Category Archives: Canada
Wildrose and Tories in Alberta vote on merger into one united party
RED DEER, Alta. - Albertans will find out today whether the province’s two right-of-centre political parties will merge into one to try and defeat Premier Rachel Notley’s NDP government. T...
Jul 21, 2017
New review finds 'systemic weaknesses' at N.L. chief medical examiner's office
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. - A review of Newfoundland and Labrador’s chief medical examiner’s office has found that the loss of a key piece of evidence in a murder investigation - a baby’...
Jul 21, 2017
Appointments, NAFTA and tax avoidance: how federal politics touched us this week
OTTAWA - The week in politics was supposed to be all about kids and playing in the park. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau popped up in disparate corners of the country to highlight Canada 150 free passes...
Jul 21, 2017
Groups weigh in on Ontario labour reforms on last day of consultations
TORONTO - Unions and advocacy groups made one last effort Friday to sway the Ontario government on its plan for sweeping changes to the province’s labour laws, with some sounding the alarm about...
Jul 21, 2017
Montreal Canadiens to charge fans for physical season tickets next season
Montreal Canadiens fans who cherish the annual arrival of their season tickets got an unwelcome surprise when the team announced recently it would be charging extra for printed tickets. Canadiens spok...
Jul 21, 2017
The Friday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Friday, July 21 --- TRUDEAU TAKES SWING AT TORIES OVER KHADR: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau took another swipe at the Conservatives on Friday for their ongoing campai...
Jul 21, 2017
Man punches bear in the nose in fight for survival during B.C. beachcombing trip
QUALICUM BEACH, B.C. - A British Columbia’s man’s relaxing beachcombing trip turned into a harrowing fight for survival against a grizzly bear that flailed him around “like a puppet....
Jul 21, 2017
16 marijuana companies band together to develop marketing guidelines
TORONTO - Sixteen of Canada’s licensed marijuana producers have enlisted the help of Advertising Standards Canada to develop guidelines on how the drug should be branded and promoted before its ...
Jul 21, 2017
Cyclist who claimed he was hurt by barbed wire charged with fraud, mischief
COCHRANE, Alta. - Fraud and public mischief charges have been laid against a man who said he was severely injured by barbed wire that was strung across a mountain biking trail and then appealed for $8...
Jul 21, 2017
Border crossers shift from Manitoba to Quebec, according to June stats
OTTAWA - There has been a “pronounced” shift in where the RCMP are arresting people crossing illegally into Canada, new figures released Friday indicate. The federal government data, inclu...
Jul 21, 2017