Category Archives: Canada

'Come From Away' wins 3 Drama Desk Awards, including outstanding musical
NEW YORK - Canada’s “Come From Away” has won three Drama Desk Awards, including outstanding musical. The 9/11-inspired production was awarded the top prize at a ceremony held at New ...
Jun 04, 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 04, 2017

Military faces intensive archival search to pinpoint gay purge numbers
OTTAWA - The Defence Department says a painstaking review of dusty personnel files in the national archives may be needed to determine how many people were forced out of the military for being gay or ...
Jun 04, 2017
More Canadians seeking disability benefits have denials overturned on appeal
OTTAWA - Nearly half the Canadians who seek to have decisions denying them access to Canada Pension Plan disability benefits are successfully appealing the rulings - a statistic that is giving experts...
Jun 04, 2017
Rejected NDP leadership candidate heads to court; wants to run in contest
TORONTO - A federal New Democrat is calling on the courts to order the party to let him run in its contest to replace Tom Mulcair as leader, court filings show. In his application to Ontario Superior ...
Jun 04, 2017
Frequency allocation to make room for wireless means some TV stations must move
Years after TV stations in Canada’s larger cities were required to switch from analog to digital transmission, many broadcast towers that serve smaller areas continue to pump out signals that bl...
Jun 04, 2017
Solving clearance conundrums a major, but little known, job in film and TV
CALGARY - Someone on the set of the TV series “Fargo” liked the pop of colour a vintage clown game gave to an ominous scene in a dank, cluttered basement, so they moved it forward in the s...
Jun 04, 2017
Canadian accused in Yahoo hack appeals decision to deny bail
TORONTO - Lawyers for a Canadian accused in a massive hack of Yahoo emails will be in an Ontario court Monday to fight a judge’s decision to deny the man bail. Karim Baratov is appealing an Apri...
Jun 04, 2017

'Live with Kelly and Ryan' readies for Trudeau guest appearance in Niagara Falls
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can expect a mix of personal and political talk when he sits down with morning show co-hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest during their visit to Cana...
Jun 04, 2017
B.C. legislature in 'uncharted territory' as it tussles with Speaker appointment
VANCOUVER - The feigned reluctance of a newly elected Speaker who, following parliamentary tradition, pretends to resist being dragged to the head of the legislative chamber may soon be more than mock...
Jun 04, 2017