Category Archives: Canada
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Greens win three seats in British Columbia election
VANCOUVER - The Green party had an historic breakthrough in the British Columbia election on Tuesday night, winning three seats. Green Leader Andrew Weaver was re-elected in his riding and will be joi...
May 10, 2017
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Greens double seat count in B.C. election
VANCOUVER - Green Leader Andrew Weaver has been re-elected in his B.C. legislature riding. He will be joined in the house by Adam Olsen, who also took the riding of Saanich North and the Islands for t...
May 09, 2017
Canadian Press NewsAlert:Green candidate wins seat in B.C. legislature
VANCOUVER - The Green party elected a new member to the British Columbia legislature in Tuesday’s election. Adam Olsen, a former interim leader of the party, has taken the riding of Saanich Nort...
May 09, 2017
Police say two people found dead from missing Burnaby, B.C., family
BURNABY, B.C. - Police say two members of a Burnaby, B.C., family reported missing Sunday have been found dead. RCMP said 38-year-old Ming Dong Xu, his wife, 36-year-old Yu Ling Zhang and their four-y...
May 09, 2017
CFIA recalls breaded chicken products due to possible toxin
OTTAWA - Federal health officials say Maple Leaf Foods Inc. (TSX:MFI) is recalling various breaded chicken products because they may contain a toxin produced by Staphylococcus bacteria. The Canadian F...
May 09, 2017
Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. Liberal Leader Christy Clark wins seat
VANCOUVER - Liberal Leader Christy Clark is re-elected in her riding of Kelowna West in the B.C. election. The Canadian Press
May 09, 2017
Canadian Press NewsAlert: British Columbia NDP Leader John Horgan wins seat
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader John Horgan is re-elected in his riding of Langford-Juan de Fuca in the B.C. election. The Canadian Press
May 09, 2017
Saskatoon kennel owner pleads guilty in death of 14 dogs in over-heated room
SASKATOON - The owner of a Saskatoon kennel where 14 large-breed dogs died of heat stroke and dehydration last year has pleaded guilty to negligence under the Animal Protection Act. Dave Deplaedt, 50,...
May 09, 2017
Snowden tells universities Trump's firing of FBI director is alarming
WINNIPEG - The decision by U.S. President Donald Trump to fire FBI director James Comey is alarming and part of a global shift away from democratic controls over powerful people, former intelligence o...
May 09, 2017
La Loche school shooting victim says she's discouraged by lack of help
REGINA - Victims of a deadly school shooting in northern Saskatchewan say they’re still not getting the help they need to heal more than 15 months after the tragedy. A gunman opened fire at the ...
May 09, 2017