Canada
Man, 18, dead after crash in Upper Stewiacke
One person is dead as a result of a crash in Colchester County last week. RCMP said Saturday that a northbound Honda Civic was travelling on Highway 289 in Middle Stewiacke Wednesday night when it left the road at about 10 p.m. and crashed, ending up ...
15-year-old youth dead, two injured after two ATVs crash in Beresford, N.B.
A 15-year-old boy is dead, while two other people were injured after two ATVs crashed into each other in Beresford, N.B., on May 3. Chaleur Region RCMP responded to the crash report between two ATVs on Route 11 near the community at around 10:20 ...
India waits for details on arrests in Canada over Sikh separatist's murder
By Jatindra Dash BHUBANESWAR, India (Reuters) -India will wait for Canadian police to share information on the three Indian men it has arrested and charged with the murder of a Sikh separatist leader last year, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam ...
Former Acadia prof Rick Mehta charged with intimidating justice system participant in latest alleged bail violation
A former Acadia University professor is in more trouble for again violating his release conditions on charges of uttering threats against employees of the university. He has already been charged with several breaches of his release conditions for ...
Canada's arrests of three Indian men in Sikh leader's death 'bittersweet,' friend says
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO (Reuters) - If Hardeep Singh Nijjar were alive, he and his friend Moninder Singh would probably be chatting in a backyard over milkshakes. But he is not. The Canadian Sikh leader was gunned down almost a year ago in ...
Canada toughens import requirements on US breeding cattle over bird flu concerns
(Reuters) - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has toughened import requirements on U.S. breeding cattle over the H5N1 bird flu virus, the agency said in a statement on Friday. The first confirmed case of Highly Pathogenic Avian ...
King Charles and UK royals to relinquish dozens of patronages
LONDON (Reuters) - King Charles and other senior British royals are to relinquish patronages of almost 200 charities and organisations after a review of their association with more than 1,000 groups, Buckingham Palace said on Saturday. The review ...
Forensic DNA expert, police tech investigator testify as Chris Carter's sexual assault trial continues in St. John's
Warning: this story contains details related to sexual assault allegations that some readers may find disturbing. Chris Carter’s sexual assault trial continued Friday with evidence from an Ottawa-based forensic DNA expert and the local police ...
TD Bank says comprehensive overhaul of anti-money laundering program underway
(Reuters) - Canada's second-largest lender TD Bank said on Friday a comprehensive overhaul of its U.S. and global anti-money laundering (AML) program was well underway. The bank has been subject to regulatory probes over its AML compliance ...
Trio accused of kidnapping St. John's teenager expected to enter pleas next month
Lawyers for two men and a woman charged with luring and kidnapping a St. John’s teenager last year indicated in court Friday their clients may soon be ready to enter pleas. Neither Wilbur Jerome Crockwell, 73, Erin Bast, 64, or Frederick Cyril Boone, ...