Category Archives: Canada
Over-protective deer attack two dogs and their owners near Victoria
SAANICH, B.C. - Aggressive deer are being blamed for two separate attacks on dogs and their owners in Saanich, B.C. Police say both incidents happened Sunday near wooded areas close to the University ...
Jun 05, 2017
Pilot climbs down tree after plane crashes into trees soon after takeoff: police
GREENFIELD, N.S. - The pilot of an ultralight plane climbed down a tree to safety after his small aircraft crashed into a forested area in southern Nova Scotia, police said Monday. RCMP Cpl. Jennifer ...
Jun 05, 2017
Infrastructure bank may bear large portion of risk in projects, documents show
OTTAWA - The man advising Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on building a new infrastructure financing agency was told the body could take on a “significant” amount of risk to help projects co...
Jun 05, 2017

Quebec to begin consultations before tabling cannabis legislation this fall
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is calling on international experts to help it get ready when federal legislation legalizing the sale of recreation marijuana comes into force in one year’s time...
Jun 05, 2017

Ottawa vigilant as Canada 150 birthday party looms after London attack: mayor
OTTAWA - Canada’s capital will do everything it can to prevent an attack when it hosts the country’s 150th birthday next month but no amount of preparation can guarantee 100 per cent safet...
Jun 05, 2017
Ontario unveils employment strategy for people with disabilities
TORONTO - Ontario businesses with at least 20 employees should do their part to tackle unemployment rates among the disabled community by committing to hire at least one person from that demographic g...
Jun 05, 2017

Canada's threat level constantly being 'examined and reassessed': Goodale
OTTAWA - Municipal, provincial and RCMP officers from across the country will be involved in executing a plan to ensure Canadians are kept safe on July 1, Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Mon...
Jun 05, 2017

Arguments over bail being heard for suspect in missing Manitoba woman's death
WINNIPEG - Four days after the remains of an indigenous woman were found in a farmer’s field outside Winnipeg, the man accused of killing her appeared in court for a bail hearing. Brett Overby, ...
Jun 05, 2017
Ontario's Liberal premier sets focus on fairness one year away from the election
TORONTO - Kathleen Wynne is all about the F word. Listen to Ontario’s premier speak these days and chances are she’ll talk about fairness. It has become her mantra, an idea she ties to nea...
Jun 05, 2017
New Brunswick auditor general to review property assessment system
FREDERICTON - New Brunswick’s auditor general will review the province’s property assessment system in the wake of a series of errors, while a former judge who was examining the same issue...
Jun 05, 2017