Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn-NDP) Nova Scotia’s New Democrats say if they form government they’ll reinstate a film tax credit axed by the Liberal government two years ago. Leader Gary Burrill says on...
May 05, 2017
Conservatives want Trudeau to go to Manitoba border to see crossings first hand
EMERSON, Man. - Tensions flared in a Manitoba border community as two Conservative members of Parliament called on the prime minister to visit Emerson and get a first-hand look at the influx of refuge...
May 05, 2017
'Never a hard deadline:' PCs, Wildrose still working on unite-the-right proposal
EDMONTON - Alberta Progressive Conservative Leader Jason Kenney says his team and the Wildrose party have made progress on a unity plan and an announcement is coming soon. Kenney said representatives ...
May 05, 2017
Brothers aged 6 and 8 crash parents' truck at Tim Hortons in Jarvis, Ont.
JARVIS, Ont. - An eight-year-old boy and his six-year-old brother escaped unharmed after they allegedly crashed their parents’ truck at a Tim Hortons coffee shop in southwestern Ontario. Provinc...
May 05, 2017
New Maritime ferries, operators, possible in Transport Canada remake of service
HALIFAX - The federal government is proposing long-term contracts with private operators to provide ferry services linking the three Maritime provinces and the Magdalene Islands. Transport Canada says...
May 05, 2017
Canada already helping battle famine in South Sudan, ready to do more: Trudeau
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada is looking at ways to do more to help South Sudan, where millions face famine. Earlier this week, senior clerics from three of Canada’s large...
May 05, 2017
Ontario prepared to lower corporate taxes, if necessary, to respond to the U.S.
TORONTO - The Ontario government says it is prepared to lower corporate taxes, if necessary, in order to keep the province competitive with the U.S. Economic Development Minister Brad Duguid says the ...
May 05, 2017
Nanotechnology team creates Oilers logo so small 900 million fit on top of puck
EDMONTON - While many hockey fans go big with their pride come playoff time, researchers at the University of Alberta have gone small - really, really small. Nanotechnology experts at the school have ...
May 05, 2017
Calgary man stabbed neighbour: Alberta's top court puts end to all appeals
CALGARY - The Alberta Court of Appeal has dismissed two appeals in the case of a man who argued he was fending off an attempted sex assault when he stabbed his new neighbour 37 times. Nicholas Rasberr...
May 05, 2017
Judge grants delay in trial of Calgary couple charged in toddler son's death
CALGARY - An Alberta judge has agreed to delay the trial of a couple accused of causing their toddler’s death after both parents agreed to waive their right to a speedy trial. Jeromie and Jennif...
May 05, 2017