Category Archives: Canada
Tens of thousands of B.C. residents go home after being forced out by wildfires
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Tens of thousands of anxious British Columbia residents who were forced to escape raging wildfires have returned home in recent days as firefighters made progress and conditions impro...
Jul 24, 2017
IMF raises outlook for economic growth in Canada, expected to be tops for G7
OTTAWA - The International Monetary Fund expects Canada to lead the G7 for economic growth this year. The IMF raised its outlook for Canada as part of its latest world economic outlook update. It now ...
Jul 24, 2017
Operations unaffected as some Winnipeg airport staff go on strike
WINNIPEG - Flights and other operations were unaffected Monday as about 150 unionized support staff, maintenance workers and others at Winnipeg’s Richardson International Airport went on strike....
Jul 24, 2017
Newborn dies in Montreal after mother was stabbed several times
MONTREAL - A newborn who was delivered by emergency C-section after its mother was stabbed multiple times died in hospital Monday, police said. A 37-year-old man who is the woman’s partner was t...
Jul 24, 2017
Statistics Canada says number of police-reported pot offences down again in 2016
OTTAWA - The number of police-reported cannabis-offences declined for the fifth straight year, Statistics Canada said Monday, a downward trend that began long before the Liberals brought forward their...
Jul 24, 2017
Kelowna, B.C., teen completes English Channel swim, raising thousands for charity
KELOWNA, B.C. - While many teens spend summers relaxing, a 17-year-old from Kelowna, B.C., has been pushing her body and mind to the limits and raising thousands of dollars for charity in the process....
Jul 24, 2017
Ontario's modern-day town criers compete in annual contest and have a wedding
Before the internet, before TV or radio, even before newspapers, there was an earlier source for news: the town crier. This past weekend, dedicated Ontario criers gathered for some competition paying ...
Jul 24, 2017
Three stories in the news for today, July 24
Three stories in the news for Monday, July 24 --- CONCERNS PERSIST AS B.C. WILDFIRE EVACUEES RETURN Residents of two communities evacuated due to the B.C. wildfires have been allowed to return, but of...
Jul 24, 2017
'I'm guilty of living my religion,' says former B.C. bishop guilty of polygamy
CRANBROOK, B.C. - Winston Blackmore was making no apologies Monday after he and another former bishop of an isolated religious community in British Columbia were found guilty of practising polygamy. &...
Jul 24, 2017
Infrastructure bank studied as funding option for U.S.-Canada high-speed rail
OTTAWA - Washington state is exploring whether Canada’s new infrastructure bank could help finance a multibillion-dollar proposal for high-speed rail between Vancouver and the U.S. northwest. Th...
Jul 24, 2017