Canada

Families Will Fight Homolka

Kelly Hayes - Jul 5, 2005 / 12:25 pm | Story: 10552

The families of Karla Homolka's victims will fight any relaxation in the rules governing her release from prison after serving a 12-year sentence, a lawyer representing them said Tuesday. The two Ontario teenagers were kidnapped, raped and killed by Homolka and her ex-husband, Paul Bernardo, in the early 1990s. Full story
Normal passenger service between Montreal and Toronto is not expected to resume until Wednesday afternoon following a freight train derailment, Via Rail says. Full story
A sentencing hearing begins Tuesday in B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver for convicted killer Kelly Ellard. Full story
Police are looking into the possibility that someone is drugging nurses at a northern Alberta hospital, after a number of them fell ill and some tested positive for tranquilizers. Full story
Damage from flooding across southern Manitoba is likely to total “hundreds of millions of dollars,” Treasury Board President Reg Alcock said Monday after touring a handful of hard-hit rural communities. Full story
It's been a year to the day since a five-year-old Regina girl disappeared from her home without a trace, and police say there's a chance she may never be found. Full story
Most of Canada's doctoral students chose to stay in Canada after graduation, according to a Statistics Canada study. Full story