Category Archives: Canada

Journeyman cruiserweight boxer Whittom in coma after KO loss to Kopas
Journeyman boxer David Whittom was in an induced coma at Saint John Regional Hospital on Monday following surgery to treat bleeding on the brain after a knockout loss. The 38-year-old was listed in st...
May 29, 2017
Meet Gary Burrill: The clergyman at the helm of Nova Scotia's New Democrats
HALIFAX - A sketch of Nova Scotia NDP Leader Gary Burrill: Age: 61 Hometown: Woodstock, N.B. (with family roots in Yarmouth, N.S.) Job before politics: The social justice advocate and graduate of Quee...
May 29, 2017
Meet Jamie Baillie: Veteran Tory leader takes second kick at election can
HALIFAX - A sketch of Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Leader Jamie Baillie: Age: 51 Hometown: Truro, N.S. Job before politics: A chartered accountant, he worked as a senior partner at human resou...
May 29, 2017
Meet Stephen McNeil: Liberal leader looks for second straight majority
HALIFAX - A sketch of Nova Scotia Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil: Age: 52 Hometown: Upper Granville, N.S. Job before politics: Operated appliance repair business in Bridgetown, N.S., for 15 years. Lea...
May 29, 2017
N.S. party leaders reveal favourites: hamburgers, The Simpsons and fiddle tunes
HALIFAX - Political differences aside, Nova Scotia’s major party leaders can find common ground on a few fronts: They all enjoy political non-fiction, locally tailored suits and the provinceR...
May 29, 2017

Boeing says trade complaint against Bombardier designed to prevent larger CSeries
MONTREAL - Boeing says its trade complaint against Bombardier is designed to prevent the Montreal-based rival from using subsidies to build a larger version of the CSeries plane that would directly co...
May 29, 2017
New Brunswick judge bans anti-abortion group from protesting on hospital grounds
BATHURST, N.B. - As provinces across Canada move to establish protest-free “buffer zones” around abortion providers, a judge has banned anti-abortion activists from demonstrating outside a...
May 29, 2017

Federal government pledges to match donations, create famine relief fund
OTTAWA - Aid agencies are urging Canadians to respond generously to the federal government’s matching fund for famine relief in Africa and the Middle East, calling it a response to the worst hum...
May 29, 2017
Woman, 23, falls to her death during hike in Ontario park
MILTON, Ont. - A 23-year-old woman who was out for a hike with friends in an Ontario park died Sunday night after falling from a cliff in the area. Halton regional police, who are investigating, said ...
May 29, 2017
Defence minister says Canada will extend Indian Ocean commitment to 2021
OTTAWA - Canada will extend its commitment to maritime security in the Red Sea, the Arabian Sea and the Indian Ocean with ships and personnel for another four years, says Defence Minister Harjit Sajja...
May 29, 2017