Canada

The Old Farmer’s Almanac has revealed its predictions for Canada’s upcoming winter season, and it’s not great news. After last winter’s seemingly never-ending wickedly cold weather, residents in much of the country can expect more of the same in the coming months.

Canadian National Railway Co. (CN) will be fined for failing to comply with an order that it move a minimum amount of grain each week, a spokesperson for federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt said, in a move that caught the railway by surprise.

The ringleader of an Ottawa terror cell pleaded guilty Wednesday to terrorism offences under a deal that will see him sentenced to 24 years in prison.

In what is perhaps a surprise to no one, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts will be running for the federal Conservatives in South Surrey.

Family members of a murdered little boy and his grandparents had to see the accused killer in person at the Calgary Courthouse Wednesday afternoon. Douglas Garland, 54, said nothing during the brief appearance and his case was set over for a preliminary inquiry from May 19th to the 29th.

One of Canada’s youngest serial killers has been sentenced to life in prison, with no chance of parole for 25 years. A judge handed down the sentence for Cody Legebokoff this morning.

A pioneering member of Ontario’s hunting dog community is dead and another, his wife, gravely injured after a weekend shooting at a conservation area near Clinton, Ont. Don Frigo, 70, and his wife Eva Willer are royalty in the Ontario competitive hunting dog community, credited with preserving the sport of field trials — something the pair were doing the weekend …

A Saskatchewan woman accused of adultery in her home country has been deported to her native Pakistan, where she fears her life could be in danger. Jamila Bibi broke down in loud sobs at the Saskatoon airport Tuesday as her journey out of the country began.

A Vancouver man who was a suspect in a high-profile gang-related shooting, and his co-accused, are claiming their rights were violated when they were arrested and charged in connection with the seizure of 16 firearms.

The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is recommending its members accept the tentative six-year deal which B.C. Premier Christy Clark is calling “historic.” A deal of that length has never been reached with teachers before in the province.

A Vancouver man has been convicted on 30 of 36 criminal charges for recruiting vulnerable teenage girls into his prostitution ring. The case of Reza Moazami involves the first-ever conviction in B.C. for human trafficking.