Category Archives: Canada
The ongoing saga to replace Canada's aging CF-18 Air Force fleet: a chronology
OTTAWA - A program to buy new planes to replace the CF-18 fighter jets flown by the Royal Canadian Air Force for more than 30 years has become a long and complicated process. Here is a timeline of the...
May 04, 2017
Solo climber stranded on Yukon's Mount Logan rescued
WHITEHORSE - A climber who was stranded on Canada’s highest mountain following an earthquake in Yukon has reportedly been rescued. Natalia Martinez, 37, of Argentina, began a solo climb on Mount...
May 04, 2017
U.S. tariffs would lower American output after 5 years: Bank of Canada's Poloz
OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada says a broad-based hike in American tariffs would lower U.S. economic output after about five years - whether or not other countries retaliate with their own pr...
May 04, 2017
A timeline of key events in the British Columbia election campaign
VANCOUVER - A timeline of some of the key events in British Columbia’s election campaign: April 10: On the eve of the election, the Liberals release an campaign platform containing $157 million ...
May 04, 2017
Ottawa names four Quebec Superior Court justices
OTTAWA - Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould named four new Quebec judges on Thursday in order to fill critical gaps in the province’s justice system after a landmark Supreme Court dec...
May 04, 2017
Friends of man accused in Edmonton crowbar attack get restraining order
EDMONTON - Friends of a man accused of breaking a woman’s arms with a crowbar in an alleged act of road rage have been granted a restraining order against him, saying they fear for their lives. ...
May 04, 2017
Nova Scotia privacy commissioner investigates after school webcams streamed
HALIFAX - Nova Scotia’s privacy commissioner is investigating after images of students on security cameras at a Cape Breton school were streamed on the Internet, raising fresh questions about re...
May 04, 2017
Canadian in custody in Belize as police investigate Toronto woman's death
Police in Belize say a Canadian man remains in custody as a “person on interest” in connection with the deaths of a Toronto woman and her American boyfriend this week. Police in the Centra...
May 04, 2017
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil is deflecting fire for a campaign decision to reinstate the Liberal communications director who pleaded guilty to assaulting a woman. McNeil says ...
May 04, 2017
A list of Prince Philip's visits to Canada over the years
The Queen and Prince Philip have lavished much attention on Canada over their lives, each visiting the country more than 20 times over the years. The list below includes some notable visits by Philip,...
May 04, 2017