Category Archives: Canada
Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest to appeal sex-crime convictions
MONTREAL - Ex-ski coach Bertrand Charest is appealing his conviction on 37 sex-related charges, with documents filed Tuesday seeking an acquittal or a new trial. A lawyer for the former high-performan...
Jul 18, 2017
Lotto winner in Kamloops, B.C., donates some of his windfall to wildfire relief
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A British Columbia lottery winner says he will donate some of his cash to the province’s wildfire battle. Jason Labby of Kamloops won $500,000 playing the Extra on the July 7 Lo...
Jul 18, 2017
Veteran telecom exec could make CRTC less consumer friendly, advocates warn
GATINEAU, Que. - The appointment of telecom industry insider Ian Scott as the next chairman of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission has sparked both concerns that the regula...
Jul 18, 2017
Tories, NDP want Liberals to outline NAFTA priorities before Commons committee
OTTAWA - Conservatives and New Democrats are joining forces in a bid to pressure the Trudeau government to reveal its priorities for the imminent renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreeme...
Jul 18, 2017
Retailers pull wasp trap from shelves after photos show it caught birds
Some Canadian retailers are pulling a wasp trap from their shelves after reports emerged that it was trapping birds and killing them. The TrapStik for Wasps is advertised as catching wasps by luring t...
Jul 18, 2017
Hundreds of jobs lost as Siemens closes turbine plant in Tillsonburg, Ont.
TILLSONBURG, Ont. - Hundreds of people will be losing their jobs in Tillsonburg, Ont., after a major international company announced the closure of a factory manufacturing wind turbine blades. Siemens...
Jul 18, 2017
Kinder Morgan Canada faces pressure on Trans Mountain in its first earnings
CALGARY - Kinder Morgan Canada is facing mounting pressure to detail its plans for the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion when it releases its first earnings report Wednesday since going public. An...
Jul 18, 2017
Feds unveil plans to stop 'unfair' business tax advantages reaped by individuals
OTTAWA - The federal government is proposing measures to tighten what it calls “unfair” loopholes for private corporations that enable many wealthy Canadians, including professionals like ...
Jul 18, 2017
'Extremely vulnerable:' Report urges more support for reunified families
CALGARY - Alberta’s child and youth advocate says the deaths of three children who were in government care before being reunited with their families show that better support is needed during suc...
Jul 18, 2017
High-dose vitamin D no better than standard dose for preventing kids' colds: study
TORONTO - Giving children high daily doses of vitamin D instead of the standard recommended amount doesn’t appear to reduce the number of times they come down with wintertime sniffles, a study s...
Jul 18, 2017