Ex-Alberta MP Jaffer pleads guilty to careless driving, drug charge dropped
ORANGEVILLE, Ont. - Former Conservative MP Rahim Jaffer pleaded guilty today in Orangeville, Ont., to careless driving.
Charges of cocaine possession and drunk driving were withdrawn. Jaffer, who is married to junior federal cabinet minister Helena Guergis, was fined $500.
Jaffer, 38, was... Tuesday , March 09, 2010
Governor General in ancestral home of Jacmel on Day 2 of Haitian tour
JACMEL, Haiti - Michaelle Jean returned Tuesday to the struggling city of Jacmel, where she expressed her "dream" that her ancestral Haitian hometown might one day reach its true potential.
The Governor General, who was born in the capital city of Port-au-Prince, arrived by helicopter in t... Tuesday , March 09, 2010
Memorial service Friday will mark one year since deadly chopper crash off N.L.
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A memorial service Friday for the victims of a deadly helicopter crash off Newfoundland will mark the one-year anniversary of the tragedy.
The evening ecumenical service will be held at the Basilica Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in St. John’s. Seventeen of the 18 peo... Tuesday , March 09, 2010
RCMP say car stolen at Halifax airport while unsuspecting owner unloads luggage
HALIFAX, N.S. - A man unloading luggage from his car at the Halifax airport wound up taking an unexpected road trip when the vehicle was stolen early today.
RCMP say another man jumped in the parked car and sped off toward Halifax. Cpl. Joe Taplin says it’s believed the thief had just arri... Tuesday , March 09, 2010
One-third of Cdns will be visible minority by 2031, Statistics Canada projects
TORONTO - About one-third of Canada’s population - or 14.4 million people - will be a visible minority within three decades, Statistics Canada projects - that’s more than double the 5.3 million visible minorities counted in 2006.
The year 2031 will mark a half century since 1981, when ther... Tuesday , March 09, 2010
