Category Archives: Canada
Trudeau urges positivity ahead of meeting with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister
KENORA, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes he can work with Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister despite public disagreement on several key files. Trudeau and Pallister have a meeting s...
Jul 28, 2017
Toronto donors confident Leibovitz photos will be displayed, warn of art chill
HALIFAX - A wealthy Toronto family that donated a multi-million-dollar collection of Annie Leibovitz photographs to a small Halifax art gallery is confident the works will eventually be displayed, but...
Jul 28, 2017
Four men found in shipping container in Montreal released from detention
MONTREAL - Four men found in a shipping container at the Port of Montreal were granted release from detention on Friday as they await their refugee claim hearings. Canada Border Service Agency agents ...
Jul 28, 2017
Farmer stunned to find 10 cows killed by lightning in scene like 'war zone'
VERNON BRIDGE, P.E.I. - Ten P.E.I. cows have been killed by a lightning strike so powerful it appears to have tossed some of the animals over a fence. Veteran farmer Blair Henry said the grim discover...
Jul 28, 2017
Court to hear N.L. activist's bid for non-binary birth certificate this fall
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador court will hear the case of a transgender activist vying for a non-binary birth certificate this fall. Gemma Hickey appeared in the province’...
Jul 28, 2017
Use NAFTA talks to lift Canadian telecom protections, prof argues
OTTAWA - Canada’s overall economy - not just consumers - would benefit if Canada were to open its telecom industry to greater competition through upcoming North American free trade talks, says a...
Jul 28, 2017
Feds start fiscal year with $68-million surplus, but red ink is on the way
OTTAWA - The federal government started the fiscal year with the tiniest of budgetary surpluses, though the black ink is expected to turn very red in the coming months. The Finance Department’s ...
Jul 28, 2017
Ontario highway sign goes from James Snow Parkway to Jon Snow Parkway
MILTON, Ont. - An Ontario highway sign has received the “Game of Thrones” treatment. Motorists travelling on the eastbound lanes of Highway 401 in Milton, Ont., just west of Toronto, on Fr...
Jul 28, 2017
Rally held in front of Canadian Tire store where Indigenous man kicked out
REGINA - About 40 people have staged a demonstration to show support for an Indigenous man who was physically removed from a Canadian Tire store in Regina after being accused of stealing. People bangi...
Jul 28, 2017
Police probe disappearances of 2 men, suggest they may be linked to others
TORONTO - The disappearances of several men linked to Toronto’s LGBTQ community have prompted local police to set up a special investigative team, the force said Friday. The team’s mandate...
Jul 28, 2017