Category Archives: Canada
Canada hard to define but easy to celebrate, poll suggests
TORONTO - What defines Canada? A new survey suggests the answers are as diverse as the country itself. The poll, commissioned by Historica Canada and conducted by Ipsos, asked a number of questions ab...
Jun 26, 2017
'He told you that he did it:' Jury hears final arguments in Alberta murder trial
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - The Crown in the triple-murder trial of a southern Alberta man told a jury they should find Derek Saretzky guilty because he confessed to police and that confession is supported by...
Jun 26, 2017
From condoms to caskets: Merchandise marks Canada's 150th birthday
It’s been said that Canadians are not brash about their patriotism, but you wouldn’t know it from the variety of merchandise, big and small, being snapped up in advance of Canada’s 1...
Jun 25, 2017
Pride group in Taber says their flag was burned after previous one was stolen
TABER, Alta. - Organizers of a southern Alberta town’s first Pride event say they’ll raise a third rainbow flag after the first was stolen and the one they replaced it with was burned. Jil...
Jun 25, 2017
NB police arrest two people after report of gunshots
MONCTON, N.B. - Police in New Brunswick have arrested two people in connection with a shooting incident in downtown Moncton on Sunday. Sgt. Andre Pepin of the Codiac RCMP said a 25-year-old man and a ...
Jun 25, 2017
Rising right whale death toll could be "catastrophic": marine biologist
MONCTON, N.B. - A marine mammal expert says the fate of a critically endangered species could hang in the balance with the death of six North Atlantic right whales found floating in the Gulf of St. La...
Jun 25, 2017
Canadian lumber producers brace for second round of softwood lumber duties
MONTREAL - Canada’s softwood lumber industry is bracing for a second wave of U.S. duties expected to come Monday that could put further pressure on producers, particularly smaller ones, to cut j...
Jun 25, 2017
Thank you note from Trump is 'memorabilia' for Newfoundland political watcher
BAULINE, N.L. - In a world of political cynicism and voter apathy, Doug Kavanagh is the ultimate engaged citizen. And now his growing collection of correspondence with leaders and news editors across ...
Jun 25, 2017
The Populism Project: new poll suggests "northern populism" brewing in Canada
OTTAWA - A majority of Canadians believe the factors driving recent political upheaval in other Western countries are on the rise here too, a new poll suggests. But The Canadian Press/EKOS Politics su...
Jun 25, 2017
With wider search for soldiers, Canada's military broadens horizons
OTTAWA - Canada’s military is going all out to erase its reputation for intolerance and misogyny, aiming to recast itself instead as welcoming to Canadians of all races, religions and sexual ori...
Jun 25, 2017