Vandals hit 11 Montreal police cars (CBC.ca)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:43:32 GMT
Eleven cruisers were vandalized overnight at the Montreal police traffic and road safety division's building in the city's St. Henri district, police said Saturday.
Drake, Nickelback nab Canadian radio prizes (CBC.ca)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:43:05 GMT
Popular rockers Nickelback, rapper Drake and Toronto indie band Metric were among the winners at the 13th annual Canadian Radio Music Awards.
Judge reprimands teen for stealing from family members (The Sault Star)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:59:40 GMT
A judge chastised a young Elliot Lake man Friday for stealing from family members to feed his drug addiction. "To steal from your grandmother is pretty low.[...]
The art of mocking mobsters (National Post)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:53:37 GMT
Giuseppe Barbera artwork is explicitly critical of the Mafia. He depicts famous crime bosses in emasculating positions, taking aim at the macho Cosa Nostra attitude and its violent bravado. He says the work is his way of dealing with the terror he witnessed as a young Sicilian
Operation Minoa: Sicilian anti-Mafia initiative stretches from the Mediterranean to Canada (National Post)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:23:17 GMT
At the heart of Operation Minoa is Canada’s foremost Mafia boss, Vito Rizzuto, Italian authorities say
Atlantic Canada on display at Paralympics (CBC Newfoundland and Labrador)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:38:40 GMT
The tastes and sounds of Atlantic Canada will be on display in British Columbia again next week when Atlantic Canada House opens as part of the Paralympic Winter Games.
Early start to Montreal graffiti season (CBC Montreal)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:32:03 GMT
Montreal's unusually warm weather is encouraging graffiti artists to start up earlier than usual this year, before the city launches its cleanup efforts.
Kerala scam accused Canadian company under scanner at home (Sify News)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:25:58 GMT
Canada's SNC-Lavalin company, that was at the centre of a headline-grabbing bribery scandal in Kerala, is now under scanner at home for allegedly overcharging in government building maintenance.
RCMP investigates immigration website (CBC Montreal)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:02:10 GMT
The RCMP has launched an investigation into a website guaranteeing immigrants easy acces to Canada and advising them to use false pretexts in order to take advantage of the country's free health care and social programs
Canada busts ring of drug, arms traffickers (AFP via Yahoo! Canada News)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:37:00 GMT
MONTREAL (AFP) - Canadian police said Thursday they broke up a ring of traffickers bringing in illegal drugs and weapons from the United States.
