Category Archives: Canada
Nova Scotia election roundup
HALIFAX - (NSElxn) Both the Liberals and Progressive Conservatives focused on infrastructure on the Nova Scotia election campaign’s first full day. Liberal Premier Stephen McNeil is pledging an ...
May 01, 2017

Trump protectionism has EU looking to Canada, says agriculture minister
OTTAWA - The protectionist approach of U.S. President Donald Trump means European companies are looking to “exploit” new opportunities in Canada, the European Union’s agriculture min...
May 01, 2017

Senior clerics write to Trudeau to urge feds for more help for South Sudan
OTTAWA - Senior clerics from three of the country’s largest religious denominations are asking Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for more help for South Sudan. The letter to Trudeau, released today,...
May 01, 2017

Saskatchewan to invoke notwithstanding clause for Catholic school funding
REGINA - The Saskatchewan government says it will invoke the notwithstanding clause of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms so it can keep funding for non-Catholic students attending Catholic schools. P...
May 01, 2017
Ex-Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay testifies at fraud trial of former right-hand man
MONTREAL - Ex-Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay took the stand on Monday as a Crown witness at the fraud trial of Frank Zampino, his former No. 2 at city hall. The three-term mayor testified at the corru...
May 01, 2017

'Is this for real?' Oilers fans help sing U.S. anthem after microphone fails
EDMONTON - Canadian country singer Brett Kissel, decked out in an Oilers jersey and carrying a guitar, stepped onto the ice at Rogers Place on Sunday night to sing the “Star-Spangled Banner̶...
May 01, 2017
Missing Canadian woman and American boyfriend found dead in Belize: reports
The bodies of a Canadian woman and her American boyfriend who went missing last week in Belize have been found. Francesca Matus, 52, was in Belize with her American boyfriend, 36-year-old Drew DeVours...
May 01, 2017
RCMP say 2 Alberta men died in Tofino fish boat sinking off B.C.'s west coast
TOFINO, B.C. - Two Alberta men died when a sport-fishing vessel with five people on board took on water and overturned off the west coast of Vancouver Island, the RCMP said Monday. The Mounties said t...
May 01, 2017

Quebec shipyard shrugs off Norman controversy, touts benefits of new supply ship
OTTAWA - The Quebec shipbuilding company at the centre of the RCMP’s case against Vice-Admiral Mark Norman is shrugging off the controversy and says it is on track to deliver an interim supply s...
May 01, 2017
'She never once opened her eyes:' Off-duty doctor cared for gas and dash victim
CALGARY - An off-duty physician testified Monday how she provided immediate care to a gas-station worker who had been struck by a truck involved in what would be a fatal hit and run. “She never ...
May 01, 2017