Canada

A B.C. mom toasted her child’s first day back at school by smoking a joint — and claimed she wasn’t the only parent, according to police. Saanich Police Sgt. John Price was conducting speed enforcement in the Spectrum-Marigold school zone when he spotted the car. Read More »

SPCA threatens to end dog-control services over pit bull ban, the decision would come into effect in early 2017. The boroughs could continue to work with the SPCA for the management of all other animals (cats, wildlife, and exotic animals) and for other services it provides (the trap-neuter-release-and-maintain program for feral cats and the sterilization clinic targeting low-income families), which ... Read More »

Charges have been laid in a deadly crash in Rosedale last week. Police were called out to a single vehicle crash in the Mount Pleasant Road and Roxborough Drive area just before 2:30 a.m. It’s alleged the driver of a 2004 Mazda was travelling at a high rate of speed, when he lost control and plowed into a lamp post. Read More »

Kellie Leitch wants to know what her supporters think about vetting would-be immigrants and refugees for anti-Canadian values. Kellie Leitch made no apologies in issuing a statement in defence of the survey, taking it one step further in saying she feels strongly about weeding out people who want to come to Canada if they are intolerant or don’t accept Canadian ... Read More »

Isabelle Lagace, 28, and 23-year-old Melina Roberge from Quebec in Canada were reportedly arrested in Australia on Sunday, on suspicion of importing 95kg of cocaine. For the past two months, two Canadian women were making their friends back home super jealous with their Instagrams from a lavish, two-month, around-the-world luxury cruise. That is until they were arrested for smuggling $23 ... Read More »

A 10-year-old girl is in hospital with serious injuries after being mauled by a bear in Port Coquitlam, Saturday. The mauling around 5 p.m. on Saturday by a sow with a cub by her side happened along a trail near Shaughnessy Street and Lincoln Avenue in Port Coquitlam. According to Inspector Murray Smith of the B.C. Conservation Officer Service, the ... Read More »

Metrolinx, the TTC and the Greater Toronto Airports Authority were all made aware of a threat prior to a terrorism suspect being killed in a police takedown in Strathroy on Wednesday. The RCMP revealed several details of the investigation during their news conference this afternoon. Driver was someone police knew about. He was living at his sisters house with an ... Read More »

Irene Paquet was reported missing to North Cowichan RCMP on July 30 by her family, who identified her as someone with “significant health issues.” Irene Paquet’s daughters are in awe of what their 67 year old mother has just survived. “We just think its a complete miracle. We’re just so thankful,” says Celeste Paquet. After the 67 year old turned ... Read More »

One person is dead and two people were sent to a hospital with minor injuries after a fuel tanker burst into flames on Highway 40. Provincial police spokesman Jimmy says four vehicles — including two trucks — collided on the raised autoroute in the city’s north end at about 4 p.m. The City of Montreal says about 100 firefighters battled ... Read More »

Green Party of Canada leader Elizabeth May has condemned her party’s decision to vote in support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The vote followed a heated debate over Israel during the final plenary session of the party’s national convention in Ottawa, according to reports in the Canadian media. “I’m deeply disappointed,” May said after the vote. ... Read More »

A Granby Zoo employee has suffered serious injuries to her back and neck after being attacked by a lion on Monday morning. If not for the quick actions of a fellow zookeeper, the victim could’ve suffered worse injuries or possibly been killed, according to the Montreal Gazette. The woman, reported to be in her early 20s, suffered serious injuries to ... Read More »