Category Archives: Canada
N.S. Liberals to begin rollout of promised pre-primary program this September
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s Liberal government announced the rollout of a key election campaign promise to provide a free pre-primary program for four-year-olds across the province Tuesday, promptin...
Jul 18, 2017
P.E.I. RCMP probing second report of aircraft being hit by green laser
FERNWOOD, P.E.I. - A crash is inevitable if people continue to point lasers at airplanes, a P.E.I. pilot warned Tuesday as Island police announced they were investigating the second such incident in a...
Jul 18, 2017
RCMP tactical team uses tear gas, forced entry to make arrests in Manitoba
PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - A report of a suspicious man with a gun led to some tense moments in central Manitoba early Tuesday. Mounties in Portage la Prairie say they were called to a home in the com...
Jul 18, 2017
Health precautions urged as more BC wildfire smoke heads Alberta's way
EDMONTON - Environment Canada says smoke from British Columbia’s wildfires will likely result in high-risk air quality levels in parts of central Alberta by Wednesday. The department has issued ...
Jul 18, 2017
Two men in their 20s found dead in double slaying near Montreal
BROSSARD, Que. - Police near Montreal searched a sprawling green space Tuesday after the discovery of two people they believe were shot to death. A passerby called 911 after seeing the bodies of two m...
Jul 18, 2017
Seven stories in the news for today, July 18
Seven stories in the news for Tuesday, July 18 --- B.C. OFFICIALS PREPARE FOR SOME RESIDENTS TO RETURN HOME. A British Columbia official says getting people to safety as fast-moving wildfires approach...
Jul 18, 2017
Court grants Sears Canada approval to begin liquidation sales Friday
TORONTO - Liquidation sales at dozens of Sears Canada locations slated for closure could begin as early as this week after an Ontario court signed off on the plan Tuesday. The sales can start Friday a...
Jul 18, 2017
Public consultations intensify as launch of NAFTA renegotiations looms
OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is extending public consultations to find out what Canadians want to see in a new North American Free Trade Agreement. The consultations were to end today but officials...
Jul 18, 2017
Prime Minister Trudeau to march in Halifax Pride Parade on Saturday
HALIFAX - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will take part in Saturday’s Pride Parade in Halifax. Halifax Pride tweeted on Monday evening that a “special guest” would join the parade, to...
Jul 18, 2017
Cache Creek, B.C., residents return home after being forced out by fires
CACHE CREEK, B.C. - Residents of a village in British Columbia’s Interior are thrilled to be heading home after being rushed out by a fast-moving wildfire, but they fear an uphill battle in repa...
Jul 18, 2017