Category Archives: Canada
B.C. is using taxpayer money to outlast plaintiffs in health-care trial: critic
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government is being accused of using a vast supply of taxpayers’ dollars to win a legal war of attrition against advocates for two-tier health care by the man wh...
May 27, 2017
PM Trudeau and U.S. President Trump talk trade, security at G7 summit
TAORMINA, Italy - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met one-on-one with Donald Trump Saturday on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Sicily, where they talked all around an elephant in the room the size and...
May 27, 2017
Andrew Scheer narrowly beats Bernier to become federal Conservative leader
TORONTO - Andrew Scheer, an apple-cheeked social conservative and former House of Commons Speaker seen by some as a pragmatic, mainstream echo of Stephen Harper, survived a 13-ballot battle Saturday w...
May 27, 2017
No winning ticket for Friday night's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO - No winning ticket was sold for the $50 million jackpot in Friday night’s Lotto Max draw. There were also two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs, and one of them was cla...
May 27, 2017
Firefighters rescue unexpected visitors during blaze battle in Calgary
Calgary firefighters made an unexpected rescue when they were battling a house fire in the city’s southwest. On Friday afternoon, a passerby called 911 to report smoking coming from a home. Fire...
May 26, 2017
Pride Winnipeg says police officers welcome at parade, but not in uniform
WINNIPEG - Pride Winnipeg is inviting police officers to march in its annual parade, but not in uniform. The organization tells CTV Winnipeg that officers will be free to represent the police force by...
May 26, 2017
B.C. political parties very close to reaching deal, Green leader says
VICTORIA - Green Leader Andrew Weaver says he’s very close to making a deal with either the Liberals and the New Democrats on forming a new minority government in British Columbia. He said negot...
May 26, 2017
Canadian woman injured in Times Square car crash still in coma: family member
MONTREAL - A Canadian mother of three who was injured when a speeding car plowed into pedestrians in New York City is still in critical condition, a family member said Friday. Elena Avetisian, 38, is ...
May 26, 2017
Red Cross official says fentanyl a risk; first-aiders can say no to CPR
A Canadian Red Cross official says he sympathizes with a Manitoba postal worker who refused to perform CPR on a woman he feared might have overdosed on fentanyl. “I can’t imagine the feeli...
May 26, 2017
Saskatchewan man charged over online threats against prime minister
SASKATOON - A Saskatchewan man is facing charges after online threats were made against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Mounties say New Brunswick RCMP notified the National Security Enforcement Sectio...
May 26, 2017