Category Archives: Canada
WestJet CEO ramps up anti-union campaign as more join push to organize workers
CALGARY - The head of WestJet has stepped up his fight against the growing push to unionize the airline’s staff, telling them to resist organized labour’s pitch because it will chomp into ...
Jul 13, 2017

'What floats my boat:' Canada's strongest woman prepares for Calgary Stampede
CALGARY - Allison Lockhart is one strong woman. Actually when it comes to Canada, she is the strong woman. The 35-year-old Calgary resident has won the Canada’s Strongest Woman competition three...
Jul 13, 2017
Wildfire crews prepare for worsening weekend weather across southern B.C.
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. - Wildfire conditions in British Columbia are expected to worsen over the weekend as officials predict winds to pick up, fanning dozens of flare-ups that have forced more than 16,0...
Jul 13, 2017
Loblaw recalls chicken nuggets over salmonella concern
BRAMPTON, Ont. - Loblaw Companies Ltd. (TSX:L) says it is recalling select packages of chicken nuggets out of what “an abundance of caution.” The grocery chain says some packages of Presid...
Jul 13, 2017
National justice centre to fight to Star Trek fan's ASIMIL8 licence plate
WINNIPEG - A Canadian non-profit legal organization is intervening on behalf of a “Star Trek” fan fighting to use a personalized licence plate deemed offensive by Manitoba Public Insurance...
Jul 13, 2017
Winnipeg councillor racks up $57K in personal expenses on city credit card
WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg city councillor who had his work credit card suspended had racked up $57,000 in personal expenses that included groceries, a Christmas dinner at a restaurant and an X-box for a r...
Jul 13, 2017
Interest rate hike could prolong Toronto housing market slowdown: Economist
TORONTO - The Bank of Canada’s interest rate hike could prolong the cooling-off period the Toronto housing market is experiencing following the implementation of a provincial foreign buyer tax, ...
Jul 13, 2017
Calgary police say body found in ditch probably linked to car fire deaths
CALGARY - Police say a body found in a ditch west of Calgary is likely to be linked to three people found dead in a burned-out car earlier this week. Acting Insp. Paul Wozney wouldn’t confirm th...
Jul 13, 2017
A bungling Bond: Trump-Russian meeting was so botched many smell a setup
WASHINGTON - Here’s a pop quiz testing your skills at covert political scheming: If you were claiming to set up a super-secret meeting to deliver Russian intelligence to an American presidential...
Jul 13, 2017

Canada's next governor general to be announced Thursday by prime minister
OTTAWA - The federal government is set to reveal Canada’s next governor general Thursday with an announcement outside the doors of the Senate. Sources are telling The Canadian Press and others t...
Jul 13, 2017