shelter.

Layton's letter to Canadians
NPD Leader Jack Layton wrote to Canadians just two days before his death, offering thanks and hope for the future.

August 21st, 2011

Charges laid in Edmonton's 35th homicide of the year
Charges have been laid in the city's latest homicide.

One dead after fight at Winnipeg house party
One man is dead following bloody mayhem that broke out on a West End street early Saturday.

First Air reels in wake of air crash deaths
Twelve people died in the First Air flight 6560 crash, including all four crew members. Only three people survived.

Abducted woman's body likely found
Peel Police believe they've found a body of Raquel Junio, a 42-year-old mother of two who was abducted last week.

First Air employee defends planes
An employee of First Air said the crash has shaken employees of the airline and the community of Resolute Bay.

Canadians coming forward to turn in foreign criminals
After pressure from QMI Agency and Sun News, the CBSA has released names and details of 30 wanted war criminals.

Challenge, change, and chance at play in Canada's Arctic
As the Arctic warms, a wealth of oil, natural gas, minerals, and potential shipping opportunities could be unveiled.

Girl charged with manslaughter after car fight
A 17-year-old girl is charged in the death of a 40-year-old man after a domestic dispute turned into a family fight.

Arctic plane crash happened during mock disaster, military spokesman says
During a joint agency simulated disaster, tragedy struck.

Plane crash victim died on 49th birthday
One of the victims of Saturday's First Air crash was returning to Resolute Bay, Nunavut, from his sister's funeral.

August 20th, 2011

Alberta ripe for human traffickers
Parasites and profiteers are increasingly feeding off Alberta's appetite for foreign workers to spawn modern-day slaves.

Suspects used cars as weapons: Cops
Winnipeg police say members of two families involved in a domestic dispute ended up using their cars as weapons.

Booby-trapped grow-op found in woods
Police in Shelburne, N.S., discovered an outdoor marijuana grow-op booby trapped with spikes Friday.

Mounties in Alberta for another 20 years
Alberta's Mounties are here to stay for the next two decades.

12 dead in Nunavut plane crash
Twelve people are dead after a plane crashed near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Saturday afternoon.

August 19th, 2011

Worst. Robber. Ever.
A gun-toting man tried to commit three robberies in 13 minutes early Friday, all to no avail, police say.

Edmonton death could mark city's 35th homicide of 2011
An argument between two family members led to the death of a man in a posh southside neighbourhood Thursday night.

CBC: Can't Be Compliant
CBC is still having trouble meeting its legal obligations under the Access to Information Act.

Toews gives credit where it's due
If there is no Tom Godfrey on the immigration beat, seven war criminals would still be on our streets today.

Trio of lost female hikers rescued
It took a couple of days and more than $13,000, but the RCMP have found a trio of lost hikers alive and well.

'Canadians can be confident:' Flaherty
Finance Minister Jim Flaherty said Canada's economy is strong enough to weather the continuing global struggles.

Cops confirm Falls body is Japanese student
Police confirmed that a body pulled from Niagara River is the 19-year-old student who went over Horseshoe Falls Sunday.

August 18th, 2011

Kidnapper Cormier gets 18 years
Romeo Cormier received the harshest penalty possible for kidnapping - 18 long years in a federal penitentiary.

Feds target foreign fugitives
Ottawa is zeroing in on foreign hoodlums with lengthy criminal convictions who are on the lam.

Military needs more teeth, less tail: report
The Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces are top heavy with too many civilians, according to a report.

August 17th, 2011

B.C. Supreme Court dismisses assisted suicide challenge
One of two court actions pushing for the right to assisted suicide has been dismissed by a B.C. Supreme Court judge.

Rock rolls off property in marriage spat
A mayor who used a massive boulder to get back at his ex-wife says he's made his point.

Military capabilities expanding in North: Canadian Forces
Members of the Canadian Forces say military capabilities are growing and becoming more complex in the North.

No CBC job for old Bloc head
Former separatist poster boy Gilles Duceppe dumped his microphone in the lap of the state broadcaster Wednesday.

The Royal ripple effect
Restoring the original service names of Canada's army, navy and air force has sparked debate about further renaming.

Death at the Max
A maximum-security prison, also known as the Edmonton Max, was under lockdown Tuesday after a reported stabbing.

Imam charged with sex assault
A Toronto local religious leader has been charged with a string of sexual offences against some of his students.

August 16th, 2011

Watchdogs question Duceppe's CBC gig
"I don't think that would sit well with Canadians no matter what political party they happen to support".

Don to get a new wheelchair
Don Smith will get his new wheelchair, thanks to the generosity of Toronto Sun readers and viewers of Sun News Network.

Expect payback for Kelowna, B.C., gang hit: Expert
Fierce retaliation is a certainty - all the public can hope is the thugs and gangsters have careful aim.

French paper calls cops after hacker posts Charest death notice
Le Devoir newspaper has filed a police complaint after hackers posted a story claiming Jean Charest had died.

Mexican man extradited to Alberta to face murder charge
The man wanted for murdering a Mexican citizen last year in southern Alberta is back in Canada.

RCMP probe gang links in Surrey, B.C. shooting
RCMP are investigating possible links between a gang-related shooting in Surrey, and the hail of gunfire in Kelowna.

Sun News on top
Sun News Network scorched CBC and CTV in ratings last Friday.

August 15th, 2011

Vet reunited with long lost medals
A decorated Canadian war hero was reunited with a part of his heritage he thought was lost forever.

T.O. woman swept over Niagara Falls
The search has resumed for the body of a young Toronto-area woman, presumed dead after being swept over Niagara Falls.

Navy, air force going 'royal' again
The Canadian navy and air force are going back to their royal roots on Tuesday.

Disabled senior left without wheelchair funding
If Sun Media's Chris Doucette's disabled uncle was an immigrant, he'd already be sitting in a shiny new wheelchair.

Justice system should work together: Toews
Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said Monday he wants to see Canadian law applied equally in immigration cases.

August 14th, 2011

Funeral for man shot at Caribbean Carnival
Kevin Anthony Murray was laid to rest in Whitby Saturday.

Hope Mission's notorious link with homicide victims
For 21 of the city's 33 homicide victims in 2011 so far, Hope Mission was a last refuge.

August 13th, 2011

Infant stabbed in Calgary
Officers were called to a home where they found a six-month-old baby suffering from stab wounds.

Biker war 'badge of honour'
The feud between the Rock Machine and Hells Angels received a bit of an airing at the bail hearing for Amanda Freeman.

August 12th, 2011

Calgary chief says cop fatally shooting man justified
Confronting a lone cop in the dark with a weapon, which turned out to be a screwdriver, cost a man his life.

Third suspected war criminal deported
A third suspected war criminal has been deported from Canada in what some people say is record-setting time.

Edmonton cops to tackle 'edged weapons'
Edmonton police are preparing to use every weapon in their arsenal to combat the dangerous use of edged weapons.

Ontario vulnerable should U.S. recession hit
If a recession hits the U.S., Ontario could be the most vulnerable of Canadian provinces, according to some economists.

Winnipeg man charged following wife's suicide: Police
A 44-year-old man has been charged with what essentially amounts to failing to prevent his wife's suicide.

French language complaints on the rise in Ottawa
The number of French language complaints filed with the City of Ottawa increased 137% in 2010 over the previous year.

August 11th, 2011

Privacy commish: Bus driver defence a 'mockery of privacy'
A Quebec bus drivers' union is citing privacy to defend a member caught on video doing paperwork while driving.

August 10th, 2011

Is Canada immune to U.S. meltdown?
Canadians are asking themselves whether the Canadian economy is headed for a cliff if the U.S. falls to recession.

Turmel rallies union brothers and sisters
In a speech to a union she once led, Turmel warned the Tories that the NDP is ready to defend public service jobs.

Food inspection cuts put lives on the line: Union
According to Agriculture Union president Bob Kingston, dozens of B.C. plants will lose inspection by January 2014.

'I don't think I will live for long if I am sent back'
"I don't think I will live for long if I am sent back," Uwimana said.

Two teens charged in Man. killing, beheading
Two teen girls have been charged with manslaughter in the decapitation death of a Sandy Bay First Nation woman in July.

Chief reveals plan to curb 'Deadmonton' violence
Police Chief Rod Knecht unveiled his plan Wednesday to crack down on violence in the city.

Fewer homeless, fewer homicides?
Edmonton's plan to end homelessness is helping make people safer while getting them off the street, the city says.

August 9th, 2011

Libyan diplomats expelled from Canada
A former ambassador to Pakistan says the government's move to expel all Libyan diplomats is long overdue.

How to lose debt weight
Even though the average Canadian continues to add debt, it's never too late to get out and save for retirement.

Minister in mudslinging match with Amnesty International
Immigration minister Jason Kenney launched a scathing attack on Amnesty International Tuesday.

August 8th, 2011

'Deadmonton' preps a plan
Cops can't tackle Edmonton's homicides on their own and need the city's help, says the mayor.

Food agency recalls mussels
The CFIA is warning Canadians about mussels that may contain a biotoxin capable of causing serious stomach illness.

Feds to finger 1,400 fugitives
Some 1,400 foreign criminals hiding in the Greater Toronto Area are being targeted for arrest and deportation.

Father of seven missing in tubing tragedy
It was just meant to be an evening of fun on Chestermere Lake, but it turned tragic when a Calgary man went missing.

August 7th, 2011

Courts still incapable of handling terror cases, says former spy
A former CSIS agent warns weaknesses in our justice system.

Mulroney's youngest son ties knot
The youngest son and new daughter-in-law of former prime minister Brian Mulroney wed.

Seven down, 23 suspects to go
Thirty suspected war criminals are hiding in Canada, seven are off the streets.

August 6th, 2011

Fined Greenpeace activists claim abuse
Criminal records and $2,000 fines were the penalty for seven Greenpeace activists.

Man swept under car in deadly storm
Flash flooding is being eyed as the likely cause of one man's death.

Canada's debt: Fix the roof while the sun is out
How bad is Canada's debt? By some measures we're laughing here.

Quebecers protest Turcotte child-murder verdict
Hundreds of protesters gathered to denounce the verdict handed to Guy Turcotte.

Two men crushed after mobile home collapses
Two men were crushed by a mobile home Friday afternoon in Saint-Amable.

'Toad blocks' shut down B.C. roads
Motorists who use two rural roads in Chilliwack, B.C., will have to deal with closures for a few hours each day.

Man had last word with own obit
An Edmonton man who lost his battle with cancer last week went out exactly the way he wanted to.

August 5th, 2011

Suspected war criminal to be deported to Peru Wednesday
A suspected war criminal from Peru living illegally in Canada since 2000 will be deported next Wednesday.

Crime Stoppers left out of the loop
Canada's crime tip line wonders why the federal government is not seeking its help in finding suspected war criminals.

Graffiti on synagogue 'a terrible thing to see'
Anti-Semitic graffiti spray-painted on a synagogue has brought back painful memories for one Holocaust survivor.

August 4th, 2011

Job cuts coming to Environment Canada
More than 700 workers at Environment Canada have been told their jobs are under review and they may soon get pink slips.

Calgary woman, 65, told to remove plants from yard -- or city will
Helen Amber says the city's crackdown on her garden is "silly" and she feels "harassed" by officials' threats.

War criminal suspects 'feeling the pressure'
Suspected war criminals hiding in Canada are "feeling the pressure," the feds said Wednesday.

Brutal B.C. sex attack suspect arrested
Mounties have nabbed a man for forcibly confining a B.C. woman and sexually assaulting her in front of her child.

August 3rd, 2011

Seventh war criminal in custody
The federal government has announced a 7th suspected war criminal is now in custody.

Fiery crash kills Toronto cop
An off-duty police officer was killed Tuesday afternoon in a crash involving a motorcycle and a dump truck in Vaughan.

Trailer flips, injures dozens of kids in Sherbrooke, Que.
Dozens of children suffered fractured bones when a trailer flipped over in a field in Quebec's eastern townships.

Moore slams language watchdog over 'secret shoppers'
Heritage Minister James Moore doesn't agree with the federal language watchdog's decision to spy on Ottawa businesses.

Edmonton's top cop called on to calm public
Edmonton's top cop must openly address the homicide rate to calm a fearful public, say councillors and a criminologist.

August 2nd, 2011

Margaret Atwood responds to councillor's attack
It's probably best not to take on literary giant Margaret Atwood in a war of words.

Survivor recalls Caribbean Carnival shooting
Amit Boodram, one of two Caribbean Carnival shooting survivors trying to recall something going through his ball cap.

Putting a new face on the oilsands
The chief criticism of the oilsands is esthetic: Open-pit mines just don't look pretty.

CBC slammed for war criminal position
A senior cabinet minister has blasted the CBC for refusing to publish photos and names of 30 suspected war criminals.

Passport fraudsters should be turfed: Poll
Canadians have little compassion for people who enter the country with fake passports.

Cops 'shaking their heads' over Edmonton bloodshed
Police working tirelessly to solve Edmonton's soaring homicide count were shaking their heads at last week's bloodshed.

August 1st, 2011

Homeless community rocked by spate of killings
The growing violence within Edmonton's homeless community, is "shocking," say advocates.

Inner-city park homicide victim identified
Police have identified the Edmonton's 31st homicide victim of the year, and need your help to catch the killer.

Canada should revive death penalty: U.S. sheriff
Canada should revive the death penalty as a way of capping Edmonton's climbing homicide rate, says a U.S. lawman.

Concrete slab falls inside major Montreal tunnel
Concern about Quebec's crumbling infrastructure flared up Sunday after a large slab of concrete tumbled to the highway.

Cops probe Montreal tunnel collapse
Quebec provincial police are investigating the partial collapse of a major tunnel that nearly crushed several vehicles.

Economy to blame for 'Deadmonton' bloodshed?
Alberta's boom economy is partly to blame for Edmonton's gruesome murder rate this year, said a city spokesman.

Vancouver caters to crackheads
Addicts in Vancouver will soon have access to free, clean crack pipes.

'The life just fell out of him'
John O'Mara will never forget the look on his friend's face when he collapsed in a pool of blood.

 

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