Category Archives: Canada
Alimentation Couche-Tard looks to Norway for guidance to adapt to electric cars
MONTREAL - Alimentation Couche-Tard, one of the largest gas retailers in Canada, is looking to Norway for guidance on how to adapt to growing electric car sales, a trend that some investors fear could...
Jul 21, 2017
Mounties help livestock displaced by B.C. wildfires as drivers urged to look out
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Thousands of people have been displaced by wildfires in British Columbia, but the flames have also forced livestock left behind to flee beyond their enclosures. RCMP Cpl. Janelle Shoi...
Jul 20, 2017
RCMP says motive, suspect in B.C. teen's killing still unknown
SURREY, B.C. - RCMP have confirmed the death of a 13-year-old girl in British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is a homicide. The body of Marrisa Shen was found in Burnaby’s Central Park early We...
Jul 20, 2017
Appeal Court says Alberta judge relied on stereotypes in sex assault case
EDMONTON - The Alberta Court of Appeal has overturned the acquittal of a man convicted of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter after finding the trial judge relied on myths and stereotypes around the ...
Jul 20, 2017
Authorities continue probe of catheter allegedly found in Quebec ice cream
MONTREAL - Federal inspectors say no health threats have been identified at a Quebec ice cream factory they visited after a family claimed to have found a catheter in a tub of the treat. The Francoeur...
Jul 20, 2017
After facing hurdles, Liberals look to meet increased youth green jobs promise
OTTAWA - The federal government will find a way to create 15,000 green jobs over three years, even after falling well short of a smaller goal last year, Canada’s labour minister says. Labour Min...
Jul 20, 2017
The Thursday news briefing: An at-a-glance survey of some top stories
Highlights from the news file for Thursday, July 20 --- TRUDEAU DEFENDS CHOICE OF PAYETTE FOR VICEREGAL: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there was nothing that came up during the vetting of Julie P...
Jul 20, 2017
U.S. Metallica fan who lost car in Toronto after concert says it has been found
TORONTO - Dude, where’s my car? It’s a question Gavin Strickland asked himself Sunday night when he came out of Metallica’s sold-out concert in Toronto and could not remember where h...
Jul 20, 2017
Police seek woman who they say may have played role in quadruple homicide
Calgary police are seeking the public’s help in finding a woman who they believe may have played a significant role in a quadruple homicide earlier this month. Yu Chieh Liao, who goes by Diana L...
Jul 20, 2017
Quebec minister calls on police to aggressively pursue people inciting hatred
MONTREAL - Quebec’s immigration minister urged police to aggressively target citizens who encourage hateful speech on Thursday, in reaction to a spate of racist and anti-immigrant incidents in t...
Jul 20, 2017