Category Archives: Canada
Court martial for alleged racial slur, striking of superior underway at N.S. base
KENTVILLE, N.S. - A reservist who allegedly made a racial slur towards a civilian kitchen worker and struck his superior officer is facing a court martial today in Nova Scotia. Retired Cpl. Garett Rol...
Jul 28, 2017
Toronto army reservist faces seven counts of voyeurism
OTTAWA - The Canadian military has laid seven charges of voyeurism against a full-time army reservist in Toronto. A military spokesman says the charges against Master Warrant Officer Mardie Reyes come...
Jul 28, 2017
Edmonton police seize $4 million in fentanyl pills in massive bust
EDMONTON - Police say they have seized nearly $4 million worth of fentanyl pills in Edmonton as part of a massive bust they believe to be Canada’s largest of the powerful opioid. An investigatio...
Jul 28, 2017
Golfer Jhonattan Vegas speaks out against Venezuelan government at Canadian Open
OAKVILLE, Ont. - Even as Jhonattan Vegas makes his way around the course at the RBC Canadian Open, his thoughts are back home in Venezuela. Vegas, the reigning Canadian Open champion, shot a 3-under 6...
Jul 28, 2017
Federal caribou plan doesn't meet legal requirements: environmentalists
Ottawa’s new caribou recovery plan won’t tell Canadians what the federal government is doing to conserve the many unprotected herds of the threatened species, says an environmental group. ...
Jul 28, 2017
TransCanada looks to expand natural gas exports east and south as LNG dream fades
CALGARY - TransCanada Corp. is looking to boost its capacity to export natural gas east and south from the rich reserves of Western Canada as dreams of sending the gas to Asia fade further into the di...
Jul 28, 2017
Former B.C. premier quits as Liberal leader and as member of legislature
VICTORIA - Christy Clark, a gifted political campaigner with an ever-present smile, announced her resignation Friday as leader of British Columbia’s Liberal party, one month after her government...
Jul 28, 2017
Border tax demise may relieve pressure to reduce Canada's corporate taxes
The Trump administration’s decision to drop a proposed border tax removes the threat of a trade war just as Canada, Mexico and the U.S. prepare to launch negotiations for a new North American Fr...
Jul 28, 2017
Public warned to adhere to fire bans in B.C. as hot, dry conditions fuel crisis
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Officials are aghast that some people are still ignoring campfire restrictions in British Columbia as wildfires fuelled by hot, dry and gusty conditions continue to plague the provinc...
Jul 28, 2017
Urban theatre spectacle, including mechanical dragon, spider, draws thousands
Ottawa is a city used to fire-breathing politicians wandering the streets. But tens of thousands of people in the nation’s capital were treated Friday to the awakening of a beast of a different ...
Jul 28, 2017