Canada

The government has revoked the citizenship of Zakaria Amara, one of the senior members of a Toronto terror group that was exposed in June 2006. The new law gives the government the power to strip a dual citizen of their Canadian citizenship if he or she commits a serious crime.

The commission responsible for managing Quebec’s place names has announced it will rename 11 sites around the province that contain the “N-word.” “Some of the place names, which have become common usage, are the result of historic events,” notes the Commission de toponomie in a report issued Friday.

A man has died after a hit and run accident near Danforth and Donlands. Police say the victim was sitting on a fence overlooking the parking lot across from 1033 Danforth Ave. when a vehicle struck him around 12:45 p.m. this afternoon. He had no vital signs as of 1:36 p.m.

The Calgary Humane Society is investigating after a male “pit bull type dog” was found dead in a dumpster in the northeast community of Sunridge. The Calgary Humane Society says the black and white male pit bull type dog was found in the 2900 block of Sunridge Way on September 19, with no identification.

Gatineau Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspect after a woman says she was sexually assaulted in the Hull sector. The assault occurred Wednesday at 12:40 a.m. on Cite-des-Jeunes Blvd., near the intersection of Riel Blvd., while a woman was walking alone, police said. The victim was able to defend herself and escape; the suspect then …

The NDP candidate for Charleswood – Stefan Jonasson – Assiniboia – Headingley has stepped down. Jonasson is out of the running for Charleswood-St. James-Assiniboia- Headingley after comments came to light where he compares the beliefs of one set of Orthodox Jews to the Taliban.

The pit-bull type dog that attacked a young girl in a Brossard park last Sunday has been put down. Longueuil Police confirm the 100 pound dog was put down with the owner’s permission. The child was attacked while playing in a park.

A 39 year old man has been charged with second degree murder after the body of his mother was located inside an Oakville home Monday night. Police say the son had called police to Sheldon Avenue, near the QEW and Third Line, around 8:30 p.m. He was then taken into custody.

Vancouver Island resident Travis Nielsen says the cougar attack on his two-year-old daughter happened so quickly he can barely remember what happened. The Tahsis, B.C. father fired a punch at the big cat and shielded his daughter, Bree, before it could do any more harm.

A baby was rescued from a locked minivan Sunday afternoon, after police couldn’t find his parents. A passerby noticed the situation and called police to the scene at College and Summer streets in Halifax at 3:30 p.m. Staff Sgt. Greg Mason said the one-year-old boy was inside a car seat and appeared to be quite upset.

What was supposed to be a day of celebration for members of the Kettle Point First Nation was marred by a scene of chaos, anger and pain as the brother of slain protester Dudley George was burned at the side of a gas-soaked protest fire. Witnesses say Pierre George was injured when he accidentally set himself ablaze while pouring gasoline …